Research

ENVS Professor Joanna Lambert featured on CBS Saturday Morning to discuss Colorado wolf re-introduction

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:17:57 +0000

ENVS Professor Joanna Lambert featured on CBS Saturday Morning to discuss Colorado wolf re-introduction Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/03/2023 - 14:17

Wolves were an instrumental part of North American habitats long before their populations were wiped out throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Now, Colorado is among other states re-introducing wolves to re-wild the West and restore this keystone species. ENVS Professor Joanna Lambert, was featured on CBS Saturday Morning to discuss this effort and what it means for society and the environment.

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ENVS professors and PhD grad present research in Rome at FLARE conference

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:37:50 +0000

ENVS professors and PhD grad present research in Rome at FLARE conference Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/17/2022 - 11:37

Last weekend, October 7-10, 2022, ENVS Assistant Professor, Karen Bailey, Associate Professor Peter Newton, and recent ENVS PhD alum Rayna Benzeev each presented their research at the annual Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) Network conference in Rome, Italy at the Auditorium Antonianum.

Researchers from 40 countries came together to discuss science and policy of forests and livelihoods. To learn more about FLARE, the conference, and the presenters check out FLARE's website.

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ENVS Assistant Professor, Cassandra Brooks, NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) recipient

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:36:29 +0000

ENVS Assistant Professor, Cassandra Brooks, NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) recipient Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/12/2022 - 19:36

Dr. Brooks was instrumental in the creation of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA), and the NSF CAREER award will fund Dr. Brooks' research to investigate whether this MPA is doing its job and conserving the natural and biological resources it aims to protect.

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ENVS PhD Candidate, Rayna Benzeev, awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF)

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:28:27 +0000

ENVS PhD Candidate, Rayna Benzeev, awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF) Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/12/2022 - 19:28

Rayna Benzeev, an ENVS PhD candidate, has recently been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF). She will be working alongside Dr. Meg Mills-Novoa at University of California Berkeley through her postdoc fellowship. Her project will integrate geospatial mapping and statistical sciences with political ecology and the social sciences to study the spatial distribution and drivers of short-term versus long-term forest restoration in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. To examine the long-term outcomes of forest restoration efforts across biome, community, and property scales, Rayna will determine the exact spatial locations of forest restoration that are most important to understand for decision-making and the political-economic and social drivers of forest restoration in these locations. Congratulations on your award!

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New NSF grant: research on resilience among forest-dependent people in the Brazilian Amazon

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:19:46 +0000

New NSF grant: research on resilience among forest-dependent people in the Brazilian Amazon Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/12/2022 - 19:19

ENVS Associate Professor, Peter Newton, and ENVS Associate Research Professor, Colleen Scanlan Lyons, were recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation's program on Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World. Together with researchers from the UK and Brazil, this trans-Atlantic partnership will study the various ways in which forest-dependent people in the Brazilian Amazon may be able to engage as citizens and exercise their rights to influence institutions and political processes in ways that increase their own resilience and reduce their vulnerability to COVID-19 and to other threats (e.g., future epidemics, or river flooding). The research project will begin in May 2022 and will run for three years.

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ENVS PhD student, Sarah Becker, among those awarded the 2022 CIRES Graduate Student Research Award

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 03:17:05 +0000

ENVS PhD student, Sarah Becker, among those awarded the 2022 CIRES Graduate Student Research Award Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 08/27/2022 - 21:17

Congratulations to Sarah Becker, a first-yar PhD student in ENVS studying under Dr. Cassandra Brooks for being among those awarded the 2022 CIRES Graduate Student Research Award.

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ENVS PhD student, Waverly Eichhorst, advocates for public funds to make our food systems more sustainable

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:02:02 +0000

ENVS PhD student, Waverly Eichhorst, advocates for public funds to make our food systems more sustainable Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/28/2022 - 13:02

Waverly Eichhorst is USDA New Food Systems Technology Fellow in the CU Boulder Environmental Studies Ph.D. Program. Published through the Breakthrough Institute, Waverly and her co-author investigate financial and structural reforms needed to boost and support a more sustainable food systems. "Fermentation Needs Public Investment to Transform Protein Production" available here.

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Assistant Professor, Matt Burgess, Co-Authors Study Exploring How to Reduce Poaching in Marine Protected Areas

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Assistant Professor, Matt Burgess, Co-Authors Study Exploring How to Reduce Poaching in Marine Protected Areas Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 11/30/2021 - 00:00

Assistant Professor Matt Burgess and his co-authors argue slowing growth gives rise to challenges not just in social solidarity but also in opportunity and inequality, personal finance (retirement, savings), mental health and overall trust in government.

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ENVS Faculty Lead Research on What Slowing Economic Growth Means for the Future and How to Address It

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000

ENVS Faculty Lead Research on What Slowing Economic Growth Means for the Future and How to Address It Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 11/18/2021 - 00:00

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Associate Professor, Amanda Carrico, Joins Team of Researchers to Better Understand Climate Change Impacts on the Front Range

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Associate Professor, Amanda Carrico, Joins Team of Researchers to Better Understand Climate Change Impacts on the Front Range Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 11/12/2021 - 00:00

Researchers will study the impacts of climate change and the pressure of people on Front Range ecosystems through a new five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Associate Professor Amanda Carrico and her colleagues will develop and conduct research into what Front Range residents value about their natural surroundings.

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