Faculty News
Just a few pictures from the wonderful presentation and conversation by Dr Katherine Wilkinson last week at the Fiske Planetarium. Dr. Wilkinson gave the 2nd annual Patricia Sheffels Visiting Scholar Keynote lecture for ENVS, and an inspiring and
CU Boulder was recently selected to be part of the new Heterodox Academy (HxA) Campus Community Network. The mission of each HxA Campus Community is to promote the values of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement on their
Recent ENVS PhD graduate, Rayna Benzeev, and ENVS Professor, Peter Newton, published a landmark study in the journal PNAS Nexus today titled, "Formalizing tenure of Indigenous lands improved forest outcomes in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Loneliness in the US has skyrocketed, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This recently published study led by ENVS Professor, Jill Litt, and recent ENVS PhD graduate, Ashby Lavelle Sachs, used outdoor spaces to facilitate community
Check out ENVS Chair, Max Boykoff's, conversation on NPR discussing the harmful effects of coffee pods on the climate.
As winter continues to hurl brutal storms across the country, more is being upset than just flight schedules. Last month, ENVS Assistant Professor, Zia Mehrabi, spoke with AXIOS about the damages done to our food systems this winter and
Just published in the journal, The Lancet Planetary Health, Professor Jill Litt and co-authors showed convincing evidence that community gardens improve multiple areas of physical and mental health.
In Spring 2023, the Department of Environmental Studies is celebrating 30 years of educating undergraduates, 20 years of training M.Sc. and Ph.D. researchers, and 7 years of shaping practitioners through the Masters of the Environment (
Today, at the Right Here, Right Now Climate Summit, ENVS Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Social and Environmental Futures, Matthew Burgess, led a panel on Bipartisan Youth Climate Advocacy with representatives from the
