Faculty Awards

ENVS Assistant Professor, Cassandra Brooks, featured to highlight many honors and awards

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:27:33 +0000

ENVS Assistant Professor, Cassandra Brooks, featured to highlight many honors and awards Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/20/2022 - 12:27

Cassandra Brooks of environmental studies at CU Boulder is being honored by the Explorers Club and the Society of Women Geographers.

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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 assistant professor, Matthew Burgess, Honorable Mention for the 2022 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program faculty mentor

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:07:18 +0000

ENVS assistant professor, Matthew Burgess, Honorable Mention for the 2022 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program faculty mentor Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/12/2022 - 19:07

Assistant professor, Matthew Burgess has been named as an Honorable Mention for the 2022 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) faculty mentor. His extreme care, guidance, and knowledge was mentioned by the nominating student. Congratulations to Professor Burgess and the other award recipients.

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ENVS professor, Amanda Carrico, among those named as a 2022 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awardee

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:58:21 +0000

ENVS professor, Amanda Carrico, among those named as a 2022 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awardee Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/12/2022 - 18:58

Dr. Carrico and 17 other professors have been awarded the 2021-2022 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the CU Boulder Graduate School. Read the full article for information on the award and other 2022 recipients. Congratulations to all of the award recipients!

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ENVS Professors earned 2021 Civic Achievement Award at the Campus Sustainability Summit

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:53:26 +0000

ENVS Professors earned 2021 Civic Achievement Award at the Campus Sustainability Summit Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/12/2022 - 18:53

Congratulations to ENVS professors, Sharon Collinge and Amanda Carrico, who were awarded the the 2021 Civic Achievement Award at the Campus Sustainability Summit on April 21, 2022. The work they are leading at the CU Boulder Center for Sustainable Landscapes and Communities (CSLC) is what earned the pair the award. The CSLC "provides foundational knowledge and a forum for productive discourse toward the planning and management of public lands in and around urban areas as integral components of sustainable and resilient communities in Colorado. The Center...is initially focused on public lands in the Boulder region, including Boulder city and county open space systems and adjacent federal lands, and their surrounding communities as local laboratories that exemplify the larger challenge of sustaining public lands in urban contexts."

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ENVS Professor Cassandra Brooks inducted into the Explorers Club

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 04:07:15 +0000

ENVS Professor Cassandra Brooks inducted into the Explorers Club Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 08/27/2022 - 22:07

ENVS Professor Cassandra Brooks is among the 2022 inductees into the Explorers Club. Dr. Brooks' drive to develop a network of marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has taken her around the world and is why she has been declared as one of the "50 people changing the world who the world needs to know about." Read the full profile of Dr. Brooks and about the other 2022 inductees here.

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ENVS Associate Professor, Amanda Carrico, and colleagues awarded NSF grant to study climate migration in Bangladesh

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:58:57 +0000

ENVS Associate Professor, Amanda Carrico, and colleagues awarded NSF grant to study climate migration in Bangladesh Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/16/2022 - 12:58

Associate Professor and and colleagues were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct research that paints a picture of how rural communities in Bangladesh cope with socio-environmental impacts of disruptions like a pandemic. Congrats!

Photo credit from article: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13234799

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Professor Diane McKnight, Receives Title of Distinguished Professor by the Board of Regents

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:46:41 +0000

Professor Diane McKnight, Receives Title of Distinguished Professor by the Board of Regents Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/08/2021 - 11:46

A member of the CU faculty since 1996, McKnight’s work has transformed her field and has enhanced scientific understanding to the effects of climate change. She has been active in public outreach programs meant to translate science to the public, including her work on a children’s book series. An outstanding teacher and mentor of graduate students, she has served CU as a curriculum innovator in a wide variety of disciplines.

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ENVS affiliate, Diane McKnight, wins Robert E. Horton Medal

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:44:44 +0000

ENVS affiliate, Diane McKnight, wins Robert E. Horton Medal Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/22/2021 - 14:44

Professor of environmental engineering, Diane McKnight, received the 2021 American Geophysical Union Robert E. Horton Medal . This medal is awarded annually to one individual making outstanding contributions to hydrology. Congratulations Diane on this outstanding and deserved honor!

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ENVS Faculty Honored for their Work in the 2021 Campus Sustainability Awards

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:54:23 +0000

ENVS Faculty Honored for their Work in the 2021 Campus Sustainability Awards Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/13/2021 - 15:54

The work of the Environmental Studies faculty was honored through two awards in the 24th Annual Campus Sustainability Awards. Kirsten Rowell, an Environmental Studies Associate Faculty, was given the Individual Achievement Award to acknowledge her consistent advocacy of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as central components of any effort to make the work more just and sustainable. In addition, the Center for Sustainable Landscapes and Communities (CSLC), which is led by Environmental Studies Associate Professor Amanda Carrico, Professor Sharon Collinge, and EBIO Ph.D. student Erin Fried, earned the Civic Achievement Award. The CSLC focuses "on building knowledge and informing decision making about public lands in and around Boulder County."

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