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Finding clean water near Mount Everest might be harder than summiting it (The Xylom)

David J Lubinski — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:56:32 +0000

Finding clean water near Mount Everest might be harder than summiting it (The Xylom) David J Lubinski Fri, 11/01/2024 - 12:56

INSTAAR research scientist Alton Byers discusses modernization in the Everest region and its impact on groundwater contamination as part of a larger story on water pollution of Nepal's Khumbu Valley. Even in this relatively untouched part of the world, communities lack sufficient access to clean drinking water.

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In memoriam: Jack D. Ives

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:45:21 +0000

In memoriam: Jack D. Ives Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/08/2024 - 16:45

Jack D. Ives passed away on September 15, 2024 at the age of 92. He served as the director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research from 1967 to 1979.

Jack taking photographs in the Pamirs with his medium format Hasselblad, September 1993. Photo: Hortonio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jack also founded INSTAAR’s interdisciplinary journal Arctic and Alpine Research in 1969, which later expanded to Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. He was a Professor of Geography at CU Boulder (1967–1989) until his departure for UC Davis. His research was foundational to future scientist’s understanding of glacial movement, arctic permafrost, and alpine geography.

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The story is in the ice: Documenting climate change through the Extreme Ice Survey (NSIDC)

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:33:11 +0000

The story is in the ice: Documenting climate change through the Extreme Ice Survey (NSIDC) Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/13/2024 - 16:33

From 2007-2022, renowned photographer (and INSTAAR Affiliate) James Balog documented glacial change around the world in real time via timelapse imagery through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. 1.5 million images from the project are now stored and managed at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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Urban fires do more than burn structures. They leave a mark in our waterways (KUNC)

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:13:44 +0000

Urban fires do more than burn structures. They leave a mark in our waterways (KUNC) Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/06/2024 - 15:13

While fire is a normal part of the ecosystem of the Mountain West, fires that push into urban areas are destructive to those landscapes. The effects of urban fires, known as urban conflagrations, can have long-term effects on our waterways' local ecology. KUNC host Stephanie Daniel speaks with Lauren Magliozzi. They discuss what we should be looking for in the water after a major wildfire.

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INSTAAR's Dr Lauren Magliozzi on the impact of wildfires on water quality (KOA)

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:23:36 +0000

INSTAAR's Dr Lauren Magliozzi on the impact of wildfires on water quality (KOA) Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 08/01/2024 - 21:23

Lauren Magliozzi joined KOA radio hosts Marty Lenz and Jeana Gondek for a seven-minute conversation on how fire impacts the environment, particularly water systems and their changing sedimentology, geochemistry, hydrology, and ecology. Key differences occur between wildfires in the mountains and urban conflagrations like the Marshall Fire.

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Experts available to discuss record heat, wildfires (CU Boulder)

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:10:35 +0000

Experts available to discuss record heat, wildfires (CU Boulder) Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 07/31/2024 - 11:10

As wildfires swept across North America in the past few weeks, the world also broke an all-time heat record on July 22. These disasters and extreme weather events are affecting everything from public health to infrastructure and ecosystem resilience. Laren Magliozzi is one of five CU Boulder experts who are available to media for discussions on a range of issues related to record heat, wildfires and climate change.

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INSTAAR’s Outstanding PRA Award goes to Wendy Roth

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:57:18 +0000

INSTAAR’s Outstanding PRA Award goes to Wendy Roth Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 06/14/2024 - 14:57

Shelly Sommer

INSTAAR is pleased to announce that Wendy Roth has received its 2024 Outstanding PRA Award. The award recognizes a professional research assistant (PRA) who has demonstrated excellence both in their role and within the larger communities of INSTAAR and the University.

As her fellow PRA Sylvia Michel says, “Wendy helps everybody with everything! And she does it with grace and good humor.”

Roth first came to INSTAAR as an undergraduate student of John Andrews. She made such an impression working in the Sedimentology Lab that its manager at the time, Rolf Kihl, suggested she run the lab when he retired. After Roth earned her master’s degree, that’s exactly what she did.

Almost 30 years later, Roth bridges between multiple research programs and analytical areas. Roth manages three laboratories at INSTAAR: the Sediment/Plant Processing Lab, Sediment/Plant Analysis Lab, and the XRD/Sediment Prep Lab. She is responsible for the complex maintenance and organization needed to keep labs running smoothly. She coordinates schedules for instrument and resource sharing. She ensures that students using her labs are well trained in safety and science processes, giving them the tools to succeed in their future lab settings.

Roth also organizes conferences, most notably the Arctic Workshop.

A community builder, Roth pitches in to bring people together toward worthy goals. She has been a newSTAAR mentor for several incoming INSTAARs, ensuring that they find their footing within the institution. She participates in numerous JEDI activities. She has organized the open house for middle school students each year for decades. She has also frequently led or co-led an annual drive for food and necessities for those in need.

At the awards ceremony during the INSTAAR spring Celebration Luncheon, INSTAAR Fellow Bob Anderson said simply, "INSTAAR is indeed lucky to have Wendy!"

INSTAAR is pleased to announce that Wendy Roth has received its 2024 Outstanding PRA Award. This new award recognizes a professional research assistant (PRA) who has demonstrated excellence in their role and within the larger communities of INSTAAR and the University.

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Tracking Himalayan wildlife (Nepali Times)

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 22:01:16 +0000

Tracking Himalayan wildlife (Nepali Times) Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/13/2024 - 16:01

Alton Byers

The Natural History Museum in Kathmandu revives the ancient art of tracking with an exhibit that includes casts of wildlife tracks made by INSTAAR research scientist Alton Byers.

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Tina Geller garners INSTAAR Graduate Student Community Award

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:37:52 +0000

Tina Geller garners INSTAAR Graduate Student Community Award Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/06/2024 - 15:37

Shelly Sommer

INSTAAR is pleased to announce that Tina Geller is the recipient of the INSTAAR Graduate Student Community Award for 2024. The award recognizes students who spend substantial effort in activities that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the INSTAAR community or as representatives of INSTAAR. Nominations can come from any member of the INSTAAR community and are evaluated by the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Task Force.

Geller is a PhD student (ATOC) working with Professor Julia Moriarty to study circulation in coastal Arctic lagoons in Alaska. She has been involved in social justice advocacy since shortly after her arrival at CU Boulder in 2020. As part of committees and task forces, Geller frequently volunteers to do the work of research, writing, outreach, and support needed to lay the groundwork for a more equitable and inclusive community.

During her four years so far at CU Boulder, Tina has been consistently involved in JEDI meetings, student concern meetings, director meetups with students, student seminars, and outreach events hosted by INSTAAR. Geller exemplifies the principles of inclusivity by her spoken comments of support for the ideas of others, and by her genuine care for the people in the INSTAAR community.

Currently, Geller serves on the Hydrosciences Student Seminar Steering Committee. Last spring, she co-organized INSTAAR’s storytelling night. She also sits on multiple student committees in her department.

INSTAAR is pleased to announce that Tina Geller is the recipient of the INSTAAR Graduate Student Community Award for 2024.

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Seminar series starts at Mountain Research Station

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:43:58 +0000

Seminar series starts at Mountain Research Station Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/05/2024 - 15:43

Join us at the Mountain Research Station for talks about the plants, animals, soils, permafrost, fires, and water of the Front Range, and how climate change interacts with all of them. The Summer Seminar Series features scientists talking about the research they know best. Learn about everything from the impacts of fire on Coal Creek, the biogeography of organisms that live in your house, climate variability, or American pika.

The seminars are free and open to the public. They take place in the Megaron at the Mountain Research Station, 818 County Road 116, Nederland, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. Speakers and topics include:

June 12: George Kiladis, A look at recent climate variability over the Front Range of Colorado.
June 19: Bradley Allf, House ecology: A field guide to the great Indoors.
June 26: Katie Rocci, Soil biogeochemical feedbacks to climate change using ecosystem models.
July 3: Irina Overeem: Permafrost in the high alpine of the Front Range Rocky Mountains: Was permafrost was a factor in the 2022 Chaos Canyon landslide?
July 10: Lauren Magliozzi: Fire, water, and the urban wild: Impacts of the Marshall fire on Coal Creek in Boulder County, Colorado
July 17: Mike Moore: Mating and the ecological limits of species on a changing planet
July 24: Chris Ray: A tale of two pikas: from dueling subspecies to dueling visions of the future for an alpine icon
July 31: Mike Gooseff: Water and nutrient fluxes from subalpine watersheds
August 7: Suzanne Anderson: Unraveling the whole darn thing: Weathering and erosion and critical zone architecture
August 14: Petr Sklenář: Tropical versus temperate alpine plant ecology and the Ecuador-Colorado pollination project
August 21: Jonathan Henn: Alpine plant responses to global change

Find the list of speakers and directions on the Mountain Research Station website.

Seminars at the Mountain Research Station will address the plants, animals, soils, permafrost, fires, and water of the Front Range, and how climate change interacts with all of them. All are welcome to the seminars, which are free and open to the public.

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