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I entered college as an undeclared major in hopes a general elective would spark interest for my future studies. I was quick to find inspiration within an introductory geography course where the professor presented his research pertaining to his

Afghanistan garnered a significant share of media attention when the Taliban took control of the capital city, Kabul. This attention continued during the subsequent chaotic and disorganized US-led evacuation of American citizens and some but not all

Rebecca Theobold graduated with a PhD from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Geography in 2007 and an MA in 2003. Q&A: How political maps are drawn determines how communities are represented at the local, state and national levels. A geography instructor explains

Waleed Abdalati testified to Congress for the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.  Waleed Abdalati On April 15, 2021, Professor Abdalati testified in a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Select

Michelle Stewart, Executive Director, Yampa Valley Sustainability CouncilMichelle O. Stewart, Ph.D. 2014, is currently the Executive Director (ED) of Yampa Valley Sustainability Council (YVSC), based in Steamboat

The Center of the American West hosted a Zoom event to celebrate the 22nd annual Thompson Awards on April 28th, 2021. In this intimate early evening gathering, judges from each category introduced both the winners and the honorable mentions.

After completing my BA with a double major in Geography and Russian in 1990 and my MA in Geography in 1992, both at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, I headed off to the Ph.D. program in Geography at Syracuse University. There, I studied what was

Joel Correia graduated with a PhD from CU Geography in August 2017. It has been a bit of a whirlwind since then. After parking his rented U-Haul truck in the dirt parking lot of a Starbucks in Santa Fe during the post-defense

Permafrost degradation is an issue of international concern with major consequences that reach far beyond the Arctic Circle. These consequences are already beginning to manifest themselves. The catastrophic Norilsk fuel spill

Xiaoling Chen was awarded a Society of Woman Geographers Evelyn L. Pruitt National Fellowship for Dissertation Research for 2021-2022. This grant will support her dissertation fieldwork during the 2021-2022 academic year. She will conduct an