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Research studying grassland resilience to climate change receives USDA grant support
...loss of capacity to hold water, in more flooding, in the loss of the system’s ability to support plants at all.” Grasslands are increasingly at risk to climate change, which...
Mountain residents underestimate wildfire risk
Hannah Brenkert-Smith, research associate professor, has been studying the role of residents’ choices in reducing wildfire risk.......
Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk
Colorado nail salon employees face increased health risks due to high levels of indoor airborne pollutants akin to an oil refinery or an auto garage.......
CU on the Weekend Returns September 17
...homes by children and adults. Understanding how people react during a crisis can help government officials and school leaders improve drills and messaging, refine risk communication strategies, and ultimately reduce...
One of CU Boulder’s oldest commitments
...additional 5,500 people outside of Colorado. Together, their work supports mental health interventions, civic and community building, K12 education, music, dance, violence prevention, technology literacy, wildfire risk reduction, ecology restoration,...
Marshall Fire: A Message from the CU Boulder Outreach Strategy Coordination Network (OSCN)
...all those impacted as well as others living at risk. This recognizes that knowledge produced and interventions developed may be meaningful in the near, middle, and long terms. In response...
Promoting Public Impact: The Marshall Fire Grants
...community resilience against natural hazards. HEART Force curriculum provides place-based data analysis of local wildfire risk, mitigation and history, includes a scenario-based role-play game, and guides students to design community...
CU Boulder Outreach Awards fund 27 projects
...Natural History Patrick Cruz, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations for Rural Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Associate Professor Hannah Brenkert-Smith Institute of Behavioral Science Supporting Tribal Language Initiatives, Sovereignty...
CU Boulder summer camps move online
...critical,” said Christopher Pacheco, executive director of pre-college outreach & engagement. “We don’t want the pandemic to disrupt this process, to risk losing a class of students who decide not...
Making a Better World: Outreach Programs Improve Community Health and Well-being
...of Mental Health grants to develop prevention and treatment programs specifically for at-risk and depressed pregnant women and to train clinicians in evidence based treatments. “Since I came to CU,...