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In celebration of 91��ý’s 150th anniversary, the Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars recognition program spotlights some of the university’s most inspiring voices—faculty members whose research and creative work transform lives and serve the public good. This prestigious program elevates faculty whose scholarship benefits communities, informs policy, advances innovation, and addresses society’s most pressing challenges.

Katherine Siegel, and Keith Musselman along with 18 other researchers will participate in a year-long incubator designed to bring 91��ý researchers together to collaborate and conduct research that addresses complex, multidimensional, boundary-

Geography Distinguished Professor Mark Serreze and colleagues published a study in the journal “The Cryosphere” on Arctic Amplification (AA) -�� the much stronger observed warming of the Arctic compared to the globe as a whole. Serreze concludes

Dr. Isaac Rivera launched the Rita Martinez Spatial Justice Lab on April 10, 2026. The lab aspires to foreground creative and accountable digital geographies, such as cartography and geomedia to animate the everyday ways in which

Assistant Professor Jessica Finlay co-founded��GOAL (Geographies of Aging and the Life Course), an interdisciplinary working group that has grown to include more than 150 researchers worldwide. GOAL brings together scholars engaged in spatial

Beyond the established benefits of physical activity on human health, there is increasing evidence showing the importance of outdoor free play for young children’s current and long-term physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.

Over the next year, Assistant Professor of Geography and CIRES Fellow Ellen Considine will join a national cohort of scholars working to bridge the gap between the geosciences and health sciences. The GeoCAFE Scholars program aligns closely with

Waleed Abdalati, director of the Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES), told The Hill that about 30 days before the institute was slated to run out of funds to pay the scientists in question, “we were informed that NOAA has put a pause on all grant actions.”

Professor Holly Barnard, co-chair of the Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program and former Arts and Sciences Associate Dean of Research, has received the Colorado State University 2026 Hydrology Days award.

Jennifer Fluri, Chair of the Geography Department, has won the 2026 Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service.