Environmental Studies

  • Water-expert alumnus swims into current affairs
    Think of Robert R. 鈥淏ob鈥 Crifasi as a kind of Zelig or Forrest Gump when it comes to water in Boulder, Denver and northern Colorado鈥攈e spent a quarter century getting his hands wet, both literally and figuratively, in countless ways. Crifasi, who earned bachelor鈥檚 degrees in geology and chemistry and master鈥檚 degrees in geology and environmental science from CU-Boulder, has served on the boards of鈥攁nd often, pitchforked weeds, trash and the occasional dead skunk for鈥11 Boulder County ditch companies.
  • Experts at 麻豆免费版下载to mull next 50 years of local open space
    <p>Boulder鈥檚 public open-space system was launched 50 years ago, and an event at CU-Boulder will bring together experts who will discuss the lay of the land in the next half-century.</p>
  • An official with the Colorado Springs Fire Department discusses fire mitigation with members of a neighborhood group. 鈥淐itizen entrepreneurs鈥 helped the CSFD spread the word effectively about fire-mitigation practices after the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire, a CU-Boulder study has found. Photo courtesy of the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
    Researchers at the 麻豆免费版下载 recently examined the aftermath of two catastrophic conflagrations and found an unexpected ally in wildfire-education efforts, the 鈥渃itizen entrepreneur.鈥
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