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The Earth Explorers program gives local kids a first-hand look at a career in scientific research. After months of lab tours and interviews, participants are editing mini documentaries for a film screening in May.
The Mountain Research Station will host seven summer field courses in ecology, genetics and art. Registration for these college-level courses opens on Monday, March 10. Spots fill up quickly, so be sure to start the process right away for the best chance of attending.
CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Chancellor Justin Schwartz recently dropped in on INSTAAR, where he discussed the institute’s research strengths and potential collaborations at the university level.
INSTAAR’s Sarah Crump Graduate Fellowship is now accepting applications from CU ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduate students whose research is centered on processes or climate history central to understanding high-latitude or high-altitude environments. Last year’s recipient, Katie Gannon, recalls an eventful summer of field science.
INSTAAR is accepting applications for a summer graduate research scholarship. The 2024 recipients used the extra time and money to process and collect data, publish work and attend conferences.
PhD student Jared Collins video called from Antarctica to a group of third graders, culminating their studies of the continent. The students previously read the bilingual book La Foca Perdida/ The Lost Seal, written by Diane McKnight. Collins's fieldwork includes being a leader of the Stream Team at McMurdo LTER.
America’s largest annual earth sciences conference starts on Monday December 9th and will feature presentations from INSTAAR’s faculty fellows, faculty research associates, postdocs and students. More than 85 INSTAARs contributed to at least one abstract, with 37 of us involved in 3 or more abstracts. The most abstracts for one person is 17! It will be a busy week.
Inspired by Matthias Troch et al.'s recent research on the health of glaciers in Southern Patagonia, Professor Sam Illingworth of Edinburgh Napier University has written a poem for his poetry blog and podcast. Listen to his poem, a summary of the research behind it, and a related poem (9 minutes total).
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.
Jack D. Ives passed away on September 15, 2024 at the age of 92.ÌýHe served as the director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research from 1967 to 1979. His research was foundational to future scientist’s understanding of glacial movement, arctic permafrost, and alpine geography.