Building a culture of care in higher education
Emily Skop is here to disrupt – in the most caring way possible. (More)
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
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Geography & Environmental Studies degree makes Top 10 list
The UCCS undergraduate Geography & Environmental Studies degree has been ranked in the Top 10 Online Bachelor’s Programs, coming in at eighth overall in the nation. (More)
Research Q&A with Dylan M. Harris: Climate, storytelling and political ecology
We take a deeper dive into Dylan M. Harris’s research on climate change and political ecology. (More)
National Science Foundation provides grant to promote ethos of care in research
The National Science Foundation has awarded the American Association of Geographers and UCCS a collaborative grant to organize a convening around Strategies to Mitigate Implicit Bias and Promote an Ethos of Care in the Research Enterprise. (More)
Geography & Environmental Studies students are elevating research
UCCS students are taking research to new heights. (More)
Discovering Place – A UCCS Field Guide
Have you ever wondered about the soil composition around campus and the precise types of sediment that makes up our grounds? These curiosities and more can be satisfied by perusing the “Discovering Place – A UCCS Field Guide.” (More)
7 Questions with Rebecca Theobald, author of “The 2020 Colorado Third Congressional District Election”
What factors led to Lauren Boebert’s meteoric rise in 2020? Rebecca Theobald, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at UCCS, has one answer: the division between rural and urban voters in Colorado. (More)
UCCS to pilot Learning Assistants peer tutoring program
Using funding from a $300,000 CU Next award, UCCS will work alongside CU Boulder and CU Denver to pilot a new Learning Assistants program to bring peer tutoring to UCCS classrooms. (More)
UCCS researcher develops novel research framework to understand motor vehicle theft — and other crimes
Diep Dao, Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, co-created a new analytical framework for crime research called CrimeScape. With its focus on geospatial analysis, it has far-reaching applications for social science research. (More)
UCCS interns make sustainability a key ingredient of local microbrews
During the fall 2021 semester, three UCCS seniors became the first interns to participate in the inaugural Fountain Creek Brewshed Alliance Internship, where they brought sustainable practices to three Colorado Springs microbreweries. (More)