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CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch was named a 2025 AGU Fellow. Balch is the director of ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL) and a professor of Geography.

Figure: Professor Abdalati (4th from the right) in the lobby of the Capitol Building with other Cooperative Institute Directors On March 24-25, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES

Water shapes the planet and all life upon it. Breaking down traditional disciplinary barriers, this accessible, holistic introduction to the role and importance of water in Earth's physical and biological environments assumes no

The water cycle is something we’ve all heard about. Water falls from the sky, soaks into soils and forms streams and rivers that fill lakes or flow into oceans. Evaporation returns water to the atmosphere, and the cycle continues

Recently, the Mountain Hydrology Group released its fifth near-real-time report on snow-water equivalent (SWE) in the Western US in 2025, and was covered in an INSTAAR press release. In essence, the report provides a snapshot of how much water

Housed at the Geography Department’s research ecosystem is the Geospatial Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (GeoHAI) Lab, where innovation in spatial data science meets urgent societal needs. Directed by Geography professor Dr. Morteza

Associate Professor Mara Goldman is a recognized leader in critical conservation studies, with a particular focus on how conservation theory and practice can center the knowledge and needs of women and Indigenous communities.

Kenya: Sample counties and livelihood zones. John O’Loughlin, College Professor of Distinction in Geography and Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS), received a National Science Foundation grant in

Emily Yeh, Professor of Geography As damages from anthropogenic climate change intensify, a rapid global transition to decarbonized energy production has become increasingly urgent. To date, however, this green

Wildfires don't just leave behind charred landscapes—they can also leave invisible hazards inside homes that survived the flames. In a recent piece for The Conversation, ̽»¨ÊÓƵ geography professor Colleen E. Reid highlights