GDPE News & Events

Professor Janice Moore wins the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences Willard O. Eddy Teacher Award for 2009

Her many years of teaching innovations and dedication to her students are recognized by this prestigious award. A reception in recognition of her award will be in the afternoon Nov. 2, please mark your calendar.

The Antarctic, the Climate, and Implications for the Ecosystem. An evening with Diana Wall sponsored by the CSU Alumni Association.

Thursday, November, 5, 5:30-7:00pm at the Hilton on Prospect Avenue. Please register by October 28, 2009. Cost is $10 for Alumni Association Members, $15 for non-members. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available. [More]

Graduate student Aaron Berdanier will be presenting his MS thesis results Friday, November 6, 1:00pm, in the Francis Clark Conference Room, NESB room B215.

Aaron is a student in Julia Klein's lab. The title of his talk is "Climatic constraints on high-elevation aboveground net primary production."

Julia Klein contributes to United Nations report on climate change.

The report, "Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change," was published this month by the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity. [more]

Graduate student Katie Driver receives 2009 Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Acheivement Award.

Katie received the award for her graduate research work in creating a protocol for monitoring wetlands in Rocky Mountain National Park. The project was funded through a grant encouraging middle school students to engage in academia. [More]

Elizabeth Pilon-Smits and graduate student Colin Quinn find that a western flower absorbs metals to ward off predators

The two-year study to investigated the effects of selenium - a metal that is similar to sulfur - as a plant-defense mechanism against the black-tailed prairie dog. [More]

Mike Manfredo honored with Wildlife Society Book of the Year award

The Wildlife Society has recognized the book, "Wildlife and Society: The Science of Human Dimensions," as the 2009 recipient of the Wildlife Publication Award from the outstanding edited book category. GDPE Professor Mike Manfredo is one of the five authors acknowledged this month at the Wildlife Society's 16th Annual Conference in Monterey, Calif. [More]

Grad Student Coffee Hour!

Kickoff event Thursday, September 24, 8:30 - 10:00am, NR 218. Join professors, staff and graduate students from WCNR & GDPE for coffee and goodies in the newly painted graduate student community space. Fall semester coffee hours every Thursday, 8:30 - 10:00am, NR 218 [poster]

New Website released!

Welcome to the new GDPE website! We are still developing a few areas of the website - please take some time to poke around and let us know what you think. Email your comments and suggestions to Liz Harp at elizabeth.harp@gmail.com.

Graduate Student Kerry Byrne highlighted in Coloradoan article about Fort Collins Bike Safety Courses and Certification.

After being hit twice herself, Kerry is progressing through a series of bike safety courses towards eventual certification. Fort Collins is a great town for riding your bike, but we should all remember that bicyclists are quite vulnerable to being hit, with sometimes tragic outcomes. Always follow the rules of the road and be aware of your surroundings at all times.

Professor Tom Hobbs and Dr. Mike Miller awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study transmission of chronic wasting disease.

Read more here.

Fall 2009 New GDPE Students

We have 27 new students (13 PhD and 14 MS) joining us this fall!
Click here to read about our new cohort of fantastic students!