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Rising Junior Combines English Lit and EV Studies in Summer Internship
Victoria Levi ’27 is using both her English Literature major and Environmental Studies minor skills this summer while working on legislation about dam-removal at American Rivers, a non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and restore rivers. Levi is serving as a river conservation summer intern with the organization, researching and learning about dam-removal. Her… Read More
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Organismal Biology & Ecology Department Receives NSF Grant
Associate Professor of Organismal Biology and Ecology (OBE) and Southwest Studies Dr. Rachel Jabaily and her two students Magdalyn Rowley-Lange ’26 and Cricket Mohring ’28, are conducting research this summer on how plants in the pineapple family respond to nitrogen. The team’s study is funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. Jabaily, Rowley-Lange, and… Read More
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Governor Polis at CC to Sign Geothermal Bill
Colorado Governor Jared Polis was on campus on Tuesday, May 27 to sign House Bill 25-1165 Geologic Storage Enterprise & Geothermal Resources into law. Gov. Polis noted that it was significant to be signing the bill – one that sets up the future of geothermal energy in Colorado – at CC, specifically in Tutt Library, as Tutt… Read More
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Jim Rosenthal ’70 Continues Philanthropic Work with the Corsi-Rosenthal Box
Jim Rosenthal ’70 is the CEO of Tex-Air Filters and the co-creator of the Corsi-Rosenthal Box – a low-cost, do-it-yourself air filter made from air filters and a box fan. When he and his co-developer, Dr. Richard Corsi, Dean of Engineering at the University of California, Davis, introduced their concept during the height of the… Read More
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An Update from Rikki Held ’23
Last year, we featured CC alum Rikki Held ’23 and her involvement in the court case Held v. Montana, the first-ever constitutional climate trial in United States history, led by a group of Montana youth. Held’s group won that case and, after several appeals by the state, Montana’s Supreme Court upheld the decision. We reached… Read More
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CC’s COP29 Delegation Returns to Campus
Eight students recently returned to campus after spending two weeks in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they attended the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). CC’s delegation was led by Dr. Sarah Hautzinger, Professor of Anthropology, and Myra Jackson, Mindfulness Fellow for Creativity and Innovation. “I was seeing and learning so much that even though COP… Read More
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CC Students Arrive in Azerbaijan for COP29
Eight students recently arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they are attending the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). CC’s delegation is led by Dr. Sarah Hautzinger, Professor of Anthropology, and Myra Jackson, Mindfulness Fellow for Creativity and Innovation. “It’s a particularly challenging time to represent the United States of America in climate work, in… Read More
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CC Professor Heads to Costa Rica as Fulbright Scholar
In April, Dr. Corina McKendry was selected as a Fulbright Scholar for 2024-25. In January, she’ll head to Costa Rica for six months to study local governments’ climate actions. “Costa Rica is well known for its commitment to addressing climate change and for being a leader in conservation,” says McKendry. “In many ways, this tiny… Read More
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State of the Rockies Project $800K Grant Renewed
Colorado College is pleased to announce that the State of the Rockies Project, which oversees the annual Conservation in the West Poll, has received another two-year grant worth $800,000 from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. State of the Rockies Director Kat Miller-Stevens, CC Associate Professor of Economics, applauds the second two-year commitment from the… Read More
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Environmental Science Class Prepares Students for Internship Abroad
While classes taught abroad are impactful for many CC students, the Environmental Science course Ecology and Management of Shallow Lakes had a special meaning for Emily Marple ’25, Olivia Spencer ’25, and Lucy Hylton ’25, who used the class to prepare for a five-week internship at ENKI, a research institution in Třeboň, Czech Republic. Nine… Read More
