Congratulations to CU Geography undergraduate Zac Clement!  He was awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Individual Grant for the 21-22 academic year to work on his research project "Constructing 'Home': Undergraduate Housing Insecurity in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic" under the mentorship of Azita Ranjbar. Zac will receive a stipend to support his work.  

The project is aiming to get a better grasp on how undergraduate students have experienced housing insecurity throughout the past year, which he'll be using to write his Geography honor's thesis.

CU Boulder has a rich culture for cultivating undergraduates as emerging scholars, artists and practicing researchers. UROP provides consultation services, workshops, and grants to promote undergraduate research as a high-impact learning practice for student success. Each year UROP funds hundreds of students who produce new knowledge and creative work with CU's world-class faculty. For more information see the CU Boulder Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program page.

Off

Congratulations to CU Geography undergraduate Anila Narayana!  She was awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Individual Grant for the Summer 2021 term to work on the project “Food for Thought: Examining Intersections between Urban Gardening, Mental Health, and Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic” under the mentorship of Azita Ranjbar. Anila will receive a stipend to support her work.  

The aim of this research is to determine how participation in urban gardens impacts food insecurity and mental health in underserved Denver communities, as well as understand spatial patterns between food deserts and mental health services in the area.

CU Boulder has a rich culture for cultivating undergraduates as emerging scholars, artists and practicing researchers. UROP provides consultation services, workshops, and grants to promote undergraduate research as a high-impact learning practice for student success. Each year UROP funds hundreds of students who produce new knowledge and creative work with CU's world-class faculty. For more information see the CU Boulder Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program page.

Off

• Message from the Department Chair, pg 2
• ​Mara Goldman: Reaction to Coronavirus, pg 3
• Page Hartwell: An Undergraduate's Perspective on COVID-19, pg 4
• Satellite-based snowpack information to inform water resource management during the COVID-19 pandemic, pgs 5-7
• Professors Seeking COVID-19 Funding, pg 8
• Human Geography Dimensions of COVID-19 in China, pg 8
• New Faculty: Introducing A. Marie Ranjbar, pg 9
• Narrating Nature: book by Mara Goldman, pg 10
• Emily Yeh: Sabbatical Report: Pastoralists of the Upper Yangtze, pgs 11-12
• Alumnus Update: Brooke E. Marston, pg 13
• Department News, pg 14
• Donor Support, pgs 15-16

All previous newsletters are on our Newsletters page.

For a more enjoyable reading experience, open the newsletter file and adjust your browser window to the same size as the newsletter page. The Table of Contents and other links are active within the document. 

Off

Congratulations to CU Geography undergraduate Andrew Nuss!  He was awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Individual Grant for the 2020-21 Academic Year term to work on the project “Nationalism and Self-Determination: A Geographic Analysis of Kurdish Communities in Southern Turkey” under the mentorship of Azita Ranjbar. Andrew will receive a stipend of $1500 to support his work.  

CU Boulder has a rich culture for cultivating undergraduates as emerging scholars, artists and practicing researchers. UROP provides consultation services, workshops, and grants to promote undergraduate research as a high-impact learning practice for student success. Each year UROP funds hundreds of students who produce new knowledge and creative work with CU's world-class faculty. For more information see the CU Boulder Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program page.

Off