Jennifer Balch
New national center at CU Boulder will tackle pressing socio-environmental challenges with big data analytics, more TheNational Science Foundation(NSF) has funded a major new data science and diversity effort at
This panel of scholars will put Brazil’s recent period of forest fires into a larger historic, political perspective. Moderated by Joe Bryan, Associate Professor, GeographyPanelistsPeter Newton Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
TheU.S. Geological Surveyhas selected a University of Colorado Boulder team to host theNorth Central Climate Adaptation Science Centerfor the next five years, in a move that will foster both innovation and
New CU Boulder-led research shows that three major “switches” affecting wildfire—fuel, aridityand ignition—were either flipped on and/or kept on longer than expected last year, triggering one of the largest and costliest U.S. wildfire seasons
Geography professor Jennifer Balch has been named a RIO Faculty Fellow.TheResearch & Innovation Office (RIO)Faculty Fellows Programis a campus-wide research and creative works leadership program that
Hear Geography ProfessorJennifer Balch discuss"How Will The Wildfires Of Today Fuel The Fires Of Tomorrow?" on Science Friday.This year, 50,000 wildfires have burned 8.5 million acres of land in the United States.- "Encompassing South American wildfires, Arctic sea-ice retreat, post-Soviet politics, climate change in Tibet and GIS, CU Boulder geographers keep their fingers on the pulse of a changing world"A new article titled"This is not your junior-high
- Jennifer Balch's paper titledHuman-started wildfires expand the fire niche across the United Stateswas published inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS). Jennifer and her team have been getting the attention of the
- Jennifer is among theEcological Society of AmericaEarly Career Fellows (2016–2020) for advancing the science of ecology and showing promise for continuing contributions. She was elected for her exceptional work and novel discoveries on
- Jennifer Balch's research featured inCU News Center