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  • Ken Erickson photo portrait
    Professor Emeritus Ken Erickson, 83, passed away at his home in Lincoln City, Oregon, Dec. 22, 2017 surrounded by his family. By all accounts, Ken was an inspirational professor, with a calm character, teaching and
  • Group standing on front porch of old house in New Zealand
    Tom (center) in New Zealand, 1979 I recently interviewed Tom Veblen to discuss being given the University’s highest faculty honor, Distinguished Professor, and learn more about Tom’s exceptional career. I came away with a strong
  • Cover of the Fall newsletter.
    The 2017 Geography Fall Newsletter has been published and is available to view online now on the Newsletters page. Hardcopies will be available at the commencement ceremony and reception and in the main office. The online
  • Silhouette of students standing on the horizon
    The Geography Club website recently launched. If you are interested in joining in on the fun, please check it out.  From the website: The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder Geography Club provides a place for undergraduate and
  • Jennifer Balch
    Geography professor Jennifer Balch has been named a RIO Faculty Fellow. The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) Faculty Fellows Program is a campus-wide research and creative works leadership program that
  • Ton Veblen in the field
    The Department of Geography is very proud to announce Professor of Geography Tom Veblen has been named a University of Colorado Distinguished Professor by the Board of Regents. University of Colorado
  • Man talking at lectern in front of screen
    Geography Professor Stefan Leyk gave a video talk today titled "Patterns of Human Settlement over Long Time Periods: Historical Spatial Data and Uncertainty Assessment" to the International Land Use Symposium on
  • Emily Yeh
    A special Alumni Event to feature and celebrate the work of the Geography department was held on Friday Oct 27 in IBS 155. The event was well-attended by alumni, current students, faculty, staff, and members
  • Wildfire showing a mountainside burning
    Hear Geography Professor Jennifer 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.
  • Guggenheim Building
    Rediscover and Reconnect with ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder GeographyCome back to Boulder during Homecoming 2017 to celebrate and reconnect with your friends from ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ!  In addition to the reunion tailgate on Saturday October 28, which you can register for here, we
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