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Environmental Studies Program

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Kansas Biological Survey researchers probe causes of harmful algal blooms in state’s reservoirs
July 25, 2018
76 undergraduate students to present summer research
July 25, 2018
10 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer
June 12, 2018
KU Field Station’s spring burning begins with Prairie Acre on campus
March 12, 2018
Films of prominent food activists connect students, community
March 8, 2018
KU announces 10 graduate research consultants for spring classes
March 8, 2018
Kansas Biological Survey to host public forums on Douglas County natural areas, historic sites
February 12, 2018
Alumna makes $1M gift for environmental studies fund
February 6, 2018
KU faculty, staff receive transportation grant for course-based learning
December 7, 2017
Summer Ecosphere Studies Workshop brings Land Institute, KU faculty, undergraduates together
July 14, 2017
Environmental Studies Program director chosen to lead KU's faculty development office
May 22, 2017
KCUR Radio interviews Environmental Studies Program professors about 'Weather Whiplash' research
May 16, 2017
With unique data, researchers track the effect of Brazil’s ‘Soy Moratorium’ on an advancing agricultural frontier
April 24, 2017
Second phase of Prairie Acre restoration underway
April 17, 2017
KU offering opportunity to learn about ‘ecosphere studies’
April 7, 2017
51 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2017
February 17, 2017
Federal aversion to climate protection policies could energize some cities, researcher says
January 25, 2017
New book explores Echinacea, a medicinal plant with roots in Kansas
December 14, 2016
Law professor outlines steps to achieve global, sustainable agriculture
December 13, 2016
KU graduate Ashlie Koehn is named as a Schwarzman Scholar
December 1, 2016
Shaw Joins Program as Internship Coordinator
November 30, 2016
KU Professors Win National Forest Service Wilderness Award
November 14, 2016
Replant Mount Oread adds new trees at Sunnyside Avenue, Sunflower Road
November 1, 2016
Brown to receive Woodyard International Educator Award
October 28, 2016
KU Honoring Brown for Receiving Woodyard Award
October 3, 2016
Annual fall tour of KU medicinal garden Saturday, Sept. 17
September 12, 2016
KU Honors Women of Distinction from EVRN
August 8, 2016
Chris Brown Selected as Senior Administrative Fellow
August 4, 2016
Clinton Global Initiative Innovation Fund Open for Applications
June 21, 2016
Jakubauskas Receives Promotion
June 8, 2016
Capstone Showcase for PSM Programs Highlights Graduate Work
June 8, 2016
ESP student Christian Schillo receives KU Field Station Research Award
May 24, 2016
PSM Graduate Boothe Featured in KU Graduation Profile
May 20, 2016
Deadline 5/20: 4 Year PhD Scholarship Available in Belgium
May 11, 2016
Project chronicles lives of 'new farmers' who do things the old way
May 11, 2016
Brown Wins Woodyard International Educator Award
April 29, 2016
Professor explores how cities can switch to low-carbon grid
April 26, 2016
Lecture at KU will mark 30 years since Chernobyl disaster
April 25, 2016
PSM-EA Grad Snags Alumni Sustainability Leadership Award
April 19, 2016
Community grieves death of Professor Val Smith, leader in aquatic ecology, biofuels
April 6, 2016
Environmental Studies Students Nominated for Udall Scholarships
March 29, 2016
Koehn Recognized as 'The Best of KU' in Annual Chancellor Report
March 7, 2016
KU Center for Sustainability Seeking Nominations
March 2, 2016
KU among top universities for 2015-16 Fulbright Scholars; Director Chris Brown one of six
February 24, 2016
Produce subscription program returns to KU
February 3, 2016
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers Tinker Field Research Grants
January 26, 2016
KU introducing undergraduate Sustainability Certificate
January 15, 2016
Climate Change Effects on Pests
December 7, 2015
O'Lear and EVRN Major Ryan Chilcoat Share Information on Climate Summit
December 3, 2015
Tribal Treaties May Help Fight Climate Change
November 17, 2015
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies program mourns death of retired faculty member Bill Woods
September 23, 2015
University remembers former geography professor, environmental studies director Bill Woods
September 23, 2015
Homes to Watershed Workshop
September 8, 2015
As wind-turbine farms expand, research shows they could offer diminishing returns
August 31, 2015
New research will boost grasp of North American carbon cycle
July 29, 2015
Researchers: Indigenous knowledge can be key to fighting climate change
June 23, 2015
Geographers study link between Russia’s western military action, eastern gas deal
June 22, 2015
Twenty-eight students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer
June 10, 2015
KU Earns Reaccrediation from Higher Learning Commission
May 26, 2015
As rare cicadas begin to emerge, KU researchers, students examine the insects
May 26, 2015
KU Events Will Celebrate Cicada Emergence
May 19, 2015
Project to Fight Dengue Fever Proves a Sustainable Success
May 8, 2015
Field Station Adds Bee Hotel to Rockefeller Prairie Trail
May 8, 2015
Chancellor announces faculty promotions, tenure for 2015
May 5, 2015
Record crowds attend undergraduate research symposium
May 1, 2015
Sara Gregg announced as recipient of the Louise Byrd Graduate Educator Award
April 30, 2015
Byron Caminero-Santangelo announced as finalist for 2015 ASLE Book Award
April 28, 2015
Professor Gregory Cushman named one of first Carnegie fellows
April 23, 2015
Environmental Studies Program wins 2015 Degree-Level Assessment
April 23, 2015
KU featured in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges
April 22, 2015
KU to honor sustainability award recipients at Earth Month event
April 22, 2015
Junior Ashlie Koehn named KU's 18th Truman Scholar
April 16, 2015
Replant Mount Oread will return flowering crabapples to Daisy Hill
April 15, 2015
KU honors 20 women for achievements, service, careers
April 14, 2015
Chancellor to present University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 13
April 14, 2015
Researchers from across North America visit campus for symposium honoring biology professor
April 13, 2015
KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 15th annual symposium
April 13, 2015
KU juniors Koehn, Stern named Udall Scholars
April 6, 2015
Monarch Watch Joins with the National Park Foundation to Support the 2015 White House Easter Egg Roll
April 3, 2015
Environmental movement has made progress in Western nations, study finds
April 2, 2015
Expert in plant, soil interaction selected as foundation professor
March 31, 2015
New foundation professor uses genetic traces to document ancient migration
March 30, 2015
Expert in migration, population health to join KU as foundation professor
March 30, 2015
Study finds assisted housing works, but it could be improved
March 27, 2015
Student leaders in environmental studies, American Indian issues nominated for Udall Scholarship
March 23, 2015
Environmental Studies graduate student, Rachel Myslivy, wins award for Excellence in Conservation and Environmental Education
March 9, 2015
Ashlie Koehn finalist for Truman Scholarship
March 5, 2015
Dole Institute hosts documentarian on agriculture in the Dust Bowl Era
March 3, 2015
Law professor's book explores role of international development bank
February 26, 2015
University announces McNair Scholars
February 18, 2015
Local farms bring Crops to Campus for subscriptions
February 17, 2015
Geological Survey releases book on groundwater resource in western Kansas
February 17, 2015
Study recommends better EPA labels on cost of traditional vs. hybrid, electric cars
February 16, 2015
Four outstanding juniors nominated for Truman Scholarships
February 13, 2015
New York Times blogger to speak about climate, optimism
February 13, 2015
Groundwater levels decline in western, central Kansas
February 10, 2015
A place at the table: Book explores future of alternative agriculture
January 26, 2015
Geologists solve mystery of Tibetan mountains
January 21, 2015
Architecture sponsors design charrette and urban agriculture lectures
January 20, 2015
Kansas Geological Survey releases Dickinson County map
January 16, 2015
Natural Medicine: Tomatillos, used mostly by chefs for Mexican green salsa dishes, could soon get another use — treating cancer
January 14, 2015
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
December 29, 2014
Kansas Biological Survey signs $2M contract to support lesser prairie chicken habitat mitigation plan
December 17, 2014
Jayhawk Boulevard honored as 2014 Sustainable Success Story
December 5, 2014
Filmmaker, harvesters to discuss wheat harvest documentary
November 25, 2014
KU, K-State field stations key sites in 30-year NSF project
November 17, 2014
Solar energy company seeks job applicants
November 14, 2014
KU to host Big 12 universities water workshop
November 14, 2014
KU-led scientific team departs for Antarctic research expedition
November 11, 2014
Researcher sees laptop-cooling technology as way to less-thirsty power plants
November 10, 2014
Science publication: "Sulfate was a trace constituent of Archean seawater"
November 8, 2014
Kansas Biological Survey launches first online data portal on Kansas lakes
November 7, 2014
University of Kansas Professor Wins the American Historical Association’s 2014 Jerry Bentley Prize
October 24, 2014
Trick or Trees event to improve landscaping near Marvin, Lindley halls
October 21, 2014
Beyond LOL cats, social networks could become trove of biodiversity data
October 21, 2014
University drives creation of new research data center in Kansas City
October 15, 2014
Food Activist to visit University
October 10, 2014
KU to host conference on Affordable Care Act
October 9, 2014
Research team focused on environmental data will help lead $15M NSF grant
October 9, 2014
Law professor to argue before Supreme Court on water dispute
September 16, 2014
Honors program seeks top sophomores for scholars programs
September 15, 2014
Reception to welcome new faculty to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
September 15, 2014
14 graduate research consultants infuse projects into undergraduate coursework
September 15, 2014
Midwest groundwater experts to convene for annual conference
September 12, 2014
Physics researcher to advise faith-based office in U.S. Department of State
September 11, 2014
Business, Engineering rise in U.S. news rankings
September 9, 2014
Book explains how data analysis can aid in oil, gas exploration
September 9, 2014
Kansas couple plan to leave 120-acre ranch to KU
September 8, 2014
Graduate brings personal experience into study of nation's foster care system
August 29, 2014
The Commons announces Red Hot Research participants
August 29, 2014
Researchers search for evidence of earliest inhabitants of Central Great Plains
August 28, 2014
Team discovers ancient migration wave from Siberia to the Arctic
August 28, 2014
Visual art alumnus creates art from Kansans' unwanted clutter
August 26, 2014
Conservation of Philippine tarsier gets boost from Kansas
August 19, 2014
Museum Day event to celebrate new exhibits with open house, film
August 7, 2014
Can a new species of frog have a doppelgänger? Genetics say yes
August 7, 2014
Researcher receives Young Investigator Award for photovoltaic nanomaterials
August 4, 2014
Students win Fulbright awards
August 4, 2014
New Kansas Fishes book a resource for scientists, naturalists, anglers
August 1, 2014
Book examines how African environmental writing shaped global environmentalism
July 31, 2014
Student wins NOAA Hollings Scholarship
July 24, 2014
NASA grant will help KU researcher reveal polar ice details
July 24, 2014
Researcher looks at regulatory muddle in wake of Deepwater Horizon disaster
July 23, 2014
Sophomore earns honorable mention for prestigious Udall Scholarship
July 22, 2014
Ancient packrat nests reveal how plants coped with past climate change
July 16, 2014
Researcher gauges species' evolutionary lag time in face of an altered climate
July 14, 2014
KU community invited to visit with representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
July 11, 2014
University announces spring 2014 honor roll
July 9, 2014
‘Lifemapper’ shows where Earth’s organisms live today and might go tomorrow
July 2, 2014
KU names three new University Distinguished Professors
June 26, 2014
New company using KU-backed software to match children, families
June 26, 2014
KU collects food, surplus items for donation following student moveout rush
June 19, 2014
Researcher calls attention to vast, overlooked zone called ‘aquaterra’
June 19, 2014
KU collects food, surplus items for donation following student moveout rush
June 19, 2014
KanPro Research begins work as 25th KU startup company - See more at: http://news.ku.edu/2014/06/12/kanpro-research-begins-work-25th-ku-startup-company#sthash.d5xwMDH3.dpuf
June 17, 2014
Alumna expands geology field camp
June 17, 2014
KanPro Research begins work as 25th KU startup company - See more at: http://news.ku.edu/2014/06/12/kanpro-research-begins-work-25th-ku-startup-company#sthash.vuRxqllU.dpuf
June 17, 2014
Public invited to view emerging butterflies at KU Field Station
June 4, 2014
Study finds political factors also contribute to public perception of energy issues
June 3, 2014
Kansas oil production up, natural gas production slightly down in 2013
June 3, 2014
Nineteen students receive summer Undergraduate Research Awards
June 2, 2014
Engineering students take 2nd place at Collegiate Wind Competition
May 28, 2014
Scientific collections play vital role in conservation biology
May 22, 2014
Public tour planned at KU medicinal garden May 24
May 21, 2014
Follow the guano: Professor tracks unlikely source to unlock Pacific environmental history
May 20, 2014
Bring Back the Monarchs!
May 16, 2014
Researcher: Vast loss of marine mollusk habitat may come with climate change
May 15, 2014
Media advisory: Experts available to discuss Brazil in advance of World Cup
May 15, 2014
KU announces spring 2014 candidates for degree
May 15, 2014
Dissertations awarded Argersinger Prizes
May 14, 2014
KU, Haskell students present research at diversity symposium
May 14, 2014
KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Family Teaching Awards
May 13, 2014
Natural History Museum welcomes new bee colony to exhibit
May 9, 2014
Architecture students completing fifth design-build project at KU Field Station
May 8, 2014
Three humanities faculty members awarded American Council of Learned Societies fellowships
May 2, 2014
Research will gauge hypothetical disaster: a supernova close to Earth
May 1, 2014
Hundreds attend to celebrate award-winning undergraduate research
April 30, 2014
Original edition of Darwin’s masterwork translated into Chinese
April 23, 2014
KU announces Lawrence faculty sabbaticals for 2014-15
April 22, 2014
Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access to host March for a Voice1
April 21, 2014
Party at the Pavilion to feature music tied to KU Common Book1
April 21, 2014
Chancellor announces 2014 faculty promotions, tenure
April 18, 2014
Water Vision Meeting planned at University of Kansas
April 15, 2014
Guest Lecture: The Future of Food and Family Farmers: Thinking about Food Utopias, by Paul V. Stock, professor, University of Kansas
April 15, 2014
Water Vision Meeting planned at University of Kansas
April 15, 2014
Research to play major role in women’s empowerment initiative
April 15, 2014
Researcher’s computing testing could help identify toxic compounds
April 11, 2014
Campaign raises more than $11,000 for new plantings on campus
April 10, 2014
Researchers form consortium, launch lecture series on aggression, substance abuse
April 10, 2014
Chancellor to present national science advocacy award to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran
April 9, 2014
Kansas designates two official state fossils
April 9, 2014
Chancellor to present University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 15
April 8, 2014
Award-winning photographer Mark Klett to speak
April 8, 2014
NSF Graduate Research Fellows announced
April 4, 2014
In wake of 'super typhoon,' researchers measure blow to biodiversity
April 4, 2014
Visiting scholars to present 'Shakespeare the Recycler'
April 2, 2014
Antarctic trench named for professor, researcher
April 2, 2014
Inquiring Minds
April 2, 2014
Energy conference to cover American energy independence
April 1, 2014
Researchers uncover oldest sign of parenting in Earth’s fossil record
April 1, 2014
KU accepting nominations for Jim Baxendale Commercialization Award
April 1, 2014
KU accepting nominations for Jim Baxendale Commercialization Award
April 1, 2014
Steve Warren to step down as vice chancellor for research
March 31, 2014
Jayhawk Motorsports set to unveil latest duo of high-performance vehicles
March 31, 2014
Final candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity to meet with community
March 28, 2014
KU co-sponsoring sustainability symposium
March 27, 2014
Students invited to showcase research at Innovation Fair
March 26, 2014
Three Ways to Learn More about the Eco-History of Guano
March 24, 2014
Four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit
March 21, 2014
A Degree Where Techie Meets Business Smarts
March 17, 2014
Architecture dean to step down after spring 2015 semester
March 13, 2014
Four projects awarded through Proof of Concept Fund
March 13, 2014
KU graduate programs post big gains in U.S. News rankings
March 12, 2014
KU partners with Institute of International Education to increase study abroad participation
March 6, 2014
Research will boost knowledge of melting Antarctic glaciers and sea-level rise
March 6, 2014
Research will boost knowledge of melting Antarctic glaciers and sea-level rise
March 6, 2014
Museum's Panorama work begins this month
March 5, 2014
Students stuff it in Repack competition
March 5, 2014
Researchers complete map to highlight endangered traditional Afghanistan water systems
March 4, 2014
Research looks at farmers’ decision-making amid challenging conditions in Kansas
March 3, 2014
Replant Mount Oread launches two-week ampaign with $5,000 goal fundraising c
March 3, 2014
Replant Mount Oread launches two-week fundraising campaign with $5,000 goal
February 28, 2014
Business, engineering team to attend Collegiate Wind Competition
February 28, 2014
Groundwater levels rise in central Kansas, decline in western Kansas
February 24, 2014
KU Surplus reaches donation milestone
February 24, 2014
"Water Issues in the West” to provide regional perspectives on interstate law and policy
February 21, 2014
KU research on benefits of spending time in nature extended through grant
February 20, 2014
State’s first lakes atlas now available to public, decision-makers
February 19, 2014
Argentine neighborhood grocery store opens with help from KU Medical Center researchers
February 19, 2014
Law school symposium to explore how rural communities can survive in the modern economy
February 18, 2014
Research: If you think Kansas is the flattest U.S. state, you’re plain wrong
February 18, 2014
Renewable energy research, education project receives NSF grant
February 14, 2014
Undergraduate, master's students to present research at Capitol
February 11, 2014
Distinguished professor to lecture on 'co-evolutionary' history
February 10, 2014
Natural History Museum offers renewable energy event
February 10, 2014
Urban Planning graduate releases app for bicyclists
February 7, 2014
New Strategic Initiative Grants support KU research on energy, human health, environment
February 3, 2014
Grant to aid advances in remote sensing tools for climate change
January 31, 2014
Monarch Butterfly Population Continues Alarming Drop
January 31, 2014
Migration of Monarch Butterflies Shrinks Again Under Inhospitable Conditions
January 29, 2014
Monarch Numbers in Mexico Fall to Record Low
January 29, 2014
The Missing Monarchs
January 29, 2014
KU announces 50 Undergraduate Research Award winners
January 28, 2014
Spring 2014 University Scholars announced
January 28, 2014
New partnership will drive ecological research, education in Brazil
January 27, 2014
Student design teams to develop projects addressing climate change
January 22, 2014
Architect magazine names EcoHawks Research Facility among Best Projects of 2013
January 17, 2014
Research underpins effort to map, preserve wildlife in American West
January 16, 2014
Geologist helps identify dangerous earthquake fault
January 16, 2014
Study finds small aircraft face risks at airports near wind farms
January 15, 2014
Largest-ever fossilized spider, from the Jurassic period, is unearthed in China
January 8, 2014
Largest-ever fossilized spider, from the Jurassic period, is unearthed in China
January 8, 2014
KU scientists key in uncovering Greenland aquifer
January 7, 2014
New program to bring research into the classroom
December 19, 2013
KGS to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
December 18, 2013
Architecture student wins Award of Excellence
December 13, 2013
Roberts named dean of Graduate Studies
December 11, 2013
Roberts named dean of Graduate Studies
December 11, 2013
Roberts named dean of Graduate Studies
December 11, 2013
Researcher sheds light onto debut of insect life on Earth
December 11, 2013
Conservation assessment begins on KU Natural History Museum exhibit
December 5, 2013
New doctoral fellowships to reward outstanding scholars
December 5, 2013
Researcher helps to reinvent the high court of organism names
December 4, 2013
Law professor writes brief for indigenous nations in lawsuit on climate change
December 3, 2013
KU ranks second in Big 12 for Game Day Recycling Challenge
November 22, 2013
KU initiative wins local sustainability award
November 21, 2013
BTBC at KU names president, chief operating officer
November 20, 2013
Research will shed light upon the family tree of deep-sea fishes
November 20, 2013
Distinguished professor to speak on use of data in geology
November 18, 2013
Now This Is Natural Food
November 8, 2013
KU to host conference on interdisciplinary aging research
November 6, 2013
Emissions, climate-change debate hits heartland as EPA visits Kansas
November 6, 2013
New greenhouse at KUFS is completed!
November 5, 2013
Reception honors students, mentors in NIH science programs
November 5, 2013
Researcher extends study of human migration in isolated Aleutian Islands
November 1, 2013
Researcher looks at the enduring impact of land use on an ecosystem
October 30, 2013
Mitigate environmental impact of South Lawrence Trafficway
October 29, 2013
University announces New Self Graduate Fellows
October 28, 2013
KU students disagree with administration wetlands decision
October 22, 2013
Scholars to probe water quantity, quality issues at law symposium
October 22, 2013
Studio 804 begins construction on Marvin Hall Forum
October 22, 2013
KU research grants program supports Bold Aspirations strategic themes
October 17, 2013
KU, Haskell students present at diversity-based science conference
October 11, 2013
KU Honors Program nominates four students for Rhodes, Marshall scholarships
October 10, 2013
Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Awards go to faculty at KU, Kansas State, Wichita State
October 8, 2013
Digging for Solutions
October 7, 2013
Making Classrooms Come to Life
October 7, 2013
Getting to the Core of the Matter
October 7, 2013
KU receives $4.4M federal grant to design safer chemical manufacturing processes
October 4, 2013
Researcher undertakes largest-ever survey of Brazil’s stingless bees
October 1, 2013
Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden Tour
September 27, 2013
Spencer Museum shows Dust Bowl art created by students
September 25, 2013
Shannon O'Lear co-authors cover story for the magazine "Environment": "Environmental Security, Military Planning, and Civilian Research: The Case of Water"
September 5, 2013
New York Times Op-Ed: Kansas and Al Qaeda
August 10, 2013
Former Westar chief, wife give rural Lawrence farmstead to Salina-based Land Institute
July 29, 2013
Professor Greg Cushman's book reviewed in the journal Science
July 1, 2013
KU to host international conference on environmental humanities
May 23, 2013
Land Institute and KU environmental studies join to boost 'perennial polyculture'
May 16, 2013
Environmental Studies launches KU-Land Institute Initiative
April 24, 2013
“Tapped” Screening: Official Launch of KU Environs’ Take Back the Tap Campaign
April 19, 2013
Global Water Conference at the University of Kansas
April 12, 2013
Environmental Studies Junior Accepted to Prestigious Hertog Global Strategy Initiative
April 4, 2013
Researchers in the College win KU 'Leading Light' Award
March 8, 2013
Native Medicinal Plant Research Program receives Strategic Initiative Grant
February 14, 2013
World Renowned Scholar on Religion and Ecology Mary Evelyn Tucker to Visit Lawrence in Conjunction with “Journey of the Universe” Film Screening
February 12, 2013
Director Chris Brown's research featured on KU homepage!
January 30, 2013
Fall 2012 Newsletter
January 9, 2013
Cherry Picked - KU East Historic District gains national designation

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Kansas Biological Survey researchers probe causes of harmful algal blooms in state’s reservoirs
July 25, 2018
76 undergraduate students to present summer research
June 12, 2018
10 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer

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