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Students and faculty are using drone technology to conduct environmental research, map terrain, and capture aerial data, opening new opportunities in fields like environmental science, geology, and media production.
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Western Receives $1.25 million Grant from Reisher Scholars Program
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Fast-moving wildfires leave forests less able to recover, Western study finds
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Western Welcomes Nearly 8,000 Visitors for Summer Camps and Conferences
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Three Western Colorado University graduate students earn national River Studies and Leadership Certificate
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Western Colorado University students join NASA-led exoplanet research during summer internship
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Read Article: Geology: A landscape of learning
Geology: A landscape of learning
The last day of May was warm when geology professor Dr. Elizabeth Petrie and 10 students set out to start the third week of Western…
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Read Article: Walking With Dinosaurs: Western Students First to Map 90-Million-Year-Old Tracks
Walking With Dinosaurs: Western Students First to Map 90-Million-Year-Old Tracks
While Paul and Mary Ann were out on an evening walk in central Utah, where much of the earth’s geologic past is laid bare, Mary…
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Read Article: Western Earns Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission
Western Earns Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission
Recognition demonstrates a commitment to academic excellence Western Colorado University is excited to announce that the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) voted at its July 18…
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Highlights from The Westerner Alumni Magazine
Panels of Possibility
Panels of Possibility
Students partnered with Gunnison County Electric Association and Powerfield Energy to build a nearly 1 MW solar array, gaining hands-on construction, installation, and industry experience while helping advance clean energy in the Gunnison Valley.
CHESS Match
CHESS Match
Students teamed up with scientists to support the Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Study (CHESS) by collecting leaf, drone, and airplane-based sensor data that will help track water, soil, and vegetation changes across the West.
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Mountaineer Minute
Student news, all in one place.
From athletic wins to research projects, the Mountaineer Minute brings students the latest stories that matter. We’ve pulled together news from across campus, including student media, official university announcements, and video highlights, so you don’t have to hunt for what’s happening. It’s student-centered, easy to navigate, and updated regularly.
Western In the News
Bigger, Hotter Fires Are Slowly Erasing America’s Great Forests
The New York Times
Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.
Colorado’s Ride has a Western Colorado University connection
Gunnison Country Times
Colorado’s Ride, a five-day road cycling tour celebrating the beauty, challenge and camaraderie of riding in the Rocky Mountains, passed through the region with stops in Gunnison and Crested Butte on Aug. 14 and 15.
Fast-moving fires can scorch forests. They may never grow back, research finds
CPR News
Fast-moving wildfires have ripped through millions of acres of North American forests in the last decade. New research shows that those fires change landscapes so severely that forests may never grow back.