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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: Cam Smith’s Journey from Western to the World Stage Comes Full Circle
Cam Smith’s Journey from Western to the World Stage Comes Full Circle
With parents who were both Western alumni and a sister enrolled, Cam Smith (’18, ESS) was pretty sure he would spend his college years somewhere…
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Read Article: Western receives $2 Million Gift to Support Creation of Student Success Center
Western receives $2 Million Gift to Support Creation of Student Success Center
Western wasn’t on Ty Petway’s radar when he found a tri-fold pamphlet advertising what was then Western State College in his friend’s Clemson University dorm…
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Read Article: Off-Grid and Online: Taylor Hubbard’s Alternate Path to Teaching
Off-Grid and Online: Taylor Hubbard’s Alternate Path to Teaching
When art teacher Taylor Hubbard (’24) walks into her classroom at Centennial School in San Luis, Colorado, she’s exactly where she wants to be. But…
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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.