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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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Read Article Western Students Learn about Life on the Mississippi
Western Students Learn about Life on the Mississippi
It took Katie Jackson some distance and a fresh perspective to really see the South she’d grown up in and loved. The Alabama native had…
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Read Article Western Colorado University sees notable increases in enrollment
Western Colorado University sees notable increases in enrollment
Western Colorado University welcomed its largest freshman class in several years this fall and retained more returning students, helping push enrollment above 4,000 for the…
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Read Article Small Steps, Big Impact
Small Steps, Big Impact
When Dr. Christina Buchanan treks into the Himalayas next year with an international team of scientists studying how altitude affects the female body, she’ll have…
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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
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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.
Wildfires Are Burning So Fast That Forests May Never Grow Back
The New York Times
New research shows that rapidly spreading wildfires are creating larger, more continuous areas of severe tree loss, making natural regeneration increasingly difficult and raising the risk that some Western forests could permanently transition to non-forest landscapes. The research includes Western Colorado University professor Jonathan Coop, highlighting Western’s faculty expertise and contribution to nationally significant research on wildfire behavior, forest resilience and climate-driven ecological change across the western United States.
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.