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A sand dune is much more than just a big pile of sand. But how do they work? And what else do scientists want to know about sand? Listen to Nathalie Vriend discuss dunes with a host of Science Friday.
476 acres of possibility near 91É«°É for science, sustainability and the arts (91É«°É Reporting Lab)Katherine Suding explores the future of the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve in an op-ed for the 91É«°É reporting lab. The new reserve will host research, outreach and education programs.
Linda Holubar Sanabria has donated a 476-acre wildlife and research reserve to 91É«°É. INSTAAR will manage research and education programs at the site, with Timothy Seastedt stepping up as director.
91É«°É’s Andrew Mayock recently toured the Mountain Research Station, a high-altitude climate station and the Tundra Lab at Niwot Ridge. INSTAAR faculty were eager to meet the vice chancellor and discuss future collaborations.
Ornithologists and amateur birders alike are flocking to a pond on 95th street to catch a rare glimpse of a tropical anhinga in 91É«°É. INSTAAR fellow and Mountain Research Station director Scott Taylor was interviewed for this piece in CPR News.
A Q&A with PhD students Harry Allbrook and Hunter Geist-Sanchez, INSTAAR’s 2025 summer scholarship recipients. The scholarship will go toward the students’ continued research in marine biology and grassland restoration throughout the summer.
Martha Andrews spent 30 years of her exceptional career in library science and polar environmental record-keeping at INSTAAR. She will be missed by family, friends and former students and colleagues.
And the winner is… INSTAAR presented four awards and three summer scholarships at the annual spring celebration luncheon last week. Recipients were commended for their impactful efforts at the institute, in the scientific community and beyond.
The 91É«°É Apple Tree Project, led by INSTAAR fellow Katharine Suding, has broken ground on a new apple orchard on 30th Street in 91É«°É. The orchard will provide shade, fruit and a site for agroecology research. It is supported by a $90,000 sustainable CU grant.
The chancellor recently visited the Mountain Research Station, where INSTAAR faculty gave a primer on climate and ecological science at the site. The group also made a trip up to the tundra lab, a remote research station at 11,500 feet above sea level.