HUMANnature is an evolving communications project of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability designed to aggregate and promote environmental science communication across the Colorado State University campus and beyond. The site is designed to provide a platform for students, faculty, research partners, and guests to communicate and discuss the pressing environmental, economic, and societal issues of sustainability and our future.
Using science to understand how sustainability leadership training affects scientists
Guest post by Megan Jones, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Evaluating the impact of
Calling on nature to combat invasions
Guest post by Ryan Paul, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management and the Graduate Degree
Oil and Gas Wastewater for Agricultural Reuse: Let Science Drive the Policy
By Molly Mclaughlin, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Many people know that fracking, or hydraulic
Are we ready for the Anthropocene?
By Desirée Fiske, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science The extent of human impact on the Earth system
How Science Can Help a Crumbling Water Infrastructure in the U.S.
By Erin Dougherty, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Atmospheric Science Access to clean water and safeguards against droughts and
The Hidden Environmental Impacts of the Products We Use
By Evan Sproul, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Looking at the stars
By Kevin Jablonski, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Ecology
Basic research: Cultivating curiosity to address challenges of sustainability
By Gretchen Kroh, 2018-2019Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biology
Multi-species Management: An Old Idea With New Challenges
By Nick VanLanen, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Where the Grass is Sometimes Greener: Conserving Remnants of the Afroalpine Zone in Ethiopia
By Cara Steger, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Local Perspectives for Adaptation Action: Examining Rural Livelihoods and Changing Weather in Colorado
By Trevor Even, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Anthropology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Towards marine conservation: life in oceans is not always a paradise
By Alejandro López-Cerón, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biology
Stoking interest in climate change through science, place, and snowboarding movies
By Thomas Timberlake, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
When Algae Turns into “Too Much of a Good Thing”
By Whitney Beck, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Conventional air pollutants are anything but, and could be the key to climate change messaging
By Sheena Martenies, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
Can recreation and wildlife conservation coexist?
By Courtney L. Larson, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Where are all these water pollutions coming from?! Identification and quantification of pollution sources within the watersheds
By Ali Tasdighi, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Statisticians thrive on the secret stories of numbers
By Joshua Hewitt, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Statistics
Dear Ecologists; Treat Landowners and Managers as Collaborators Instead of Red Tape
By Theresa Barosh, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Whose mess is this anyway? Understanding South Korea’s intercontinental air pollution problem
By Michael Link, 2018-2019 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Chemistry
Uncovering the infamous shroud over biological control
By Dhaval Vyas, 2017-2018 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management