HECHO leader Jessica Thrasher advocates in D.C.

Jessica Thrasher visited Washington D.C. in September with HECHO, an advocacy group for Latinos who value our nation’s public lands. In celebration of HECHO’s 10th anniversary and Hispanic Heritage Month, members of HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council traveled to the nation’s capital to advocate for solutions to environmental issues affecting their communities. They met with […]

Azmal Hossan presents USGS-funded research on tribal water justice

This summer, Azmal Hossan interned with Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance (GPTWA), a South Dakota-based grassroots tribal organization working for self-determination and water justice in the Northern Great Plains. He conducted in-depth interviews with water resource managers of the federally-recognized tribal nations in South Dakota to assess their climate change adaptation water needs. This project is funded by […]

Jeni Cross new Co-Chair of national Environmental Health Matters Initiative

Jeni Cross is the new Co-Chair of the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) Committee with the National Academy of Sciences. EHMI addresses complex environmental problems by utilizing a systems-based approach, multidisciplinary efforts, multi-level engagement, and evidence informed science. The initiative is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, EPA, ExxonMobil, National Academy of Sciences Cecil […]

Azmal Hossan selected for 2030 Climate Champions international program

Ph.D. student and Graduate Teaching Assistant Azmal Hossan has been selected for 2030 Climate Champions: Young Leaders for a Brighter US-China Future. This international program is a joint effort of The Asia Foundation and the China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO). 2030 Climate Champions are ten influential young leaders – five from the United States […]

Hate in the Homeland: Speaker looks at surprisingly mainstream roots where far-right extremism is cultivated

Author -Stacy Nick

On Oct. 17, author and scholar of extremism and radicalization Cynthia Miller-Idriss will speak at “Hate in the Homeland: Far Right Threats to Democracy and What We Can Do,” part of Colorado State University’s Thematic Year of Democracy.

Sneha Kadyan recognized for establishing the first Fairtrade University in India

Sneha Kadyan, Ph.D. student and Research Assistant at our Center for Fair & Alternative Trade (CFAT), received an award for her work in establishing the first Fairtrade University in India at Jindal Global Business School where she is employed as a Lecturer in Sociology. Kadyan was honored at the first Fairtrade Conference held in India […]

What is the biggest challenge facing the future of agriculture?

Author -CSU MarComm Staff

Given CSU’s breadth of expertise in all-things agriculture — from the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering and the Office of Extension and Engagement — we asked faculty to consider this important question.

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics publishes Azmal Hossan’s Disaster Food Security Scale

Azmal Hossan, Ph.D. student and Graduate Teaching Assistant, is part of an interdisciplinary research team supported by the Twenty-Five Years of Food Security Measurement Program funded by the USDA Economic Research Service. The team’s first manuscript from their project “Developing a Disaster Food Security Scale” has been published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition […]

James Hale publishes interdisciplinary work in Journal of Rural Studies

James Hale is the lead author of “A systematic review of cultural capital in U.S. community development research” that has been published in the Journal of Rural Studies. Hale is a Research Scientist II in Sociology and CSU’s Food Systems Institute for Research, Engagement, and Learning. Co-authors include Michael Carolan, Becca Jablonski, and colleagues from Ohio […]