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The Buffs who summer in Antarctica
December 2nd, 2018Antarctica is one of Earth’s most forbidding places. That’s why CU researchers keep going back. This article in The Coloradoan profiles a few researchers on the Ice.
Is air quality in Longmont at risk?
November 29th, 2018Boulder County residents have been keeping a close eye on a website hosted by INSTAAR, which tracks levels of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, in the air at the Boulder Reservoir. VOCs that have been recorded include chemicals like methane and butane, which are harmful to our environment, as well as chemicals like benzene, which is a known carcinogen for humans. Dr. Detlev Helmig will discuss his findings.
Katharine Suding named AAAS fellow for 2018
November 28th, 2018INSTAAR researcher Katharine Suding and CU professor Tom Perkins are among 416 newly elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed by their peers. AAAS fellows are elected each year due to scientifically significant or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
Longmont group hosting CU researcher to discuss impacts of oil and gas production on air quality
November 27th, 2018Longmont likely experiences highest levels of volatile organic compounds, ozone caused by oil, gas drilling of Boulder County municipalities, suggests work from the Atmospheric Research Lab.
AGU Ecohydrology “meet a leaf”: Holly Barnard
November 20th, 2018The AGU Ecohydrology blog features INSTAAR scientist Holly Barnard
Why do taxonomists write the meanest obituaries?
November 14th, 2018Nautilus podcast about a long-form article is replete with snippets from excoriating 19th-century obituaries - and a few moments with one of our favorite taxonomists, Sarah Spaulding.