Online course on global disease makes learning global This past summer, two dozen students took a fascinating and highly interactive class that examined the role of disease in history around the world. And not once were the students or the instructor in the same room at the same time.
Tree diversity on campus grows Russian olive trees – an invasive species – in the 8th Avenue Parking Lot islands were removed and replaced with a selection of native species.
High school mountain bike championships in Durango More than 800 mountain bikers from high schools across the state to compete in the Colorado Cycling League’s 2018 State Championship.
Fort Lewis College cycling team successfully defends title at mountain bike Collegiate Nationals ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ turned up the fun and beat out more than 60 schools to earn cycling’s 24th national championship.
Physics & Engineering Department receives $1 million for scholarship program Don May, professor of Physics & Engineering, received $1 million over five years from the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math program to launch the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Engineering Scholars Program.
RMCF franchise course featured on DurangoTV.com DurangoTV.com that will be offered starting next year in which a student will win a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise.
Students present ballot-issue videos Nonpartisan, informational videos by 68 students about the ballot measures in Colorado’s upcoming general election at the Center of Southwest Studies.
Cannella presents at American Indian Resource Center program Associate Professor of Teacher Education Chiara Cannella presented at American Indian Resource Center's program at Northeastern State University, in Oklahoma, in October.
Program sends student researchers to Cornell The Engineering program at Cornell University of how Professor of Physics Ryan Haaland and a Cornell professor from Durango collaborated to send ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ students to Cornell to do summer research.
Students attend SCANAS conference Four alumni scientists greeted 29 ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ students and two faculty who attended the SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) conference in San Antonio, in early October.
Aspiring Native scientists find support and inspiration in national STEM organization For many Native students, a career in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – can often seem impossibly out of reach. That's where the American Indian Science & Engineering Society comes in.
Grant awards from April to October 2018 Over seven months, 28 faculty and staff members received grants for their programs and departments, ranging in size from $1,000 to $3.7 million.
Alumni Train 2018 In September 2018, ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumni and faculty boarded the D&SNGR for a trip back in time. The Durango Train passes through over a billion years of geology and over 60 years of cinematic history on its 45-mile trek to Silverton. ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Geology Professor Gary Gianniny lectured on the history of the landscape, while Asst. Professor of English Stacey Sotosky lectured on the many films made in the...
Paciaroni discusses Native students in STEM fields Associate Professor of Physics & Engineering Megan Paciaroni for the Optical Society of America. [video]
Adventure Education alumnus in Outside magazine Mike Coyle (Adventure Education, '13) talked about the rewards and challenges of life as a professional skiing and climbing guide .