Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services, received $999,897 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the “Rural Utilities Service’s (“RUS”) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.”
Joslynn Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry Joslynn Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry, received $14,884 from the University of Alaska Anchorage, for the “Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) flexible LCC2 Community funds.”
Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability, received $250,000 from the Walton Family Foundation for the “Tribal Water Media Fellowship Program to diversify the voices and professionals that communicate to the public about water issues.”
Yiyan Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physics & Engineering Yiyan Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physics & Engineering, received $75,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency for “An Open-Source Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) System for the Rapid and Accurate Detection of Bacteria from Environmental Water Samples project.”
Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center received $100,000 from the US Small Business Administration through the Colorado Department of Economic Development and International Trade (COEDIT) to fund SBDC activities in 2024.
As the region puts on its summer finery, ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ students embrace the change with enthusiasm and gratitude!
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees announces Presidential Search Committee members The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees recently announced the composition of a 15-member Presidential Search Committee.
One small Colorado town has fielded mountain bikers at every Summer Olympics since 1996 The Colorado Sun highlights Team USA Olympic mountain biker Savilia Blunk (ATT '18-21) among the Durango-trained cyclists who are competing in the Olympics in France this year. Blunk said that riding for the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Cycling Team and training in Durango fired her passion for the bike, improved her riding skills, and shaped her career trajectory.
NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science The Partnership for Education and Advancement of Quantum and nano-Science (PEAQS), led by Jeff Jessing and a team of ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty and staff, is one of 11 collaborative research groups nationwide to receive six more years of funding from the National Science Foundation. The team will receive $4.2 million over that period. (NSF).
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna, social justice advocate named inaugural Director of Belonging Kate Suazo, ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna, social justice advocate has been named inaugural Director of Belonging at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ.
Analyzing microbiomes and water quality, Indigenous Students Learn the Love for Sciences Now in its third year, Monitoring Environmental Microbiome program participants dive into complex computational analysis of environmental justice issues.
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ to play leading role in quantum computing education, workforce development in rural areas for Elevate Quantum Fort Lewis College will play a leading role in the workforce development programming for Elevate Quantum Tech Hub, which secured $127 million in federal and state funding to develop workforce and technologies for the rapidly growing quantum industry in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
New outdoor education program at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ inspires area teachers to explore, teach in the outdoors The new Educator on the Water program provides teachers with an immersive, hands-on learning experience in nature, equipping them with innovative teaching tools to use in their classrooms —and outside of it.
Bayfield ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ graduate completes 22-day solo trip through Southwest Colorado Bayfield ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ graduate Dylan Doskocil completes 22-day solo trip through Southwest. Colorado 300-mile journey was about emphasizing value of human-powered exploration (The Durango Herald).
Southern Ute youth go to Space Camp in Alabama Ever year, thanks to Danny Jaques, a retired science teacher from Ignacio Junior High School and ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus (Biological Science-Natural History, '83). (KSJD)