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Snow Studies Series: ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Ski Resort Operations Certificate

Skiing is the economic lynchpin for many Colorado communities, providing capital to local businesses and opportunities for further economic development. The industry produces $4.8 billion in revenue in the state and provides 46,000 year-round jobs. The ski industry is also an integral part of the United States economy, generating $20 billion in economic output annually.   

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The Center of Southwest Studies exhibition As Seeds, We Grow: Student Reflections on Resilience will close with a celebration on April 5. Joe Kinneen (Journalism & Multimedia Studies, '22) , which chronicles its opening last year. 

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Writing for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, recounts "Posey's War." It was a brutal affair, Gulliford said, started by the encroachment of settlers onto the ancestral lands of the Ute and Paiute nations. At the center of the conflict was 55-year-old William Posey: a Paiute leader...

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Reefer Madness, The Musical opened on March 17 at the Durango Arts Center and will conclude its run on April 2. It’s a high-camp parody of a deadly serious film made in 1936 to warn the nation about the menace of marijuana. It was produced by Michael McKelvey, assistant professor of Musical Theatre, in association with his company...

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Hosava Kretzmann (Public Health, '18), a citizen of the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe, was the first American and sixth person to cross the finish line at the Los Angeles Marathon. The 28-year-old finished the 26.2-mile race in a time of 2:19:55 ahead of 22,000 other runners. Incredibly, it was the first...

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According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, national governments have not done enough to stop global warming in the seven years since they signed the Paris Climate Agreement. Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment & Sustainability, said in News Leaflets that reaching those global climate goals may require a...

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In a column for The Durango Herald, Charles Hakes, a senior lecturer of Physics & Engineering, shares advice on locating Leo, one of the zodiac constellations. Hakes said spring is traditionally galaxy season, and Leo has numerous galaxies worth finding.

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Cole Wilson, a senior studying Adventure Education, began his walk from Phoenix to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to raise money for the Grub Hub Food Pantry. Before he left, Wilson sat down with KSUT Tribal Radio to discuss the importance of food security at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

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With diversity statements under fire, the right response isn’t to give up on addressing equity goals through hiring: it’s to improve what we’re asking of candidates, Justin McBrayer, associate dean, and Sarah Roberts-Cady, professor of Philosophy, wrote.

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ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Art Director Anna McBrayer and Diné artist and cultural mentor Garrett Etsitty sat down with UCDA 

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After leading the Skyhawks through a historic campaign on the court, head men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack was named the South-Central Region Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Akuel Kot, a senior studying Sports Administration, was also praised with First Team All-Region honors.

Every year, Fort Lewis College graduates create innovative, original research in over 20 fields. Here are five stories of our amazing scholars, their projects, and how the work changed their lives.

William Nollet receives $150,000 from US Department of Energy

William Nollet, associate professor of Physics & Engineering, received $150,000 from the US Department of Energy through the University of Michigan for “Advancing Diffusion Bonding for Compact Heat Exchangers: Development of enabling Fabrication Technology for Compact Heat Exchangers for Advanced Reactors.”

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