SoGES GCRT and Resident Fellow awards provide unique opportunities to foster new, creative approaches and accelerate progress in research to meet global sustainability challenges. Both RFPs are open to all CSU faculty and researchers, and the deadline is January 31, 2022. View the GCRT RFP. View the Resident Fellow RFP.

CSU students who participated in the Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP26) will talk about their experiences at the conference, outcomes from COP26, why there is reason for optimism around climate change solutions and the future, and how to get involved and become an agent of change. Free panel, Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason Street, 4-5:30pm. LEARN MORE.

The SoGES Managing the Planet panel series is back and in-person! Panels address diverse sustainability topics and feature an interdisciplinary group of CSU experts who answer questions from the audience. These events are free of charge, open to the public, and held at Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason Street. This semester, panels will be 4-5:30pm on February 9, March 9, and April 13. Check the SoGES event calendar for more details.

A Boston-based agricultural technology company has recently acquired the CSU climate change solution project Soil Metrics, which measures and models soil carbon data to shed light on land usage and associated greenhouse gas emissions. LEARN MORE. Soil Metrics was co-founded by Keith Paustian, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, senior research scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, and co-PI on the SoGES 2011-12 Global Challenges Research Team called Carbon Footprint Metric for the Built Environment.

Steve Simske has been elected as a Fellow to the National Academy of Inventors, which is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. LEARN MORE. Simske is a Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and a co-PI on the SoGES 2020-22 Global Challenges Research Team called Re-use Efficiency Packaging with Analytics for Customized Knowledge (REPACK).

Ellen Wohl and Emily Iskin are authors of “Damming the wood falls,” published in Science Advances. The study looks at interruptions in the flow of wood from waterways to the ocean, which has consequences for marine environments. LEARN MORE. Wohl is a Professor in the Department of Geosciences and an affiliate faculty member with SoGES. Iskin is a a doctoral student in the Department of Geosciences.

Philip Cafaro is author of "Climate ethics and population policy: A review of recent philosophical work," published in WIREs Climate Change. The paper explores various ethical approaches to addressing the role of population in climate change, and what population policies might look like in a rapidly warming world. LEARN MORE. Cafaro is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and was a SoGES 2011-12 and 2014-15 Resident Fellow.

Susan Golicic has spent more than a decade traveling the world and studying wine. Her final paper regarding that research was published in the International Journal of Wine Business Research and looks at how sustainability practices in the industry have changed over the past 10-15 years. LEARN MORE. Golicic is Chair of the Department of Management and an affiliate faculty member with SoGES.

Guest Post by Sarah Whipple, 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology

Guest Post by Anna Clare Monlezun, 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Guest Post by Philip Cafaro, Professor in the Department of Philosophy and affiliate faculty member with SoGES

Guest Post By Shaista Karim, 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Agricultural Biology

Global Environmental Sustainability Minor (GES)

Our flagship minor, the GES program provides a deep understanding of the complexity surrounding the problems we face and the solutions that we need to implement to address climate change, biodiversity, pollution, public health, oceans, food security, and development on a global scale. LEARN MORE.

Jointly offered by the Colorado Water Center and SoGES, this minor focuses on water issues from social, political, economic, and ecological perspectives. Students gain knowledge of the complexities of water use and management. LEARN MORE.

This minor focuses on social, philosophical, and education aspects of peace and reconciliation and how these can address issues of sustainability. LEARN MORE.

Jointly offered by the CSU Energy Institute and SoGES, this minor focuses on the many dimensions of sustainable energy and breaking down traditional barriers that separate the science and engineering of energy from the social, economic, and political aspects of energy. LEARN MORE.

Online minor enrollment is available. Visit the SoGES education and training webpage to learn more, download the minor course check sheets, and set up an advising appointment.

SoGES addresses complex and global challenges by propelling sustainability research, educating future sustainability leaders, and connecting with the community. CLICK HERE to learn more about our School, our mission, and ways you can support our work.

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