The inaugural cohort of CSU Leadership Fellows, developed by President Joyce McConnell and university leadership, will participate in a series of monthly professional development sessions where they can share challenges, successes, insights and experiences.
In 2018 and 2019, CSU Associate Professor of Political Science Marcela Velasco led a study to understand the complex relationships evolving among Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities along Colombia’s Pacific coast that have endured decades of violent conflict.
Design and Merchandising Associate Professor Sonali Diddi is leading an interdisciplinary team of CSU researchers to better understand the fashion industry’s carbon footprint.
The program prepares future thought leaders with science communication and career development training.
Case studies focus on Baltimore, Bears Ears Natural Monument, the Klamath River watershed in the Pacific Northwest and Pembroke Township in northeastern Illinois.
Grants will support developing or enhancing coursework for interdisciplinary sustainability.
The program prepares future thought leaders with science communication and career development training.
The Global Challenges Research Teams will be funded for two years, with each team receiving $30,000.
Edward Barbier, one of the world’s foremost environmental economists, has been a busy man lately.