Research & Scholarship Second Annual Tribal Water Media Fellowship Showcase highlights stories of water This year, 11 Tribal Water Media fellows participated in the Tribal Water Media Fellowship Showcase. The fellowship provides students with the resources and opportunity to conduct their own research and create a multimedia project centered around water usage, water infrastructure, and desert communities.
Grants & Funding FLC partners with Colorado SPH experts to explore AI solutions for public health in underserved communities Fort Lewis College, funded by a $522,000 National Institutes of Health grant, is developing data-driven outreach programs to support Native American and Latinx populations in southern Colorado.
Grants & Funding Durango AAUW awards fourth Endowed Scholarship The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded Shandyn Gee the fourth fully endowed scholarship at Fort Lewis College (FLC).
Through hands-on research, PEAQS program helps students discover their love, passion for research Fort Lewis College's PEAQS program is transforming student careers with hands-on research, a $4.2 million NSF grant, and opportunities that even include launching micro-thrusters for satellites.
FLC alumna who led efforts to bring solar power to Navajo Nation becomes the inaugural Marathon Solar Fellow Camille Keith (Engineering '22) hopes to expand the work of the VAP Solar Initiative, bringing solar power to remote communities and inspiring future generations to join in the effort.
Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $25,835 from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to support the Community Business Preservation Program (CBPP).
Beth LaShell, Director of The Old Fort at Hesperus Beth LaShell, Director of The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $249,889 from the Colorado Historical Society—State Historical Fund to “complete exterior restoration and stabilization of the Root Cellar Barn, part of the Old Fort at Hesperus.”