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).
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.”