Fort Lewis College's Village Aid Project Solar Initiative was awarded a $100,000 prize from the U.S. Department of Energy. Laurie Williams, professor of Physics & Engineering, is directing the funding towards a partnership with the Navajo Nation Solar Initiative to improve access to electricity with renewable energy.
Fort Lewis College and the The La Plata Economic Development Alliance are partnering on a new professional certificate program for adult learners to drive economic mobility by training, upskilling, and retaining the region’s diverse workforce.
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Skyhawk Alert Test :: The Skyhawk Alert test and fire alarm drills at Reed Library are complete. Please resume normal operations
Skyhawk Alert Test :: Fire alarm drill at Reed Library. If you are in Reed Library please exit to the Union Plaza and meet officers
Skyhawk Alert Test :: Testing the Skyhawk Alert system in conjunction with a fire alarm drill at Reed Library. THIS IS ONLY A TEST
In a column for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, unveils a murder mystery unsolved for 152 million years. The victim? Allosaurus fragilis, a fast-moving, serrated-toothed predator from the Jurassic Period.
The El Niño and La Niña weather cycle can be a tempting source of information for skiers, but this past winter is a telling anecdote that the cycle may be a poor guide. That conclusion is supported by a recent analysis by Brooke Grover, a senior studying Environmental Studies, who completed a project examining Purgatory Resort’s historical snowfall data.
David Gonzales, professor of Geosciences, chimed in on an article in GMTODAY on the geologic significance of the American West. “I tell my students all the time that geology is life,” he said.
The impact of AI disruption lies in what it disrupts and who it disrupts, suggests Ben Waddell, associate professor of Sociology, in The Durango Herald. He noted that AI's social and economic implications on blue-collar workers and communities must be considered.