News Briefs ‘Water justice’ delivered to Animas River via Durango resolution Fort Lewis College students successfully convinced Durango City Council to support a resolution acknowledging river rights for the Animas River.
In the News Fort Lewis College students study Falls Creek aquifer Capstone project offers real-world experience, practical data for subdivision residents.
News Briefs Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid The Diné weaver and teacher reimagines pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, continually coloring his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons. (Hyperallergic)
Payson McElveen wins Mid South Payson McElveen (Exercise Science, '16) defended his champion title, and rode with the memory of training partner and friend Ben Sonntag (Business Economics, '10), at the muddy Mid South gravel race in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Center of Southwest Studies' latest exhibit The Center of Southwest Studies' latest exhibit is skateboard deck art, featuring more than 30 Native American artists. Though CSWS is currently closed for coronavirus precautions, the exhibit will be displayed through 2020.
Brian Maitland senior capstone research Brian Maitland (Anthropology, '19) discovered in his senior capstone research that Indigenous peoples of the Southwest primarily used piñon pine resin to waterproof baskets. His research was published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports with Professor of Anthropology Jesse Tune and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michael Grubb as co-authors.
Professor Ben Waddell featured in High Country News In Colorado's San Luis Valley, historic discriminatory lending has lost Hispanic farmers and ranchers land and income. Associate Professor of Sociology Benjamin Waddell wrote about these families for High Country News.