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 鶹Ѹשpartners 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).
Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability, received $10,000 from The Southwestern Water Conservation District for the “Tribal Water Media Fellowship Summer Intensive Program.”
Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library, received $42,240 from The Colorado Department of Higher Education for the “Lowering Textbook Costs for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Collaborative Project between the University of Colorado College of Nursing and Fort Lewis College.”
Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $2,500 from the United Way of Southwest Colorado for the City of Durango Community Support Funding Grant.
Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $86,661 from the Colorado Department of Agriculture to “Support New High Elevation Specialty Crop Growers”.