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Glaciologist Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña is the head of communications for the University of Colorado Boulder's Climate Adaptation Science Center. Her research has covered the growth of supraglacial lakes and flooding on Himalayan glaciers, as well as the impacts of...
Sailing on the ‘Sylvia Earle,’ an Antarctica Expedition Ship Led By Women Scientists
Across Antarctica, you’ll find no shortage of places, landmarks, and even animals named after women: Queen Elizabeth Land, Una's Peaks, and the Adélie penguin, among them. But it's not a reflection of the many scientific accomplishments by women in the region. It's...
The Andes Tragedy: 50 Years Later
The most amazing stories known to man - the crash of flight 571. Never before known facts told by survivors. And current day, active investigation returning to the crash site with a survivor, finding remnants from that fateful ordeal. Airing as a TV special in Europe.
Life As a Scientific Explorer and Educator
Dr. Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña is a scientist, part-time professor, mountaineer and explorer. However, as you’ll soon learn, those tags only reveal a fraction of who she is and what she does. Read more here on life as a scientific explorer and educator.
The 45 Most Adventurous Women of the Past 45 Years
A celebration of the mountaineers, arctic explorers, activists, and artists who redefine the limits of what's humanly possible. Read here in Men's Journal.
K2, more dangerous than Everest, is on this summer’s climbing list for Naperville’s Lucy Westlake
Westlake is working with Colorado climate scientist, mountaineer and educator Ulyana Horodyskyj Pena to collect ice and snow samples on K2. Because of the challenges of gathering samples, Westlake’s trip up K2 will be the first expedition in which data will be...
Meet Ulyana Horodyskyj – Scientist and Mountaineer
We had the good fortune of connecting with Ulyana Horodyskyj and we’ve shared our conversation. Hi Ulyana, how do you think about risk? I believe that risk-taking is necessary in order to pursue and achieve goals. Risk is something constantly on my mind, too, given I...
How portable technology can reveal landscape-scale environmental changes
In this SelectScience interview, we speak with Ulyana Nadia Horodyskyj, founder of Science in the Wild, an initiative that gives the public a chance to participate in immersive and educational adventure citizen science expeditions around the world – ranging from...
The Science of Hope – Training for the Future of Climate Change
"This current generation, and I include Colorado College students in that, is doing the most on climate change," explains Ulyana Horodyskyj, visiting professor in CC's Environmental Studies Program, and professor for Summer Session's Block A class Introduction to...
Two Coloradans win international exploration awards
A member of the Boulder community was among esteemed explorers from around the globe honored at the 6th annual Leif Erikson Exploration awards. Jeff Blumenfeld was named winner of the 2020 Leif Erikson Exploration History Award. Another Coloradan, Broomfield resident...
Italy’s Mont Blanc Glacier Could Collapse As Ice Rapidly Melts, Scientists Warn
Italy's Mont Blanc Glacier Could Collapse As Ice Rapidly Melts, Scientists Warn The Italian side of Mont Blanc glacier is at risk of collapsing due to increased ice melt linked to climate change, scientists and local officials warn. If the popular hiking spot...
Travel with Purpose: A Field Guide to Voluntourism
Travel with Purpose: A Field Guide to Voluntourism Imagine yourself in a schoolroom in one of the most remote regions of one of the most hard-to-reach countries on earth. Nepal. The Lower Mustang region to be exact. To reach it takes a 14-hour flight from New York to...
The World’s Most Adventurous Women
The World's Most Adventurous Women 2019 Meet the new adventure icons. From rock climber and mountaineer Emily Harrington scaling massive caves in China to big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira staring down a 68-foot wave in Portugal, here are 17 of the most adventurous women...
Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery
Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery Think you need a degree in science to contribute to important scientific discoveries? Think again. All around the world, in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, millions of everyday people...
Giving Science Back to the Citizens
Giving Science Back to the Citizens Patrick Rowe is a science technician with the organization Science in the Wild and owner of Midwest ROV, LLC. We spoke about his career, the role of support staff in scientific endeavors, and the importance of everyday citizens in...
Flash floods threaten more people than thought, as ice melts
Flash floods threaten more people than thought, as ice melts The Himalaya, the breathtaking consequence of the battle between two tectonic plates, is home to spectacular mountains and a family of glaciers whose waters sustain 1.65 billion people across the region. The...
The Alpinist Becoming an Astronaut
The Alpinist Becoming an Astronaut Ulyana Nadia Horodyskyj has always been an explorer, interested in the mysteries of planet earth and the space beyond it. One of her first research projects investigated how solar sails could be used to deliver supplies into outer...
Boulder trio of scientist found challenging, changing ‘laboratory’ at Baffin Island
Boulder trio of scientists found challenging, changing 'laboratory' at Baffin Island Three Boulder scientists who ventured onto Baffin Island’s Penny Ice Cap last month to conduct science on a shoestring are back in Boulder safely, untouched by bears but with deepened...
Ice Trailblazers
Ice Trailblazers When Ulyana Horodyskyj was six she visited the Swiss Alps and fell in love with the mountains... https://www.scribd.com/document/97886929/Cosmos
Glacial Lake’s Disappearing Act Caught on Film
Glacial Lake's Disappearing Act Caught on Film In mere days this June, a glacial lake in the Himalayas lost the equivalent of 42 Olympic-size swimming pools of water and then slowly refilled. And for the first time, scientists caught this disappearing-reappearing...
