Gabe Allen
Neil Best FellowGabe Allen is KUNC’s 2024 Neil Best Reporting Fellow. He reports on diverse topics for KUNC’s website and supports our other reporters with photography, videography and data visualization.
Before starting at the station, he covered science and the environment for Mongabay, Discover Magazine, Astronomy Magazine, The Colorado Sun and WyoFile, among other publications. His first journalism job was as the arts and entertainment editor at the Jackson Hole News&Guide.
When he’s not working, you can find him rock climbing in Eldorado Canyon, playing music with friends or savoring a well-made doughnut.
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In November, CU Boulder Professor Jed Brubaker launched a student-run, pro bono tech support service for the dead, dying and their family members. -
Death Cafes have proliferated across the Front Range and Western Slope. Attendees say that death is just another part of life, and we should talk about it more. -
Scientists, led by Colorado State University PhD postdoctoral scholar Xin Liu, detail a new technique for breaking down PFAS in a paper published in Nature. -
Colorado hospitals are still short on sterile IV fluids after more than a month of rationing. Experts say the shortage could last another three to six months. -
On Election Day, Coloradans will decide whether to overhaul the state-wide election system or maintain the status quo. The result will impact state elections for years to come. -
Proponents argue that the law would alleviate the scarcity of veterinary care in rural areas. Opponents argue it would put animals at risk. -
The Colorado attorney general’s office will argue that the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons will hurt workers, shoppers and farmers. -
KUNC talks with Colorado State University horticulture specialist Jeff Pieper to learn more about the conditions that create western Colorado’s peaches. Pieper says it started more than 100 years ago when farmers decided to divert Colorado River water onto arid land near the mouth of De Beque Canyon. -
Riders of all ages met at CU Boulder on Sunday morning and mounted everything from high-end road bikes to rickety single speeds. They rode to the site of White’s death and then back to campus, where his parents and lawmakers spoke. -
The Alexander Mountain Fire has been roaring through Big Thompson Canyon since Monday morning. Here is a list of resources for those affected by the fire and those wanting to help.
