CSTPR Events
2023
C-SEF Workshop: Social and Environmental Futures Workshop
This annual workshop is sponsored by the CIRES Center for Social and Environmental Futures. This year's theme is 'The devil is in the details'. Environmental discourse is often sweeping, polarized, and polemical.
View EventCIRES HR professional development workshop
Please join the CIRES HR team on October 25 from 1-2 pm for a Workshop on Professional & Career Development.
View EventCIRES Picnic
The CIRES annual picnic will take place on Friday, July 28 at Waneka Lake in Lafayette. Courtesy of CIRES, take a spin on a paddle boat, SUP or kayak starting at 1 p.m.
View EventSusan Sullivan's Retirement Celebration
Please join us to celebrate Susan Sullivan’s 34-year career with CIRES! RSVP to Linda Pendergrass by June 21.
View EventCIRES Visiting Fellows and Post-docs Appreciation Breakfast
All CIRES Visiting Fellows and Post-docs are invited to an Appreciation Breakfast on Tuesday, April 11 from 8:30-10 am in the CIRES Fellows Room (
View EventHiring and Supervising Foreign Nationals
Join CIRES HR Visa Coordinator, Janet Garcia for an overview of best practices related to hiring and supervising foreign national employees.
View EventAAAS "Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" Workshop Student Competition Applications Due
The CASE Workshop is an exciting opportunity to learn from science policy and advocacy experts about the role of science in policymaking and the federal policy-making process.
View Event2022
Reducing Polarization Dialogues with Matt Burgess
CU Boulder is partnering with a group of CU students, staff and faculty, led by CIRES fellow Matthew Burgess, to organize a dialogue series aimed at building empathy and understanding across political and other divisions.
View EventNC CASC Webinar Series
The Challenge of Planning for Extremes in Natural and Cultural Resources
View Event2021
NC CASC Webinar Series Webinar: Setting habitat protection and restoration priorities in a warming world: Lessons from Wyoming
Please join us for the NC CASC webinar on Thursday, December 9, 2021, 11a -12p MDT: "Setting habitat protection and restoration priorities in a warming world: Lessons from Wyoming".
View Event2020
Stand Up For Climate Change Comedy Show- Tune in anytime on April 22!
A Celebration for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
An Experiment with Creative Climate Comedy
Tune in on April 22!
The Climate and Biodiversity Crisis: Moving Towards a Global Awakening?
Boulder Faculty Climate Science and Education Committee Presents
The Climate and Biodiversity Crisis: Moving Towards a Global Awakening?
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Sustainable Energy for All?: Assessing Distributive Justice in the Green Climate Fund’s Energy Finance
by Diana Dorman, Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado Boulder
View EventColorado Local Science Engagement Network Launch event
Colorado – Local Science Engagement Network (CO-LSEN) Launch event
Western Colorado University - Gunnison, Colorado
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Guiding ozone layer recovery with effective science and policy on an international scale
by Stephen Montzka, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratories/Global Monitoring Laboratory
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Materiality of the virtual: Digital technology and the climate crisis?
by Hunter Vaughan, Media Studies in the College of Media, Communication, & Information, University of Colorado Boulder
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Stakeholder engagement and governance of emerging biotechnologies
by Jason Delborne, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
AAAS "Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" Workshop Student Competition Panel Discussion
View Event2019
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Our Connected Planet: Putting Science and Innovation into Action
by Susan Avery, President Emerita, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Public Discussion: Policies on Climate and Environment
with Colorado Senator Kerry Donovan (D - Chaffee)
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Living at the Intersection of Climate Science and Action
by Jane Zelikova, Co-founder, 500 Women Scientists
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How Will The Fossil Fuel Era End?
by Antonia Juhasz, Investigative Journalist
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Public Discussion: Policies on Climate and Environment
with Colorado Senator Steve Fenberg (D - Boulder)
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Public Discussion: Policies on Climate and Environment
with Colorado Senator Ray Scott (R - Grand Junction)
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Moving From Awareness to Action: A Co-produced Creative Climate Change Curriculum
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Toxic Swaggers and the Case for Ecological Masculinities: A Talk about Men, Masculinities and Earth
by Paul Pulé, Science, Technology and Society, Chalmers University
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The Climate Change Story: Bridging the Gap Between Science and the Public
by Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Matters Director
View EventStand Up For Climate Change
An Event with Creative Climate Comedy
Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 pm
Old Main Auditorium
University of Colorado Boulder
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Institutions, infrastructures, and coastal hazard risk in Bangladesh
by Kimberly Rogers, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Solutions for nature and people: bridging the ecological and social dimensions of conservation
by Charlotte Chang, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
The geopolitics of the energy transition
by Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
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View EventThe Human Element Film Screening with James Balog
Inside the Greenhouse will be hosting James Balog and a screening of his new film
THE HUMAN ELEMENT
AN EARTH VISION FILM PRODUCTION
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
From the inside out: The fight for environmental justice within government agencies
by Jill Harrison, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
2018
AAAS "Catalyzing advocacy in science and engineering" workshop student competition panel discussion
AAAS "Catalyzing advocacy in science and engineering" workshop student competition panel discussion
This talk will be available via webcast here.
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Fracking and technological momentum: Risks, hazards and features of the oil and gas extraction system in Colorado
by David Oonk, CSTPR and ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Climate change scientists as policy advocates?: Navigating the tensions between scientific independence, poor policy, and avoiding a dangerous world
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Local responses to disasters in Peru and Puerto Rico: An approach from zero-order responders
by Fernando Briones, Consortium for Capacity Building, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
From Scientist to Policymaker
From Scientist to Policymaker: Join us for a discussion with Dr. Kristopher Larsen on his journey from research to politics!
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Private forest owners and climate change adaptation: How science and society will shape future forests
by Angela Boag, Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado Boulder
FOSEP Discussion
Interested in Science Policy? Or want to know what science policy even is?
11th Floor of Gamow Tower, Duane Physics
University of Colorado Boulder
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Finding new ground for advancing hydro-climatic information use among small mountain water systems
This talk will be available via webcast here.
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Conference on World Affairs Event
Our Lives in the 21st Century: The Best of Times or the Worst of Times?
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Discourse networks and climate change: Comparing media debates on climate change policy in Canada, the US, Finland, Brazil, and India
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Extreme events reconnaissance: Social science and interdisciplinary research in the disaster aftermath
***NEW ROOM LOCATION: UMC 415-417***
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Flood modelling and early warning assessments for downstream communities of Koka Dam, Ethiopia
This talk will be available via webcast here.
View Event2017
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
AAAS "Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" workshop student competition panel discussion
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
The socio-spatial dimensions of disaster risk in mobile home parks: Learning from the 2013 Colorado floods by Andrew Rumbach and Esther Sullivan, University of Colorado Denver
View EventCSTPR Open House
This year we are celebrating our 15th anniversary of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research and the 50th anniversary of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Climate and congress: The making of a citizen by Grant Couch, Citizen's Climate Lobby
This talk will be available via webcast here.
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Sustained assessment in the US southwest by Benét Duncan, Western Water Assessment, University of Colorado Boulder
View EventCSTPR 15th Anniversary
CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy Research 15th Anniversary
Keynote Address by Brian Deese
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Forests, finance and conservation: A turn in US climate policy by Lauren Gifford, Geography Department, University of Colorado Boulder
Winner of the 2017 Radford Byerly Award
CSTPR Seminar
New Coordinates for Environmental Documentary: How have nature and environmental documentaries changed since the internet arrived?, by Bienvenido León, School of Communication, University of Navarra (Spain), FIRST
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Anticipating Disaster: Local Dependence on Formal Climate Information vs. Traditional Ways of Knowing
by Sierra Gladfelter
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Renewable Energy in Africa: Findings from the Social Sciences by Kathleen Hancock
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Machine Learning, Social Learning and the Governance of Self-Driving Cars by Jack Stilgoe
View EventStand Up for Climate Change: An Experiment With Creative Climate Comedy
Humor is a tool underutilized, and comedy has the power to effectively connect with people about climate change issues.
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Emerging Biotechnologies and Public Engagement: Reflections on the NASEM Report on Gene Drives by Jason Delborne
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
Addressing Climate Change as an Engineering Challenge: Scientific Expertise in U.S. Geoengineering Politics by Julia Schubert
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The High Water Mark - Policy Lessons Learned from Colorado’s 2013 Floods by Deserai Crow
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Transitioning Research to Operations in an Applied Science Program
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Supraregulatory Agreements and Public Perceptions of Unconventional Energy Development in Colorado by Jessica Smith
View Event2016
CSTPR Noontime Seminar
AAAS "Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" Workshop Student Competition Panel Discussion
Cosponsored by The Forum on Science Ethics and Policy
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar
Collaborating for System Change - Learning Networks for City Resilience, Wildfire Protection, Climate Adaptation, and Impactful Science
View EventFOSEP Discussion
Forum on Science Ethics and Policy: Advocating for Science at the State and Federal Level
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Maxwell Dalaba
Prices, Peers, and Perceptions (P3): Improved Cookstove Research in Northern Ghana
View EventCSTPR Seminar: Lesley Henderson
Communicating Plastic Pollution - The (conflicting) values of media producers, scientists & lay publics?
View EventPanel Discussion: Power Dialog
discussing Colorado's engagement for a clean energy economy in the 21st century
View EventComedy for Climate Change
Standing Up for Climate: An Experiment with Creative Climate Comedy
View EventCSTPR Seminar: Sam Schramski
A Real Polêmica: An Approach to Scientific Controversy and its Uncertain Reach
View EventCSTPR Seminar: Reiner Grundmann
Media Coverage of Climate Change in a Comparative Perspective
View EventCSTPR Seminar: Lucy McAllister
Coming to the Rescue? Tech Firms and the Harms of the Electronics Commodity Chain
View EventPanel Discussion: AAAS
Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering" Workshop Student Competition
View EventENVS Colloquium: Benjamin Hale
The Lingering Value of Technological Artifacts: A Clog in the E-waste Stream
View Event2015
CSTPR Seminar: Sam Schramski
Climate Change in an Amazon Town: Media and Environmental Perceptions in Ever-Rising Waters
View EventFOSEP Talk
The challenge of shaping a society that embraces innovation - and why Europe differs from the US
View EventCSTPR Seminar: Jan Marco Müller
Chief Scientific Adviser in the European Commission: Results of an Experiment
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Steven Vanderheiden
Mobilizing Individual Responsibility Through Personal Carbon Budgeting
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Jordan Kincaid
Fracking In Denton, Texas: Who Benefits and Why Was it Banned?
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Paul Bowman
Ignorance Isn't Bliss: Why Historical Emitters Owe Compensation for Climate Change
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Marisa McNatt
Mystery of the Sea: A Study of Why the U.S. Has Yet to Construct an Offshore Wind Farm
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Elizabeth McNie
When Basic or Applied is Not Enough: Utilizing a Typology of Research Activities and Attributes to Inform Usable Science
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Roger Pielke, Jr.
Sugar, Spice And Everything Nice: Science and Policy of 'Sex Testing'in Sport
View Event2014
CSTPR Noontime Seminar: Kritee Kritee
Climate Smart Agriculture in Asia: Measurements, Implementation Strategy and Challenges
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Gesa Luedecke
Let's Hear from the People: A Study on Media Impact on Climate Protection and Climate Adaptation
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Lucy McAllister
Blind Spots: Electronics Firms, and the Social and Environmental Harms of the Electronics Commodity Chain
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Jessica Weinkle
Is This (Our) Risk? The Science and Politics of Catastrophe Insurance
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Heather Bailey
The Argument for Changing the Electric Utility Business Model
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Tanya Heikkila and Chris Weible
Mapping the Political Landscape of Hydraulic Fracturing in Colorado
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Leslie Dodson and Drew Zachary
Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program Summer 2014 panel discussion
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Deserai Crow, Adrianne Kroepsch, Elizabeth Koebele, and Lydia Dixon
Assessing Wildfire Mitigation Outreach Strategies in the Wildland-Urban Interface
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Katie Dickinson
Playing with Fire: Social Interactions and Wildfire Mitigation Behaviors in Colorado
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Samuel Tang
Reporting, Regulation, and the Governance of Climate Change in the U.K.
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Adam Briggle
Guinea Pigs of the Shale: Informed Consent and the Politics of Fracking
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Kristen Averyt
The Energy-Water Nexus: Where Climate Adaptation and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies Collide
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Meaghan Daly, Eric Lovell, Mara Goldman, and Lisa Dilling
Knowledge Production, Access, and Use for Climate Adaptation at Local Scales in Northern Tanzania
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Saffron O'Neill
Place Attachment, Performance and Climate Change Adaptation
View Event2013
CSTPR Noontime Seminar: Political Extremism is Supported by an Illusion of Understanding
Phillip Fernbach, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Multi-Level Governance, Climate Change and Urban Energy Transitions - State-Local Relations in Colorado's 'New Energy Economy'
MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN ENERGY TRANSITIONS: STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS IN COLORADO'S 'NEW ENERGY ECONOMY'
View EventCSTPR Noontime Seminar: Estimating the Historical and Future Probabilities of Large Terrorist Events
ESTIMATING THE HISTORICAL AND FUTURE PROBABILITIES OF LARGE TERRORIST EVENTS