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The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at CU Boulder is a world leader in environmental research. We've partnered with NOAA since 1967. https://cires.colorado.edu/ 📸: John Cassano/CIRES
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · Feb 28
An open letter to our federal colleagues and collaborators from CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati: cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-s...

"While the value of what you do may not be obvious to some, it benefits all. Your work is so important, and it is a true privilege being on the same team as you."
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 1d
Read more about the trip ⬇️
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Learning at CIRES isn't just confined to classrooms and labs at CU Boulder. In May 2023, CIRES Fellow Jen Kay took her students on a four-day field trip to a remote research station high in Colorado’s mountains. #FieldworkFriday

📸: Stephanie Maltarich/CIRES
Two people in hats and hiking gear talk to each other in the snow. Green pine trees and high, snow-covered mountains are visible in the background. Four people wearing hiking gear and carrying backpacks pose at an overlook with a meandering river in a valley A group of people in hiking gear in a dry landscape surrounded by snow covered mountains A group of people stand in front of towers and instruments with high, snow-covered mountains surrounding them
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 1d
At CIRES, we work to understand how climate is changing across the Arctic and around the world, and what that means for all living things. cires.colorado.edu/area-researc...
Cryosphere
<p>Although poles apart, the Arctic and Antarctic regions are unique test beds for understanding the processes that drive the planet. Conducting research in these environments poses challenges that…
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 1d
From the @NYTimes.com: Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries; the food chain is being turned upside down. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...
Mother and cub polar bears on a small sheet of ice look up at a ship.
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 1d
Climate change is transforming ecosystems, and our @nsidc.bsky.social studies how: nsidc.org/home
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 1d
Learn about the wild, wonderful world of soil microbial ecology at Bambei Brewing in Superior, Colorado on October 14 at 7PM! Andrew Blakney, PhD presents!
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Learning at CIRES isn't just confined to classrooms and labs at CU Boulder. In May 2023, CIRES Fellow Jen Kay took her students on a four-day field trip to a remote research station high in Colorado’s mountains. #FieldworkFriday

📸: Stephanie Maltarich/CIRES
Two people in hats and hiking gear talk to each other in the snow. Green pine trees and high, snow-covered mountains are visible in the background. Four people wearing hiking gear and carrying backpacks pose at an overlook with a meandering river in a valley A group of people in hiking gear in a dry landscape surrounded by snow covered mountains A group of people stand in front of towers and instruments with high, snow-covered mountains surrounding them
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 2d
S is for Solid earth: Whether it is understanding geophysical fundamentals of the sub-surface, or identifying geological hazards that pose challenges to society, CIRES researchers observe and explore all components of the solid earth—core, mantle, and crust. buff.ly/tQW7hXH #earth #ciresabc
small brown. flat rocks on a mountain top looking down at other green and brown peaks, some with patches of snow.
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 3d
Boykoff Opinion: "The world cooperates on the climate while the US isolates" in the Boulder Daily Camera. Paywall: www.dailycamera.com/2025/10/04/b...
Boykoff: The world cooperates on the climate while the US isolates
Resistance to intersecting global sustainability and climate challenges does not make for greatness in our neighborhoods or our parks, nor in our nation or in the global community. This creates fri…
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 3d
CIRES and NOAA CSL research scientist Audrey Gaudel helps a Morgan Community College student take detailed readings of air pollutants at street level with a backpack outfitted with instruments. This is part of the FREE CIRES Science Pathways program! Learn more: buff.ly/q23tfoT
A woman helps a student put on an instrumented backpack.
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 3d
R is for water Resources. Although water covers most of Earth, less than 3 percent is freshwater. From understanding changes in surface water hydrology to identifying the connections between sea level rise and coastal resilience, CIRES is a world leader in water resources science. buff.ly/lhY83qU
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 4d
An early warning beacon for solar storms was launched at the end of September 2025. CIRES researchers developed the software for processing the data from the instruments on the observatory: buff.ly/nI9Sfte #swpc #nasa #solarstorm #space
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 4d
Q is for air Quality! CIRES has a web page with fire and air quality resources! In this photo, @NOAA.gov and CIRES researchers targeted Salt Lake City’s wintertime air pollution challenges in an aircraft mission in 2017. buff.ly/LHzf7yY Photo: Mateoutah/Flickr #airquality #pollution #ciresabc
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d

UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project timeline to participate in this year's Sidewalk Symposium by creating project presentations—using nothing but chalk. www.colorado.edu/urop/
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
Developed and hosted in Boulder since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergraduates to create and share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways.
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
Friday, October 10 - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Sidewalk Symposium. 9 a.m.—3 p.m.. Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza Free and open to the public; registration required to present. #urop #beboulder
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
He will highlight key challenges, lessons learned, and ongoing efforts to strengthen community and natural resource resilience in the face of increasing climate-driven extreme weather events. The event is open to the public - register here! cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
Thursday, Oct 9, 11am-12pm MT, Dennis Longknife Jr., Climate Change Coordinator, will outline the development of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Climate Change Adaptation Plan. This is part of the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center at @cires.colorado.edu.
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Department of Geography, CU Boulder @cugeography.bsky.social · 5d
Join us for our Grad School and Beyond Panel.

Learn about getting into Grad School and what to expect when you get there.

Get advice from Geography faculty, staff and grad students.
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
From E&E News by @Politico.com: "Shutdown, Trump budget threaten popular sea ice website." Millions of people a year visit the site run by the National Snow and Ice Data Center at @CIRES.colorado.edu. It tracks changes to the world’s melting polar regions. www.eenews.net/articles/shu...
Shutdown, Trump budget threaten popular sea ice website
Millions of people a year visit the site run by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. It tracks changes to the world’s melting polar regions.
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
“Let alone the impacts on the people who live there, what happens in the Arctic affects the rest of the world.” (Paywall): buff.ly/51Oe6zQ
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
From #nytimes.com: In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From Climate Research to Security. “The Arctic is the proverbial ‘canary in the coal mine,’” said Mark Serreze, @nsidc.bsky.social at @colorado.edu, buff.ly/51Oe6zQ
In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From Climate Research to Security
The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region.
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Polar Science Early Career Community Office @polarsecco.bsky.social · 9d
PECWS synthesized thousands of ideas from all career stages, but now we need YOU to help make that effort count. Please share the PECWS report widely with your networks to endorse the awesome ideas that came from PECWS! cires.colorado.edu/news/early-c...
Promo for a reminder to endorse and share  the PECWS synthesis report.   Text overlaid on photo states “Check out the latest article by CIRES showcasing this early career focused event!” . An orange and red sunset sets behind large glaciers and a body of water, photo credits courtesy of Pixabay.
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Tuesday, Oct 7
Research and Broader Impacts
2:30—4 p.m. University Memorial Center, Room 247
Free and open to CU Boulder faculty and staff

Are you curious about how @colorado.edu investigators are amplifying their impact on society? www.colorado.edu/researchinno...
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 5d
We've almost made it through the CIRES abc's. Next is Q, R, and S. #airQuality, #waterResources, and #solidearth.
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