Help @colorado.edu spread the word about the importance of university research — and advocate for science!
🔬Learn more on the CU Boulder research page: www.colorado.edu/research
✍ Draft a message to lawmakers: researchfor.us
Timely and accurate weather forecasts help communities prepare and respond. CIRES researchers @noaa.gov's Global Systems Laboratory developed a powerful new tool — HRRRCast, an experimental AI model designed to predict hazardous weather conditions.
cires.colorado.edu/news/ai-help...
Promotional graphic titled “Earth Month Featured Resource” highlighting CEEE’s Climate Mental Health Program. Text explains that the program offers strategies to help students process climate-related emotions, build resilience, and inspire positive action. A small photo shows a hand-painted sign reading “The seas are rising, but so are we!” Bullet points list learning goals: incorporating a trauma‑informed approach and cultivating hope and resilience. A link at the bottom reads tinyurl.com/CEEE‑EarthDay1.
This week, we're highlighting our resources on climate mental health, providing strategies to support students in navigating the emotional impacts of a changing climate while staying informed, resilient, and hopeful.
Happy #EarthMonth 🌎✨️ a time to reflect, learn, and care for both our planet and ourselves. To celebrate, we’re featuring a new CEEE resource each week!
Explore all our resources on our website: 🔗 ceee.colorado.edu
#EarthDay #EarthScience #ClimateMentalHealth
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A new version of SOS Explorer® (SOSx) is here! 🌎🚀
This update brings a highly requested search feature plus the ability to tag and save your favorite datasets for quick access. Ready to explore?
Download it today ✨
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#ScienceOnASphere #ScienceEducation #CEEE #CIRES #NOAA
Spots are limited. Register here today!
🔗 tinyurl.com/RFTW26
#CEEE #CIRES #ScienceTeachers
Registration is $50 and covers all workshop costs. Educators who complete the workshop will receive a gift certificate.
Participants can also earn a 20-hour professional development certificate at no extra cost or pay an additional $95 per credit to earn graduate credit through CU Boulder.
Promotional graphic for the Resilient Futures Teacher Workshop, held July 28–30, 2026 at the University Memorial Center in Boulder, Colorado. The workshop invites middle and high school educators to a three-day, in-person program covering climate science, natural hazards, water resources, climate mental health, and data literacy. The graphic includes photos of educators participating in hands-on activities, a QR code for registration, and text noting a 20‑hour professional development certificate or 1–2 CU Boulder continuing education credits, with a registration link to tinyurl.com/RFTW26.
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the Resilient Futures Teacher Workshop 📚🌱
This is a three-day professional development opportunity for middle and high school science teachers at the University of Colorado Boulder University Memorial Center on July 28–30th, 2026.
We are so incredibly grateful for each and every member of our team for their contributions in all projects!
#WomensHistoryMonth #CIRES #CEEE #WomenInSTEM
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Meet our last featured team member: Grace 🧠 Her work also examines how caregivers’ beliefs influence children’s challenge-seeking and how flexible spatial skills support STEM and arts learning, with a focus on gendered experiences in spatial development.
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Meet our next featured team member: Alicia 🌱 She manages the Research Experience for Community College Students (RECCS) program and several other research initiatives, while also supporting lifelong learning opportunities.
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Meet our next featured team member: Hilary 🌐 She organizes professional development for educators, creates scientific storytelling content for SOS and SOSx, and leads a global network of SOS users in sharing best practices.
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Meet our next featured team member: Bridget Walsh 📚 In her short time with us, she’s already making a big impact—designing innovative, phenomenon-based science learning experiences and leading hands-on workshops for educators.
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Meet our next featured team member: Dr. Moon ❄️🌊 A leader in climate science, Dr. Moon studies how ice, oceans, and ecosystems are interconnected and translates these insights for decision-makers and business leaders tackling climate challenges.
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Meet our next featured team member: Katya 🌎 She is a passionate educator who supports K–12 teachers in bringing research-based, hands-on, and engaging climate science curriculum into their classrooms.
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We’re proud to spotlight Carrie's contributions and celebrate the leadership and dedication she brings to our team. We’re proud that she was recently featured in the Women in Energy installation at Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, highlighting women shaping the future of energy 🌎
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We’re excited to introduce the first featured member of our team: Carrie McDougall 🌟 Carrie’s work has helped connect people everywhere with science, empowering communities with knowledge they need to understand and respond to our changing world. We're proud to have her as CEEE's acting director!
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Happy Women's History Month! 💐✨
In this thread, we'll feature a few groundbreaking women making the world a better place here at CEEE. We’re grateful for our entire team who make it all possible!
Students at North Fork High School, along with community members, met to play the Drought Game together. While students had been playing the game in their classroom for a few weeks, this game allowed the community to examine the pressing issues and problem-solve together.
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CEEE’s own Katya Schloesser was interviewed by KVNF Community Radio for a HEART Force Drought Game event last week 🌡🏜
Read more:
🔗 ceee.colorado.edu/news-awards/...
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A cross-institutional team led by CIRES’ Carrie Wall developed a framework to improve and standardize how users process, access, and share passive acoustic monitoring data across diverse data collection communities, including science and industry.
cires.colorado.edu/news/sound-s...
Map depicting predicted departures from average of temperatures later on Friday across the U.S. Southwest from the ECMWF model. Highly anomalously warm values are depicted nearly everywhere.
Map from NOAA NWS depicting specific locations expected to approach or exceed high temperatures today. Many such locations are noted in southern CA, AZ, NV, and adjacent regions.
Exceptionally warm-to-hot late winter conditions expected across the Southwest through the weekend, peaking Fri and Sat. Numerous daily record highs (and record warm overnight minimums) will be set, along with some Feb monthly records possible. [Thread] #CAwx #AZwx #NVwx
Aerosols carry significant amounts of phosphorus that can fuel massive algal blooms on the Greenland Ice Sheet, according to new research, underscoring the importance of tracking dust emissions to understand how the ice sheet will change in the future. 🧪🧊 eos.org/articles/gre...
As MeCCO’s Infographics, Design & Outreach Lead, Ami transforms complex global data into clear, compelling visuals that help us understand how climate stories are told worldwide 🌄
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The latest findings show a 14% decline in global media coverage of climate change in 2025 — a shift with major implications for public awareness and engagement.
Read more:
ceee.colorado.edu/news-awards/ami-mecco-highlight
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Carrie brings more than 20 years of leadership in science and environmental education, including her work leading NOAA’s Environmental Literacy and Science On a Sphere programs. Widely respected across the national education community, she is known for her deep expertise and collaborative approach.
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🎉 Leadership update at CIRES CEEE 🎉
We’re excited to share that Carrie McDougall has stepped into the role of Acting Director of CEEE. We’re thrilled to have Carrie guiding CEEE during this transition and look forward to the insight, continuity, and leadership she brings to the role! 🌍✨
This post highlights three standout events from last year that brought our community together and sparked meaningful conversations around climate and Earth system science 🌎🌿
Thank you to everyone who showed up, participated, and helped make these gatherings impactful!
Our team also shares their expertise beyond our own programs, presenting at professional conferences, in classrooms, and at public events throughout the year.
#TrackingOurImpact #ScienceEngagement #ClimateEducation #CommunityConnection
Tracking Our Impact: Our Events 📌✨
At CEEE, we host and sponsor professional development sessions, hands-on workshops, networking events, and informational webinars — creating spaces where educators, students, and scientists can connect and learn from one another.