Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

10/08/2026

"GREENHOUSES GASES UP CLOSE", Thurs Oct 15th
East Campus, University of Colorado Boulder

Meet the scientists & explore the labs behind INSTAAR's greenhouse gas research. Posters & refreshments at 5pm, talk at 6pm, & then guided tours of two labs

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https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/greenhouses-gases-up-close

"Greenhouses gases up close", in SEEC on Thu. Oct. 15

Meet the scientists & explore the labs behind INSTAAR's greenhouse gas research. Posters & refreshments at 5pm, talk at 6pm, & then guided tours of radiocarbon & stable isotope labs

Get your FREE tickets https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/greenhouses-gases-up-close

10/07/2026

Cassandra Brooks - Protecting Antarctic waters: The Ross Sea and beyond
🗓️ Thurs. Oct. 8th 4pm
📍 Fiske Planetarium
University of Colorado Boulder

Keynote for the CU Sustainability Research Summit

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Come join Cassandra Brooks at Fiske Planetarium for a keynote talk on her Arctic and Alpine Research.

10/07/2026

The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World.

INSTAAR affiliate Peter Brannen will discuss his latest book tonight (7 Oct) at 6:30 pm in Norlin library M549 on the main campus of the University of Colorado Boulder
https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/the-story-of-co2-is-the-story-of-everything-how-carbon-dioxide-made-our-world

10/06/2026

A new study led by Abigail Eckland found that sediment buildup has decreased reservoir capacity across the United States. Eckland explains that wildfires can also exacerbate the problem

Reservoirs across the West are slowly losing space to store water as dirt, sand and other sediment pile up behind dams, according to new, sweeping, nationwide research.

10/02/2026

INSTAAR affiliate Marika Holland has received a MacArthur "genius" grant!

Marika's work lies at the intersection of sea ice modeling, climate change, and ecology. She works closely with INSTAARs, including the Brooks Lab, the Ocean Biogeochemistry Group, and Sharon Stammerjohn.

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10/02/2026

As the frontier of Arctic permafrost recedes, how much carbon dioxide and methane does it release?

That's the question INSTAAR PhD candidate Kevin Rozmiarek is hunting down in Alaska in the latest episode of "Ages of Ice." Read more here or stream the show on PBS!

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Discover epic science in the most extreme places on Earth.

10/01/2026

Come join Cassandra Brooks at Fiske Planetarium for a keynote talk on her Arctic and Alpine Research.

10/01/2026

"Greenhouses gases up close", in SEEC on Thu. Oct. 15

Meet the scientists & explore the labs behind INSTAAR's greenhouse gas research. Posters & refreshments at 5pm, talk at 6pm, & then guided tours of radiocarbon & stable isotope labs

Get your FREE tickets https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/greenhouses-gases-up-close

09/30/2026

Congrats to INSTAAR's AGU awardees this year!

This winter, the Arctic Rivers Project will receive the "Science and Society" award, and INSTAAR Director Nicole Lovenduski will receive the "Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring" and "Ocean Sciences Voyager Award."

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09/25/2026

Interested in the "rock rabbits" of the Colorado alpine?

Come to TEDxBreckenridge on Sat Oct 3rd to hear INSTAARite Chris Ray talk about pikas in a warming climate. Ray will be 1 of 9 speakers at the 3-hour event, which spans many topics & perspectives https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/chris-ray-at-tedxbreckenridge