Education & Outreach
Grand Junction and Boulder sit on opposite sides of the Continental Divide. As far apart as these cities are, they’re brought together by a commitment to water conservation, as years of heavy drought dwindle the state’s water supply.
In 2018, a change in North Dakota’s requirements posed a potential threat to the voting rights of tribal members. In response, the Natives Vote team was launched to address the unique challenges Native communities face exercising their right to vote.
Eighth graders from STEM Launch, a school in Thornton, spent weeks learning about CIRES’ Future of Forests curriculum, followed by a day at Rocky Mountain National Park.
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder was chosen to join the new Learning Engineering Virtual Institute with the aim of doubling the rate of middle school math learning within five years by building a hybrid human-AI tutoring platform that will reach over 275,000 diverse, low-income students.
With a new strategic plan in place, the Center of the American West is charting a new course focused on undergraduate and graduate student education; interdisciplinary research; outreach to Colorado and beyond; and connection to the university community.
For community college students who study science, fieldwork opportunities are rare. Enter CIRES’ immersive paid mentorship. Read from one student as she reflects on her summer of research in Boulder.
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ SPUR program hosted its first cohort of community college students as part of the broader Denver-Metro Engineering Consortium consisting of local community colleges, four-year institutions and industry partners seeking to increase the number of engineering professionals.
A new award will fund small exhibits created by high school students that will tour museums and birding festivals throughout the Americas, raising awareness about climate change and promoting STEM diversity.
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History is launching a pilot for science-education tools using American Sign Language.
The High School ACCESS program, as part of the Division of Continuing Education, will offer a new scholarship to high school students with demonstrated financial need. The fall application deadline is Aug. 28.