About CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó
For more than half a century, CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó has been a research leader in climateÌýand energy, interdisciplinary environmental studies, and human rights-related disciplines, and has engaged in sustainability practices on campus and beyond. We’re co-hosting the event as part of our comprehensive public research mission and global leadership in research related to the environment, behavioral sciences and issues related to human rights.
At CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, we are devoted to enabling leaders in change and innovators in science who positively impact humanity by using their research to inform the public and advocate for change.
We recognize the exceptional opportunities associated with our role as a research university. As , we value the unique strength and character research achievements bring to education, benefiting people today and informing the next generation of citizens and leaders.
CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is located at the base of the Rocky Mountains and in the heart of one of the nation’s top environmentally focused ecosystems. This ecosystem is sustained by strong collaboration and a shared devotion to environmental sustainability among the university, the city of 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, its residents and local federal research labs.
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75+ research centers
12 research institutes
Partnerships with 15+ local federal research labs
50+ years of collaboration with federal research labs
Federal Partner Labs
- National Center for Atmospheric 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó (),Ìý91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, Colorado
- NOAA Earth System 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Lab (),Ìý​91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, Colorado
- NOAA National Climatic Data Center,ÌýPaleoclimatology Program (),Ìý91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, Colorado
- NOAA NESDIS National Geophysical Data Center (),Ìý91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, Colorado
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (),Ìý​91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, Colorado
- National Ecological Observatory Network (),Ìý91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, Colorado
- National Institute for Standards and Technology (),Ìý​91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, Colorado
- National Renewable Energy Lab (),ÌýGolden, Colorado
- Cooperative Institute for 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó in the Atmosphere (),ÌýFort Collins, Colorado
- Rocky Mountain 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Station (),ÌýFort Collins, Colorado
- Storm Peak Lab (),ÌýSteamboat Springs, Colorado
Leaders inÌýChange
Through strong partnerships, holistic leadership can take place. We’re proud to act in partnership with United Nations Human Rights and the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance as we, together, are committed to leading change for the humanitarian climate crisis.
Innovators in ScienceÌý
Complex global issues call for ingenuity. CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is home to many of the nation's most highly cited researchers who lead innovations in climate, energy, sustainability, earth and environmental sciences.
Positively Impacting Humanity
91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó brings solutions to light, engages others in thoughtful conversation and establishes actions we can take to better ourselves, our communities, our nations and our world.
Global Leadership in 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó
Environmental Science in Service to Society
The Cooperative Institute for 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó in Environmental Science (CIRES) connects CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó's academic innovations, including world-renowned research and teaching, with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the nation's premier earth science research agency, driven by a mission of science in service to society.
Human Vulnerability, Migration and Resilience
Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) researchers study the relationship between social and natural systems around the world. Of special interest to these CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó researchers are climate change and human vulnerability, population migration, and the resilience of communities to wildfires, hurricanes, droughts and floods.
Addressing 21st-Century Human Challenges
BioFrontiers Institute research bridges the biological and social sciences, ranging from climate change-driven emergence of viral diseases to tracking human density and mobility in response to disruptive events. Scientists spanning CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó are using cross-disciplinary approaches to generate innovative solutions to 21st-century human challenges.
Energy-Based Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) researchers develop energy-based solutions to the climate crisis. This partnership between CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) enhances collaboration across the fundamental and applied sciences, driving innovation and implementation to address critical societal needs.
Illuminating the Global Climate System
Since the 1980s, CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó scientists at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó (INSTAAR), in partnership with NOAA, have analyzed air samples from a global network to better understand where greenhouse gases originate (e.g., from fossil fuels or wetlands) and to illuminate how the climate system works.
Informing Decision-Making from Space
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is a leader in developing the sensing capabilities that enable scientists to monitor and better understand our changing environment, extending decades of climate data records that help us understand and make informed decisions related to climate change.
91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Highlights
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