Experts Shaping Policy
Scholars at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment, in collaboration with law professors across the western U.S., have taken the lead in defending a Bureau of Land Management rule.
Max Boykoff, who attended the first week of the United Nations Climate Change Conference shares his experience, reflections and perspective on what COP30 looked like without United States representatives at the table.
Waleed Abdalati, a climate scientist and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, is scheduled to testify before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Watch via livestream.
A new study suggests that the U.S. government’s push to increase heavy-duty trucks’ energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies’ anticipated effectiveness by 20%.
Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo dipped into all things quantum during her first official visit to ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder and JILA. The campus conversation emphasized the critical role of ongoing federal support in quantum research and innovation.
Gov. Jared Polis has signed new legislation directing ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience and Colorado State University’s Energy Institute to identify new pathways to enhance water quality and environmental sustainability in Colorado.
At a ceremony May 28 on the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder campus, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ushered in a new bill to support the state’s rapidly growing quantum industry.
Professor Amir Behzadan joined an invitation-only group of experts in Washington, D.C., to discuss artificial intelligence models in weather prediction—potentially valuable tools for alerting residents earlier, ultimately saving lives and property.
Announced by Gov. Jared Polis, two grants totaling nearly $700,000 through the statewide Geothermal Energy Grant Program will help determine whether geothermal energy is feasible for the campus.
JILA, a joint institute between ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder and NIST, was represented at the inaugural NSF Quantum Showcase on Capitol Hill. Attending were Professor Heather Lewandowski and graduate student Qizhong Liang, a member of Jun Ye’s research group.