Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)

Supporting highly collaborative research toward a more resilient, healthy, and equitable Arctic that is understood and stewarded for its role in global systems. 

Lens on Climate Change (LOCC)

Documenting the effects of climatic and environmental changes on students' lives and in their communities through short films.

Bilingual Wildfire Family Game Night: Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge

Join us for a bilingual family game night on Friday, April 11th, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the Community Room at the Gunnison Public Library. Gunnison High School students will be leading the Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge, an interactive wildfire response game designed to help families learn how to react in a wildfire emergency.
Meg Littrell, an education researcher and evaluator at the CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation (CEEE), studies place-based education, science learning, and transformative experiences. Littrell has a PhD in Cognitive Psychology — and when she was an undergrad, she also studied French Language. She loves to perform with improv comedy teams and says, “every show is a different adventure.” Littrell also sews and enjoys making things for her friends and family. She’s a cat lover, and she grew up in Louisiana in a Cajun family.

CIRES to host annual international meeting of Arctic researchers

CIRES hosts its largest event to date: Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW), an international gathering of nearly 1,000 participants focused on sharing Arctic research and planning for the future. Coverage by Colorado Public Radio features interviews with CIRES researchers, including Fellow Mark Serreze, Director of the U.S. Arctic Observing Network Sandy Starkweather, and NSIDC Deputy Lead Scientist Twila Moon.
Last week, CIRES hosted its largest event to date: Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW), an international gathering of nearly 1,000 participants focused on sharing Arctic research and planning for the future. Coverage by Colorado Public Radio featured interviews with CIRES researchers, including Fellow Mark Serreze, Director of the U.S. Arctic Observing Network Sandy Starkweather, and NSIDC Deputy Lead Scientist Twila Moon. The summit also included the Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) from March 22–24, organized by the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)—a CIRES-based initiative housed within the Center for Education, Engagement & Evaluation (CEEE). PECWS brought together early career researchers, Indigenous scholars, and professionals from across the Arctic and Antarctic to network, shape future polar research priorities, and contribute to the planning of the 5th International Polar Year (2032–33). As part of the Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)—another program supported by CEEE—six undergraduate students from Alaska attended both ASSW and PECWS. The students worked alongside research mentors on projects involving co-produced data and presented their initial findings on Friday, March 28. They also participated in the NNA-CO annual meeting earlier in the week, where community members were invited to attend student presentations, offering feedback and building connections. Thanks to the teamwork between CEEE, NNA, and PSECCO, Arctic Science Summit Week wasn’t just about sharing research—it also became a space for learning, collaboration, and uplifting the next generation of Arctic researchers.
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ceee@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-492-5670
Fax: 303-735-3644

CEEE Mail

CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation
University of Colorado Boulder
488 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0449

CEEE Office Hours

8:00 am to 5:00 pm MT -- fall and spring semesters