Category: Events

Walk With Us: Caroline Nickerson Brings Citizen Science to the Park Hill 4th of July Parade as Ms. Doctorate Colorado 2026 

Every Independence Day, Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood lines its streets with families, flags, lawn chairs, and homemade signs for one of the city’s most beloved community traditions. This year, the 16th Annual Park Hill 4th of July Parade will have something a little different marching down the route: a celebration of community science.  Caroline Nickerson,

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Join Us for the #LeaveNoTrash University Challenge at CSU: Earth Day, Natural Resource Days, and Citizen Science Month

Celebrate Earth Day (April 22), CSU Natural Resource Days, and Citizen Science Month (all throughout April) with a hands-on event that combines community action and real research. #LeaveNoTrash at CSU: April 22 Event On Wednesday, April 22 at 2 PM MT, teams from CitSci, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL), Ecosystem Science and Sustainability (ESS), and

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The Science of Science Communication: A Framework for Action

Image of Caroline smiling in front of a poster advertising her talk

Earlier this fall, I had the chance to lead a Lunch N’ Learn at Colorado State University on a deceptively simple but endlessly complex subject: the science of science communication. Why “the science of science communication”? The phrase may sound recursive, but it reflects an important truth: communication itself can be a subject of research.

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