NREL/ESS Fall 2025 Events
This webpage will be updated weekly with information about NREL/ESS Fall 2025 events. Latest update: October 23, 2025.
This fall at CSU, we’re excited to offer a great variety of seminars and workshops highlighting graduate students, research scientists, guest speakers, and hands-on learning opportunities.
Scroll down to explore the full available schedule, including links to recordings of any past seminars as they become available.
Full Schedule
| Date | Topic/Title | Presenter(s) | Affiliation | Location | Links |
| September 3 4:00 p.m. | Place-Based Ecology: Local Solutions to Global Problems | Danielle Johnston, Cini Brown | Graduate Program in Ecology (GDPE) | Lory Student Center Room 302 |
| September 3 6:00 p.m. | Film Screening: World Without Cows | Tony Vorster | WCNR, College of Ag Sciences | Lory Student Center Theater RSVP a ticket here. |
| September 4 4:00-6:00 p.m. | WCNR Fall Picnic | WCNR | Sherwood Forest | |
| September 6 1:00 p.m. | Nutrien Ag Day BBQ | Intramural Field 1 Sign up to volunteer here. | ||
| September 9 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch N’ Learn: The Science of Science Communication | Caroline Nickerson | CitSci, NREL | NESB B218, Swift Conference Room |
| September 10 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Can AI be Helpful for Students? | Tian Guo | WCNR | MSNR Room 345 Register here. |
| September 11 4:00-6:00 p.m. | ESS Fall Picnic | ESS | 1600 Lindenwood Dr, Fort Collins CO | |
| September 16 10:00-11:00 a.m. | NREL Monday Munchies | NREL | NESB B218, Swift Conference Room | |
| September 17 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Managing the Planet “Chocolate and Sustainability” | SoGES | Avogadro’s Number | |
| September 17-18 | 2025 Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit | NREL | Golden, CO (Hybrid) Register here. | |
| September 22 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Moving from Conflict to Collaboration in Water Resources | Tanya Heikkila | Colorado Water Center | MSNR Room 109 |
| September 23 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fire Modeling Across the Americas: Floods & Drought in Paraguay | Sheyla Ríos Galeano, Joel Correia | WCNR | MSNR Room 402 |
| September 23 2:00-3:00 p.m. | ESS Fall Coffee Hour | Inquisitive Excellence Committee | NESB Lobby | |
| September 29 12:00-1:00 p.m. | NREL Fall BBQ | NREL | NESB Lawn | |
| September 29 3:00 p.m. | Lecture on Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies | Ruha Benjamin | SoGES | LSC Never No Summer |
| October 9 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Informal NREL Discussion: Experiences, Tips, and Tricks Talking to the Media | Tony Vorster, James Henriksen | NREL | NESB B218, Swift Conference Room |
| October 13 10:00-11:00 a.m. | NREL Monday Munchies | NREL, OGLE Lab | NESB B218, Swift Conference Room | |
| October 15 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Graze Anatomy: Exploring when and where livestock grazing supports or hinders nature restoration, soil carbon, and ecosystem health | Matthew Hayek | ESS | NESB B218, Swift Conference Room |
| October 15 4:00 p.m. | Night of Sustainability Careers | CSU Career Center | LSC Grand Ballroom | |
| October 21 2:00-3:00 p.m. | ESS Fall Coffee Hour | Inquisitive Excellence Committee | NESB Lobby | |
| November 4 4:00-5:30 p.m. | ESS Accelerated Master’s Program Open House | ESS | MSNR Room 345 Register here. | |
| November 11 1:00-3:00 p.m. | Warner Fall All-College Meeting | WCNR | MSNR Room 345 | |
| November 18 2:00-3:00 p.m. | ESS Fall Coffee Hour | Inquisitive Excellence Committee | NESB Lobby |
