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Sharing My Ecology Research with California Legislators
William Ota is a graduate student at UC Riverside in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology in the…
An update on our organizational action plan to promote equity and counter racism
Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. David McAtee. Rayshard Brooks. Their killings have brought viscerally to light…
Q&A: My Public Health Placement in the Time of COVID-19
Ken McCullough is currently a 2020 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, part of the first class…
NEW DATE: Virtual CCST Expert Briefing on Carbon Sequestration
Update 6/25: Video and one pager now available. Natural Pathways for Carbon Sequestration in California Wed….
POSTPONED: Virtual CCST Expert Briefing on Carbon Sequestration
Update June 9: In recognition of and to support the grassroots academic movement to #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia, and…
Measuring the Sierra Snowpack to Predict Water Availability for California
Rae Eaton is currently a CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow placed in the California Natural Resources…
Taking my Remote Sensing Research to the California State Capitol: My Experience at the 2020 CCST Science Translators Showcase
Krista West is a first-year San Diego State University/University of California, Santa Barbara Joint Doctoral Program (SDSU/UCSB…
2019 Annual Report
Download our 2019 Annual Report (PDF). Message from the CCST Board Chair As we continue to…
An update from CCST regarding coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 18, 2020 | Sacramento, CA Good afternoon, I hope you, your families, friends, and colleagues are…
PHOTOS: Scenes from CCST Science & Technology Week 2020
CCST’s week-long series of events, this year celebrating ‘Science At Your Service: Achieving California’s Carbon Neutrality Goals,’…
CCST Science Fellows Alumni Publish Career Guide for Science Policy
DOWNLOAD THE CAREER GUIDE A Career Guide for Science Policy was developed by CCST Science & Technology…
UPDATE: CCST at 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting in Seattle: Expert Wildfire Panel, Career Workshop with Career Guide
UPDATE 2/15: A Career Guide for Science Policy was developed by CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows…
MARCH 1st: Applications Due for CCST’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowship in Sacramento
CCST is seeking PhD scientists and engineers for a year of public service and government leadership training…
CCST Science Translators Showcase to Connect California Grad Students and Postdocs with Members, Staff
This CCST event will feature 16 graduate researchers and postdocs from UC, CSU campuses, LBNL, NASA Ames,…
CCST Announces Recipients of “2020 Science in Public Service” Awards, to be recognized at Science & Technology Week Reception
CCST’s week-long series of events, this year celebrating ‘Science At Your Service: Achieving California’s Carbon Neutrality Goals,’…
CCST Report Provides Initial Assessment of California’s Potential Orphan Oil and Gas Well Liabilities
SACRAMENTO, CA—Responding to a request from the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, now the California…
CCST introduces expanded class of 2020 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows, now placed in the Legislative and Executive Branch
Interested in becoming a CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow? CCST is currently accepting applications for the…
CCST to participate in three sessions at NCSE 2020 conference in Washington DC
The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) will be participating in two panels and one workshop…
From Microbiome to Life in Sacramento: Q&A with Fellows Alumna Pajau Vangay, PhD
About Pajau: Originally from central California, Pajau received her PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from the…
CCST Seeking Expert Nominations for Wildfire Study
CCST has received funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Moore Foundation) to produce a peer-reviewed…
Now Open: Applications for CCST’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowship in Sacramento
CCST is seeking PhD scientists and engineers for a year of public service and government leadership training…
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