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A statement on the insurrection at the US Capitol
The insurrection at the US Capitol was an extraordinary and horrific, though not surprising, moment. An armed…
CCST to Host Panels on California’s COVID Response, Cost of Wildfires at NCSE Drawdown 2021
This week, the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) and Project Drawdown are co-hosting their…
Asking the Right Questions: Identifying Racial Disparities in Policy and Research
Maria Montchal is a 2020 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow who was placed in the California…
Confronting History: The Racist Myths Behind WWII-Era Chemical Experiments
Grayson Doucette is a 2020 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow who was placed in the California…
Q&A: COVID-19 Disparities and My Interest in Science Policy
Asid Mehmood is the Fall 2020 intern for the CCST team. He is a visiting student from…
Applications Now Open: CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Program
CCST is seeking PhD scientists and engineers for a year of public service and government leadership training…
Update: Watch the Virtual CCST Expert Briefing on Blue Carbon Sequestration
Update 12/10: The briefing is now available to watch. Download the CCST One Pager. Held in partnership…
CCST Report Assesses the Costs of Wildfire in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) has issued the…
Update: Watch Now – CCST Releases Report on “The Costs of Wildfire in California”
Update (10/29/20): The report is now available to download: https://ccst.us/reports/the-costs-of-wildfire-in-california-2/ A Virtual CCST Report Release Briefing:…
Watch: CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Informational Webinar
Now available to watch. Join CCST, current Fellows, and Alumni for an informational webinar and Q&A session…
Register Now: CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Informational Webinar
REGISTER NOW Each year the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows program recruits a cohort of fifteen…
Update: Watch Now – Digital Contact Tracing (Exposure Notification) to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
Download the one pager: CCST Digital Contact Tracing One Pager Digital Contact Tracing (Exposure Notification) to Reduce…
CCST Seeking Wildfire Experts for Peer Review — Nominations Due Aug. 18th
Following our earlier call for expertise regarding the CCST study now underway on costs and losses…
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…
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