

Science & Technology Week 2022
MONDAY
February 7th

CCST Expert Briefing: How Climate Change Impacts Renewable Energy Production
How is climate change impacting California’s renewable energy supply? Watch our CCST Expert Briefing to learn more about how renewable energy sources can be impacted by changing environmental conditions such as cloud cover, smoke plumes, wind speeds, and precipitation levels.
TUESDAY
February 8th

2022 CCST Leadership Awards
The CCST Board of Directors present Senator Lena Gonzalez and Secretary Wade Crowfoot with the 2022 CCST Leadership Awards for Science in Public Service — given to public servants with a clear track record of championing science and technology issues, and who value efforts to connect science to policy. Share our announcement below!
THURSDAY
February 10th

CCST S&T Policy Fellowship Celebration Day
We invited our alums to join in on a Fellowship Celebration Day to help reach prospective applicants far and wide, across scientific disciplines and lived experiences. Alums like Dr. Meron Tesfaye '20 (pictured), Dr. Nora Brackbill ’21, and Dr. Dan Brumbaugh ’16 took to LinkedIn while Dr. Malaika Katrina Singleton ’11 took to Facebook to spread the word. Many more posted on Twitter to share their memories and advice.
FRIDAY
February 11th

CCST Expert Briefing: Establishing a Data Infrastructure to Effectively Respond to the Next Disaster
In the fight against COVID-19, the scientific community worked together to provide answers to the policy community and the public as rapidly as they could, yet difficulties in sharing data complicated their ability to do so.
What can we do today that will allow for the scientific community’s response to be even faster and more coordinated in the face of similar disasters tomorrow? Watch our CCST Expert Briefing to learn more.
About S&T Week
We invite you to join us this February for CCST Science & Technology Week — and help us celebrate the role of science in guiding the future of California's economy, society, and environment!
As a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization established via the California State Legislature — CCST has been making California’s policies stronger with science and technology since 1988. We engage leading experts in science and technology to advise State policymakers — ensuring that California policy is strengthened and informed by scientific knowledge, research, and innovation.
