Are you looking for collaborators to add to your ESIIL working group proposal or would you like to contribute to a working group but don’t yet have a team?
Then this networking event is for you!
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Then this networking event is for you!
Register here: forms.gle/sgUSkyJoE7xV...
September 25, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Are you looking for collaborators to add to your ESIIL working group proposal or would you like to contribute to a working group but don’t yet have a team?
Then this networking event is for you!
Register here: forms.gle/sgUSkyJoE7xV...
Then this networking event is for you!
Register here: forms.gle/sgUSkyJoE7xV...
Join us to learn about ESIIL working groups, the application process, and get all of your questions answered!
Register here: esiil.org/working-groups
Register here: esiil.org/working-groups
September 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Join us to learn about ESIIL working groups, the application process, and get all of your questions answered!
Register here: esiil.org/working-groups
Register here: esiil.org/working-groups
You don't want to miss these! Check out the latest publications from the ESIIL Network.
📚 Click here for the links: esiil.org/news-events/...
📚 Click here for the links: esiil.org/news-events/...
September 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
You don't want to miss these! Check out the latest publications from the ESIIL Network.
📚 Click here for the links: esiil.org/news-events/...
📚 Click here for the links: esiil.org/news-events/...
Congrats to our 2026 ESIIL Stars! We are excited to showcase the projects from our partnering institutions led by student interns. Follow this link to view their presentations: esiil.org/esiil-stars
August 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Congrats to our 2026 ESIIL Stars! We are excited to showcase the projects from our partnering institutions led by student interns. Follow this link to view their presentations: esiil.org/esiil-stars
Interested in applying for an ESIIL working group, but want to know more? Join our first info session on Wednesday, August 19th where ESIIL staff will provide more information and be available to answer questions.
Register here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Interested in applying for an ESIIL working group, but want to know more? Join our first info session on Wednesday, August 19th where ESIIL staff will provide more information and be available to answer questions.
Register here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Please join us in welcoming our five new ESIIL postdocs: Dr. Brian Lee, Dr. Yu Peng, Dr. Karl Andraczek, Dr. Wyatt Million, and Dr. Sam Lapp. View their bios on our website here: esiil.org/about#team
August 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Please join us in welcoming our five new ESIIL postdocs: Dr. Brian Lee, Dr. Yu Peng, Dr. Karl Andraczek, Dr. Wyatt Million, and Dr. Sam Lapp. View their bios on our website here: esiil.org/about#team
Join the Fast Fire Network virtual "ignition" event on September 1, 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm MDT. The event will include lightning talks and breakout sessions.
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Fast Fire Network Interest Form
Dr. Jennifer Balch, Director of the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL) and Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder, is leading an NSF-funded FIRE-NET…
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August 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Join the Fast Fire Network virtual "ignition" event on September 1, 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm MDT. The event will include lightning talks and breakout sessions.
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Fires are getting faster & more dangerous in the western U.S.
ICYMI — CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
ICYMI — CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
August 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Fires are getting faster & more dangerous in the western U.S.
ICYMI — CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
ICYMI — CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
Visit our website or join us for an information session to learn more about ESIIL working groups and to get your questions answered.
Register Here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register Here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Visit our website or join us for an information session to learn more about ESIIL working groups and to get your questions answered.
Register Here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register Here: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Please join us as we celebrate our ESIIL Stars interns' incredible research projects this Friday!
⭐ More info and the Zoom link: esiil.org/news-events/...
⭐ More info and the Zoom link: esiil.org/news-events/...
July 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Please join us as we celebrate our ESIIL Stars interns' incredible research projects this Friday!
⭐ More info and the Zoom link: esiil.org/news-events/...
⭐ More info and the Zoom link: esiil.org/news-events/...
Join the Fast Fire Network virtual "ignition" event on September 1, 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm MDT. The event will include lightning talks and breakout sessions.
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Fast Fire Network Interest Form
Dr. Jennifer Balch, Director of the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL) and Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder, is leading an NSF-funded FIRE-NET…
tinyurl.com
July 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Join the Fast Fire Network virtual "ignition" event on September 1, 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm MDT. The event will include lightning talks and breakout sessions.
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
@colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social
Fires are getting faster & more dangerous in the western U.S.
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
July 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Fires are getting faster & more dangerous in the western U.S.
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires.
cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...
Join the Fast Fire Network virtual "ignition" event on September 1, 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm MDT. The event will include lightning talks and breakout sessions.
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
Fast Fire Network Interest Form
Dr. Jennifer Balch, Director of the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL) and Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder, is leading an NSF-funded FIRE-NET…
tinyurl.com
July 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Join the Fast Fire Network virtual "ignition" event on September 1, 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm MDT. The event will include lightning talks and breakout sessions.
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
Submit your interest: tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
Fires are getting faster & more dangerous in the western US
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch & @cu-esiil.bsky.social are launching the Fast Fire Network to bring together experts across fields to develop critical solutions for fast fire events
Interested in contributing? tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch & @cu-esiil.bsky.social are launching the Fast Fire Network to bring together experts across fields to develop critical solutions for fast fire events
Interested in contributing? tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
July 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Fires are getting faster & more dangerous in the western US
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch & @cu-esiil.bsky.social are launching the Fast Fire Network to bring together experts across fields to develop critical solutions for fast fire events
Interested in contributing? tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch & @cu-esiil.bsky.social are launching the Fast Fire Network to bring together experts across fields to develop critical solutions for fast fire events
Interested in contributing? tinyurl.com/fast-fire-network
The paper grew out of a 2024 workshop (hosted by CU Boulder's ESIIL) that brought together fire ecologists, social scientists, and data scientists to rethink how we define and study "extreme wildfire events" (EWEs).
July 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The paper grew out of a 2024 workshop (hosted by CU Boulder's ESIIL) that brought together fire ecologists, social scientists, and data scientists to rethink how we define and study "extreme wildfire events" (EWEs).
The 2026 ESIIL Innovation Summit focused on AI for sustainability, bringing together teams across academic, federal, industry, and non-profit partners to leverage AI and analytical approaches to generate new discoveries and insights that will help us better steward our nation’s natural heritage.
May 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The 2026 ESIIL Innovation Summit focused on AI for sustainability, bringing together teams across academic, federal, industry, and non-profit partners to leverage AI and analytical approaches to generate new discoveries and insights that will help us better steward our nation’s natural heritage.
We are excited to announce a new seminar series highlighting the first cohort of ESIIL working groups! Each working group will be sharing their work during the EDS Seminar Tuesdays at 11:00 AM MT.
🌱 Visit our News and Events link for more information: esiil.org/news-events/...
🌱 Visit our News and Events link for more information: esiil.org/news-events/...
May 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
We are excited to announce a new seminar series highlighting the first cohort of ESIIL working groups! Each working group will be sharing their work during the EDS Seminar Tuesdays at 11:00 AM MT.
🌱 Visit our News and Events link for more information: esiil.org/news-events/...
🌱 Visit our News and Events link for more information: esiil.org/news-events/...
Are you interested in how AI can advance sustainable development?
🌍 The 2026 ESIIL Innovation Summit will explore this question, featuring a training from Cullen Molitor & @estherrolf.bsky.social of CEGA’s Data Science for Development initiative.
🔗 Learn more: go.cega.org/ESIILsummit
🌍 The 2026 ESIIL Innovation Summit will explore this question, featuring a training from Cullen Molitor & @estherrolf.bsky.social of CEGA’s Data Science for Development initiative.
🔗 Learn more: go.cega.org/ESIILsummit
ESIIL Innovation Summit 2026
Summit 2026
go.cega.org
May 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Are you interested in how AI can advance sustainable development?
🌍 The 2026 ESIIL Innovation Summit will explore this question, featuring a training from Cullen Molitor & @estherrolf.bsky.social of CEGA’s Data Science for Development initiative.
🔗 Learn more: go.cega.org/ESIILsummit
🌍 The 2026 ESIIL Innovation Summit will explore this question, featuring a training from Cullen Molitor & @estherrolf.bsky.social of CEGA’s Data Science for Development initiative.
🔗 Learn more: go.cega.org/ESIILsummit
Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group defenders.org/newsroom/def...
A National Science Foundation-funded center led by the Uni of Colorado, convenes independently organized research teams each year to apply innovative insights & solutions to critical ecological challenges
A National Science Foundation-funded center led by the Uni of Colorado, convenes independently organized research teams each year to apply innovative insights & solutions to critical ecological challenges
April 28, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group defenders.org/newsroom/def...
A National Science Foundation-funded center led by the Uni of Colorado, convenes independently organized research teams each year to apply innovative insights & solutions to critical ecological challenges
A National Science Foundation-funded center led by the Uni of Colorado, convenes independently organized research teams each year to apply innovative insights & solutions to critical ecological challenges
In March, ESIIL Working Group “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Modeling Extreme Wildfire Events” met in person on site in Boulder, Colorado. PI Melissa Lucash recaps their visit in a blog post, read here: www.melissalucash.com/news/2026/3/...
April 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
In March, ESIIL Working Group “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Modeling Extreme Wildfire Events” met in person on site in Boulder, Colorado. PI Melissa Lucash recaps their visit in a blog post, read here: www.melissalucash.com/news/2026/3/...
So happy that our @cu-esiil.bsky.social working group was funded! Excited to keep developing tools for molecular identification of arbsucular mycorrhizal fungi! @niooknaw.bsky.social @invam.bsky.social
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AMF Biogeography & Diversity | ESIIL
Advancing Global AMF Biogeography and Diversity with Long-Read Sequencing and Open Tools
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April 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
So happy that our @cu-esiil.bsky.social working group was funded! Excited to keep developing tools for molecular identification of arbsucular mycorrhizal fungi! @niooknaw.bsky.social @invam.bsky.social
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esiil.org/working-grou...
Congrats to newly-awarded @cu-esiil.bsky.social ESIIL working groups! Excited to see what the "AI in a Day" working group produces re: GenAI training for environmental scientists.
esiil.org/news-events/...
esiil.org/news-events/...
Announcing ESIIL's Third Cohort of Working Groups | ESIIL
After thoughtful review, we are thrilled to announce the selection of ESIIL’s third cohort of working groups!
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March 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Congrats to newly-awarded @cu-esiil.bsky.social ESIIL working groups! Excited to see what the "AI in a Day" working group produces re: GenAI training for environmental scientists.
esiil.org/news-events/...
esiil.org/news-events/...
ESIIL Postdoc, Kai Kopecky, was recently highlighted in bioGraphic Magazine about his work that asks whether skeletons of dead coral help or hinder coral reef recovery. Check out “The Curse of Dead Corals” to learn more: www.biographic.com/the-curse-of...
March 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
ESIIL Postdoc, Kai Kopecky, was recently highlighted in bioGraphic Magazine about his work that asks whether skeletons of dead coral help or hinder coral reef recovery. Check out “The Curse of Dead Corals” to learn more: www.biographic.com/the-curse-of...
Congratulations to ESIIL Affiliate and CU Geography Professor, Dr. Katherine Siegel, for being named one of 11 women to watch in science!
Read more about her highlight in The Story Exchange here: thestoryexchange.org/women-in-sci...
Read more about her highlight in The Story Exchange here: thestoryexchange.org/women-in-sci...
March 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Congratulations to ESIIL Affiliate and CU Geography Professor, Dr. Katherine Siegel, for being named one of 11 women to watch in science!
Read more about her highlight in The Story Exchange here: thestoryexchange.org/women-in-sci...
Read more about her highlight in The Story Exchange here: thestoryexchange.org/women-in-sci...