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A monthly newsletter that includes a collection of important news and updates from Telluride Science. | |
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Our July 20th grand opening and 40th anniversary celebration was a big success. Over 200 members of the community and supporters of Telluride Science gathered to experience our new home, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. Guests were not only impressed by the thoughtfully designed space but also excited about the Center's availability as a community resource and a unique venue for events. Check out grand opening highlights here (video produced by Charlie Raible/8750 Creative).
Since the opening, we've had the pleasure of hosting several events, including our final workshops of the summer season and the opening dinner for Telluride Reserve. Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome the Telluride Mushroom Festival, the Telluride Historical Museum, and the Telluride Film Festival, all of which will hold events in our newly transformed space.
While our Town Talks have concluded for the season, we remain committed to offering engaging public programming. We are particularly excited to co-host our first public event at the Center in partnership with the Telluride Foundation on August 21—a panel discussion on "Greening the Bottom Line: The Business of Carbon Credits." Learn more and RSVP below.
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As we wrap up our busy summer workshop season, we are feeling grateful for our fantastic summer staff. We are passionate about nurturing the next generation of scientists, and we love connecting young people with the amazing scientists that pass through our halls each year.
Throughout the summer, our program staff has the opportunity to interact with scientists and observe them in action during workshop sessions. Deeper connections and science communication experience are offered through our Science Writing Internship. Additionally, we work to facilitate internships and support local youth STEM programming.
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Pictured left to right Anna Ramponi, John Pumayalli, and Cater Cochran holding Sarah Markley | |
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Telluride Science hires high school and college students as part of our summer operations staff. Our workshops would not run smoothly without these dedicated and hard-working students.
This summer Sarah Markley (Vanderbilt University) served as the Workshop Facility Manager, overseeing a rotating staff of students from around the country. College students included Andrew du Toit (Brigham Young University), Rock Gibbs (Endicott College), Jane Miller (Emory University), John Pumayalli (Stanford University), Leo Mintz, Brooke Duncan (Georgetown University), and Miles Fusting (Florida State University). High schoolers rounded out the staff including Carter Cochran (Austin, TX), Kian O'Neil (New York, NY), Spencer du Toit (Ft. Collins, CO), Anna Ramponi (Telluride), Hutson Chaffin (Telluride), and Payton Miller (Telluride).
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SCIENCE WRITING INTERNSHIP | Andrew du Toit (BYU) wrote an article about our last Town Talk of the summer "Storm Chasing from Space." | |
Every summer, three to four interns learn the art of science communication under the mentorship of Susan Viebrock and Cindy Fusting. These interns research the work of the scientists who will present our Town Talks. Then, they interview these leading scientists about what they plan to speak about and learn to translate complicated science for a lay audience as they craft articles for tellurideinside.com and the Telluride Daily Planet.
The experience is highly appreciated as communicating difficult topics is a skill that is valued in many arenas. Also, the more intimate interaction with the presenters is often inspiring for the interns.
We're proud to note that you can find the work of 2021 Science Writing Intern, Hannah Docter-Loeb, in publications ranging from Scientific American to Business Insider. Check out her recent work in the Washington Post!
Recent University of San Francisco graduate and 2022 Science Writing Intern, Ambra Jacobsen, has continued her pursuit of a career in science as an Arctic Environmental Science Research Intern at the Woodwell Climate Research Center and now as the Soil Carbon Intern for the Ecosystem Services Program of San Miguel County.
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Jerry Sharpe (far right) spent 6 weeks this summer as an intern working with Nicola Neretti (second from left). | |
Telluride Science loves to support our K-12 STEM partner organization, Pinhead Institute, however we can. We work to connect Pinhead with volunteers from our network of scientists to support their amazing programs including Punk Science, Scholars in the Schools, and Pinternships.
It's always exciting when a connection moves from meeting in Telluride to a real-world science experience. Last March, Nicola Neretti, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry at Brown University, attended a Telluride Science workshop and kindly agreed to go to a dinner arranged by Pinhead with several local students, including rising senior, Jerry Sharpe.
Impressed by Jerry's passion for science, Nicola offered him a summer internship in the Neretti Lab at Brown University. Jerry spent six weeks assisting Ph.D. student Anthony Agudelo with research in computational biology, focusing on image analysis through coding. One of Jerry's key tasks involved segmenting nuclei in images—writing code to outline and identify each nucleus, stitching images together, and comparing them using various microscopes. "Meeting different people, talking, and networking really solidified my desire to pursue a career in science. It was incredible to constantly be learning and absorbing all this fascinating information," said Jerry.
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We have come a LONG way in our fundraising efforts but still have $2.47M left to raise, so if you have friends or colleagues who might be interested in supporting the Telluride Science & Innovation Center, please email Annie Carlson.
The Center is now available to rent for holiday parties, weddings, rehearsal dinners, nonprofit meetings and more. Reserve the Center.
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Dr. Jenny Yang, Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine presented a Town Talk "Inspired by Nature: The Chemistry that Powers Our Planet." Our planet has always been powered by sunlight. Plants use light and water and air to grow through the process of photosynthesis. Dr.Yang proposes that we imitate plants to produce fuel through artificial photosynthesis. That fuel would be carbon neutral because we would be pulling CO2 out of the air to manufacture it. This clean energy would be part of a portfolio of green solutions to man-made climate change that threatens the future of our planet. | |
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FINANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Wednesday, August 21 at 5:30 pm
Telluride Innovation Center
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Join Telluride Science and Telluride Foundation for an informative panel discussion on Greening the Bottom Line: The Business of Carbon Credits. The panelists will provide insights into the financial mechanisms and strategies that national and global institutions are deploying to deliver impactful climate solutions. They will discuss how carbon markets can effectively reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and highlight the potential of impact investment vehicles within the carbon market space.Panelists:
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Campbell Moore: Managing Director of Carbon Markets for The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
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Letitia Webster: Chief Sustainability Officer for Goldman Sachs’ Asset Management Private Markets Division, specializing in sustainable investment strategies.
The panel will be moderated by Adam Chambers Telluride Science. The event is free but please rsvp below.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
AUGUST 14-18
Telluride Mushroom Festival
AUGUST 21
Financing Climate Solutions
AUGUST 22
Telluride Historical Museum Dinner Party
AUGUST 23
Mountainfilm Special Screening:Champions of the Golden Valley
AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2
Telluride Film Festival
Market on the Plaza is every Wednesday from 11 am-4 pm in Heritage Plaza in Mountain Village. The Telluride Farmers Market runs every Friday from 10:30-3:30 pm on South Oak Street.
Telluride Inside & Out has a robust event calendar with an abundance of information on events and things to do in Telluride and Mountain Village.
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LIVE IN TELLURIDE & TEACH SCIENCE
The Telluride High School is looking for a science teacher. Spread the word.
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