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INSTAARÌýconducts interdisciplinary research and education on the past, present, and future of Earth systems in service of a just and thriving world.

With deep roots in polar regions, alpine environments, and Quaternary history, today we embrace a global perspective on bellwethers of environmental change.

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Thurs. Feb. 5th 5-7pm - Life at the bottom of the world: A research journey to the Antarctic Dry Valleys

FREE PUBLIC EVENT. Diane McKnight will present an evening INSTAAR 75th anniversary seminar on Thurs. Feb. 5th 5-7pm on the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ East Campus (JSCBB biotech building) and on Zoom. There will be refreshments and a grad student poster showcase too. All are welcome but you need to register in advance!

Artwork for INSTAAR's 75th anniversary 1951-2026 showing the aurora over mountains with water in the foreground

75 years of discovery on top of the world

Join us in celebrating INSTAAR's 75 year history of groundbreaking research and education, plus all the amazing people who make it happen.

We also need your help to launch our next 75 years. Please consider donating, in any form or amount, to the people, equipment and resources behind our work.

ÌýÌý INSTAAR's 75th anniversary (1951-2026)

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Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve

A 476-acre foothills watershed near Boulder, gifted to CU by Linda Holubar Sanabria, is managed by INSTAAR as a living lab for research, education, and community groups.

The giftThe reserve

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Martha & John Andrews Grad Scholarship

A new scholarship supports the research of INSTAAR graduate students studying polar or alpine regions, such as their field or lab work, conferences, and publications.

Their scholarship

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