REU 2026 Resources

Orientation

June 4 & 5 from 9 - 10:30 am PT.

Weekly Workshops

All workshops are on Thursdays from 9-10:30am PT unless otherwise noted.

June 11: Working with your mentor

June 18: How to read a research paper

June 25: Intro to graduate school part 1

July 2: Intro to graduate school part 2

July 9: Non-academic careers panel

July 16: Navigating research conferences

July 23: AI in Research: using it responsibly & thinking critically

July 30: Talking about your research with other academics

August 6: No workshop - COLDEX Annual Meeting

August 13: Building your professional toolkit

Office Hours

Weekly on Tuesday from 10-11 am (except 6/23) with Dr. Keely Corder via Zoom

A crash course into polar science to get you up to speed! Work at your own pace.

Other Events of Potential Interest

June 5: Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit hosted by CU Boulder (2 - 4pm MT). Register here.

June 12: COLDEX Teaching 101 Miniseries - Teaching Statements led by Mindy Nicewonger (1-2:30pm PT). Zoom link here.

June 15: Open Questions in Ice Sheet Boundary Conditions: Basal, Ocean, and Atmosphere hosted by Cornell’s Institute for the Study of Continents. Register via Zoom.

June 26: COLDEX Teaching 101 Miniseries - Active Learning & Backwards design led by Mindy Nicewonger (1-2:30pm PT). Zoom link here.

July 10: COLDEX Teaching 101 Miniseries - Inclusive Course Design led by Mindy Nicewonger (1-2:30pm PT). Zoom link here.

Polar & Early Career Science Organizations

PSECCO: Polar Science Early Career Community Office and their community Slack

CRYOLIST: email mailing list for the global cryospheric community (think job announcements, events, etc.)

Es_jobs_net: email mailing list for Earth Science jobs and announcements.