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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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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 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 one of our funds supporting the people, equipment and resources behind our work in service of a thriving world.

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.

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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.

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