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INSTAAR statement on systemic racism

June 19, 2020

We recognize that Black Lives Matter and stand with the protesters demonstrating against injustice. We are also reckoning with the overdue realization that we are part of the same systems that led to that violence. We commit to doing our part to dismantle implicit, systemic racism in our own spaces and list specific actions we will take within INSTAAR.

Cassandra Brooks smiles as audience members participate in a question she asked during her speech on March 9, 2020. Photo by Kara Wagenknecht, CU Independent.

Homeward Bound alumni speaks on gender issues in Antarctica (CU Independent)

March 10, 2020

Cassandra Brooks spoke to students and community members Monday night in the CU History Museum on her experience leading Homeward Bound, a global women’s leadership initiative in the Antarctic.

Cassandra Brooks in the snowy landscape of Antarctica.

CU researchers were part of the largest ever all-women expedition to Antarctica (9News)

Dec. 16, 2019

University of Colorado's Cassandra Brooks was one of 111 total women, 2 from CU, who went to the "global commons" of Antarctica in an all-women expedition. She wants more women to do the same. (Video.)

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An interview with Dr. Cassandra Brooks (Nature Climate Change)

June 20, 2019

Cassandra Brooks talks about her research interests, passion for Antarctica, and commitment to science communication and policy with Nature Climate Change.

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