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🌿 Seeing Barn Owl Precision Agriculture's Autonomous Nano-Tractor that utilizes robotics and AI to weed crops in a more sustainable way

🍺 Visiting the Colorado Farm Brewery to see how they source all the base ingredients for their innovative brews on site

🤝 Understanding the LOR Foundation's unique approach to rural grantmaking

🥔 Touring White Rock Specialties to learn how potatoes farmed in SLV are packaged and distributed

🥕 Learning how Valley Roots Food Hub is supporting family farmers to provide fresh, local food to the community

👏 Learning about the Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley's wraparound services to support youth in the valley, and touring their nonprofit co-working space "The Hub"

💫 Meeting the Center Viking Youth Club to hear about their career connected learning and youth mentorship programs

📖 Hearing about how @adamsstate.bsky.social is ensuring that every local student can access higher ed

🩺 Understanding the impacts of the San Luis Valley Career-Connected Partnership for healthcare career pathways

As the second stop of the Colorado Project's Rural Learning Tour wraps up in the San Luis Valley, we're grateful to the impressive community leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs we learned from who are innovating creative solutions to their community's unique challenges.

Some highlights below:

Attending the Aspen Security Forum: Connecting Theory to Practice - Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs This reflection was written by Ahmad Saleem (MA, International Security, 2025), one of four students selected to represent the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the 2025 […]

We were thrilled to have four @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social students attend this year's Aspen Security Forum thanks to our ongoing partnership.

Student Ahmad Saleem reflected on the unique opportunity to connect with global leaders in international affairs in this article: bit.ly/3ITaYqn

The Colorado Project is headed to the San Luis Valley later this week for the second stop on its Rural Learning Tour! We'll be engaging with orgs & leaders at the forefront of innovative solutions to the Valley's unique challenges, which also hold valuable learnings for the rest of CO.

The Colorado Project to Visit San Luis Valley on Rural Learning Tour - Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs Colorado – From August 13–15, 2025, a diverse group of leaders from across Colorado will convene in the San Luis Valley as part of the Colorado Project’s Rural Learning Tour. […]

Convened by the Korbel School & in partnership with @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social, the CO Project's Rural Learning Tour will make its next stop in the San Luis Valley! The visit will spotlight orgs & initiatives in rural healthcare, food systems, affordable housing & environmental stewardship.

Congratulations to Korbel Prof. @schaveznorgaard.bsky.social and co-authors on the recent release of a white paper that uses a @ternerhousing.bsky.social ‬simulator tool to examine the relationship between mandatory parking minimums and new housing construction in the City of Denver.

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A new study from Scrivner Affiliate @schaveznorgaard.bsky.social ‪& collaborators demonstrates that Denver’s mandatory parking minimums reduce housing production. Using a Housing Policy Simulator, they find that eliminating minimums boosts construction & lowers costs.

Read more: bit.ly/41aOyqG

Don't miss today’s Denver Dialogues session—presented in partnership by Aspen Security Forum and Korbel's @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social—where leading voices engage in constructive conversation on global challenges. Thoughtful, nonpartisan, and timely.
#DenverDialogues #KorbelSchool #AspenSecurity

Ft. Condoleezza Rice, @newyorker.com's Susan Glasser, Ukrainian Member of Parliament Halyna Yanchenko, & Political State Secretary for Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs & Minister of Defence Pasi Rajala. Moderated by @nbcnews.com Andrea Mitchell.

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Aspen Security Forum 2025 - Day 3 - Full Stream - July 17, 2025 YouTube video by The Aspen Institute

Tune in TODAY at 2pm MT to watch our Denver Dialogue on Russia, Ukraine, and Beyond as part of the 2025 Aspen Security Forum, which will explore the evolving dynamics of the Russia–Ukraine war and its repercussions for global security and democracy.

➡️Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/vGO2L4_...

Proud to be the home of the @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social, a leader in innovative, evidence-based public policy education and discourse in Colorado and beyond

We're thrilled to share our 2024-2025 annual newsletter, recapping another great year of public policy research, programming, and education at @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social!

Read on for highlights from the year. Thanks to our community for your engagement!

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Still disappointed I wasn’t allowed to climb it, but grateful for this rewarding trip to a part of Colorado I don’t often get to. Excited to be a part of the Colorado Project’s rural listening tour.

CO Project Sterling Day 2:

At Northeastern Junior College, we learned that career-connected learning in rural regions requires in-demand opportunities, employer alignment, and long-term investment and trust.

The future of rural economic mobility is fueled through these schools.

"Wind energy is leading the way...about 75% of Colorado’s nearly 7,000 MW of renewable energy capacity comes from wind produced on the Eastern Plains, and by 2030 the state will add an additional 4,250 MW of wind energy capacity." www.kunc.org/news/2024-05...

Day 2 of CO Project in Sterling: The power of wind 🌬️

We toured wind energy sites in Northeast Colorado that are generating more than electricity—they’re fueling local jobs, supporting landowners, and anchoring the region’s clean energy future.

Panelist Laurie Jones with the East CO Small Business Development Center summarized a main takeaway from the day: "Rural prosperity is Colorado's prosperity - our future depends on every county thriving."

Today’s CO Project discussions included a regional snapshot of Northeast CO's economic mobility and cost of living landscape.

Together with leaders in education, agriculture, business, and civil society, we are mapping ideas for resilient growth in rural areas that can have statewide benefits.

Sterling to Host Two-Day Colorado Project Convening on Rural Renaissance - Josef Korbel School of International Studies Colorado – On June 17–18, 2025, a diverse group of civic, political, and private sector leaders from across Colorado will gather in Sterling as part of the Colorado Project’s Rural […]

➡️ Learn more about this convening and the Learning Tour: korbel.du.edu/resource/ste...

We're kicking off the CO Project Rural Renaissance Learning Tour today in Sterling! The tour will spotlight the innovative work happening across Colorado's rural communities. As we begin in Northeast CO, we're excited to learn more about the unique challenges and opportunities in these communities.

Connecting Campus and Community: Scrivner Policy Roundtables Foster Engagement and Collaboration - Josef Korbel School of International Studies The Korbel School’s Scrivner Institute of Public Policy and DU’s Center for Immigration Policy Research (CIPR) recently joined forces to present a Scrivner Policy Roundtable focusing on the DU […]

You can also learn more about our Scrivner Policy Roundtable series and how it helps facilitate university-community relationships, particularly for students, in this article featured on the @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social website: bit.ly/4ddSWKz

CIPR presenters describing the Courtwatch Project

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How do expedited immigration court mechanisms impact representation, relief, and fundamental due process? Our latest Scrivner Policy Roundtable, presented by @ciprdu.bsky.social, discussed this complex issue with insights from their Courtwatch Project.

Catch the recording here:
🔗 bit.ly/3GPwACT

YouTube video by University of Denver Advancement Founders 2025: Doug and Mary Scrivner

We are deeply grateful for their generosity and support, and congratulate them on this very special honor! Learn more about Doug and Mary's contributions to the University here: youtu.be/-7Tngu4CpTE?...

This month, the University of Denver honored Scrivner Institute benefactors Doug and Mary Scrivner with the Founders Medal, one of the highest honors bestowed by the University in recognition of their transformative leadership and philanthropy in advancing DU’s mission and values.

Ft. @naazneenbarma.bsky.social @rgalemba.bsky.social @govindpersad.bsky.social Ilene Grabel & Fritz Mayer @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social