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Mikel Shybut, PhD
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Director of Strategic Initiatives at @ccst.us
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Such a great career opportunity! Need to have your PhD by September 2026 to apply this cycle. Up to 15 spots. #scipol
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 5d
📢 NOW OPEN: Apply for the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship. Bridging the gap between science, technology, and policy. Join us in California and kickstart your career.
🔗 ccst.us/ccst-science...
#SciPol #SciComm #PhD #postdoc #CAleg #scipoljobs #academicsky
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December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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We are kicking things off at Science Day 2025 with the California Natural Resources Agency with Secretary Crowfoot. First up? A keynote panel on cross sector #scipol partnerships moderated by CCST CEO @juliannemccall.bsky.social #ccstscienceday
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September 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Starting soon! #ccstscienceday #scipol #caleg
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Sep 25
How can we craft resilient solutions by partnering across research and policy spaces? Tune into our Science Day keynote, held with the California Natural Resources Agency @wadecrowfoot.bsky.social.

Register (Zoom | 9:30am PT):
ca-water-gov.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#scipol #scicomm #caleg
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September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Register: Climate Change and Human Mobility Across Borders

Facing extreme #climate events, communities grapple with decisions to stay in place, or relocate to safer areas.

🔗 ccst.us/climate-chan...

@americaadapts.bsky.social @stanforddoerr.bsky.social @goldmanschool.bsky.social #scipol #caleg
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September 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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🌟Superstars. Our 2025 cohort of Science & Technology Policy Fellows were recognized by the California State Legislature for their year of service, partnership, and impact. Thank you to the Senate and Assembly leaders, colleagues, and supporters who make this program possible. #caleg #scipol #phd
August 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Big opportunity to be a part of our new AI initiative for the Legislature this fall. #ai #scipol #caleg
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Jul 28
Call for Experts: Seeking speakers and roundtable panelists for CCST's Legislative Academy on AI, beginning this fall.

Discuss core AI concepts to a non-technical audience and bring practical insight into how AI is reshaping education and workforce pipelines.

ccst.us/seeking-spea...

#ai #scipol
Seeking Speakers and Panelists for CCST Legislative Academy on AI - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST)
CCST is seeking nominations for expert speakers and roundtable panelists to participate in our AI Fundamentals Seminar and Roundtable Discussions.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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An important, expert discussion on AI frontier models. Check out the video and high level recap below.
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Jul 16
Now Available: Watch our discussion with the co-leads of the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report @stanfordhai.bsky.social, @carnegieendowment.org, @ucbids.bsky.social.

Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW7P...

📸: @shybut.bsky.social #AI #scipol #AIpolicy #genai
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July 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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@ccst.us will host the co-leads of the Joint Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models – including Carnegie’s President Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar – for the first public discussion of the California report’s findings.

July 15, 1pm PST. Register: ccst.us/charting-cal...
Charting California's Future in AI Governance - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST)
A discussion with the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models on their report and questions about California's future in AI governance.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🌟 Special Event: CCST is excited to host the co-leads of the recently released Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report for their first public discussion of the report's findings and implications.

Register (1pm July 15):
ccst.us/charting-cal...

#ai #scipol #techpol #caleg
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July 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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⚡️ How can California prepare its energy grid to meet growing electricity demand?

Join us for a CCST Expert Briefing in partnership with @eprinews.bsky.social for an in-depth discussion.

🗓️ Tues. 6/24 11am

Register
ccst.us/preparing-ca...

#caenergy #energy #energygrid #california #caleg #energysky
Preparing California’s Energy Grid for New Load Sources at Scale - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST)
As electrification rapidly expands across sectors, how can California prepare its grid and infrastructure to meet surging demand?
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June 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Coming up next week!

#scipol #energypolicy
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Jun 17
⚡️ How can California prepare its energy grid to meet growing electricity demand?

Join us for a CCST Expert Briefing in partnership with @eprinews.bsky.social for an in-depth discussion. Feat. @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @ucdavis.bsky.social

Register:
ccst.us/preparing-ca...

#caenergy #energy #caleg
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June 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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NEW: Watch our discussion on Housing Costs, Insurance Rates, and Rebuilding After Disasters.

Experts discuss #insurance innovations, #wildfire risk mitigation, the #housing crisis and more with @americaadapts.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYP9...

#climate #risk #california #disasters
Housing Costs, Insurance Rates, and Rebuilding After Disasters
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June 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Tune in this Wednesday! Register below to submit your questions ahead of time. #housing #insurance #wildfire

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ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Apr 29
Join us: The next briefing in our climate change and human mobility series explores how #disasters are affecting the costs of #housing, #insurance rates, and decisions by communities on whether to move away from at-risk areas. Moderated by @americaadapts.bsky.social.

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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June 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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RSVP for our discussion on "Housing Costs, Insurance Rates, and Rebuilding After Disasters" Wed. June 4.

Learn more and register:
ccst.us/register-hou...

#wildfire #insurance #resilience #california #housing
Register: Housing Costs, Insurance Rates, and Rebuilding After Disasters - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST)
The second briefing in our climate change and human mobility series explores how disasters are affecting the costs of housing, insurance rates, and decisions
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May 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Consider supporting @ccst.us and other Sacramento nonprofits during Big Day of Giving.
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · May 1
🌞 Today is #BigDayofGiving! Your gift to CCST fuels urgent policy work through the CCST Science & Technology Fellowship, Disaster Resilience Initiative, and other key programs connecting science & technology experts with policymakers. Donate now: www.bigdayofgiving.org/donate/ccst
#BDOG2025
May 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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🌞 Today is #BigDayofGiving! Your gift to CCST fuels urgent policy work through the CCST Science & Technology Fellowship, Disaster Resilience Initiative, and other key programs connecting science & technology experts with policymakers. Donate now: www.bigdayofgiving.org/donate/ccst
#BDOG2025
May 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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If you are energy adjacent, download the new update to our popular energy primer, compiled by my colleague Dr. Rhianna Hohbein. #energypolicy
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Apr 30
NEW: We consulted policymakers and 30+ experts across California institutions to identify the top eight challenges for California's energy future. Read the April 2025 update to our key #energy resource.

Download the free primer:
ccst.us/wp-content/u...

#scipol #CAenergy #cleanenergy
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April 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Have you checked out the Spring 2025 edition of @issuesinst.bsky.social? A new article offers lessons learned from 15 years of CCST's Fellowship program to help similar initiatives improve policymaking across the nation. issues.org/ccst-fellows... #SciencePolicy #SciPol #PublicService #Fellowships
15 Years of California’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowship
Lessons from California’s science and technology fellows program can help similar initiatives improve decisionmaking across the nation.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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ccst.us
Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Dr. Héctor Corzo! Héctor will be supporting our efforts to bridge the gap between emerging technologies and science policy — leading and supporting projects related to #AI, #dataprivacy and #security, and advanced hardware technologies. #scipol
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April 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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A critical time to build out our expert network. Subscribe to receive CCST’s Calls for Experts below. #scipol
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Mar 25
Want to use your expertise to engage with science policy? Subscribe to our Calls for Experts and receive opportunities to serve as panelists, moderators, peer reviewers, and more for our briefings and studies.

Subscribe:
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#scipol #academicsky #scicomm
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March 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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How can Federal policies and decisions impact California, specifically? @dventon.bsky.social explores how changes and uncertainty in Federal land policies are affecting California’s wildfire prevention work.

Read at @kqednews.kqed.org:
www.kqed.org/news/1202918...

#wildfire #scipol #scicomm
Federal Policy Turmoil Threatens California's Wildfire Prevention Efforts | KQED
Federal land policies on California public lands affect wildfire prevention, forest management, and wildfire risk, with federal agencies controlling most of the state’s land.
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March 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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🌍 From tracking salmon migrations to detecting urban forests, AI is unlocking new ways to protect biodiversity. But challenges remain. How do we ensure AI benefits all?

Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnAO...

@calconservation.bsky.social @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social #AI #Conservation #Biodiversity
AI Tools for Addressing Conservation and Biodiversity
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March 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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New in Nature: A review of the potential for AI to address the biodiversity crisis, filling knowledge gaps that require complex assessment of media, text, DNA, and more. Featuring author @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social.

Read in @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social:
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

#science
Harnessing artificial intelligence to fill global shortfalls in biodiversity knowledge - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Seven well defined shortfalls in global biodiversity data must be overcome to meet critical global biodiversity targets. Pollock et al. discuss the current and future roles of AI in bridging these kno...
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February 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Interested in AI Tools for Conservation and Biodiversity? Be sure to register for this webinar with our very own Nathaniel Roth! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Feb 25
REGISTER: AI Tools for Addressing Conservation and Biodiversity

Feat. Nathaniel Roth @calconservation.bsky.social, @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social, Melissa Chapman @ethzurich.bsky.social, Bistra Dilkina @usc.edu, and Kumar Mainali @chesconserv.bsky.social.

🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#scipol
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February 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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We have up to 15 positions open for the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship — now with more time to apply. In California, we're proud to place scientists directly into the Legislature, State Agencies, and Offices of the California @governor.ca.gov to inform our policies. #scipol #scicomm
ccst.us California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · Feb 25
⏳ A little more time to cross the finish line! The CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship application deadline is now March 10. One extra week to finish — or start — your application.

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#scipol #scicomm #phd #phdjobs #sciencepolicy #caleg #postdoc #stemjobs #sciencejobs
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February 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM