Current and Upcoming Events

UCAR Community Reception 2024
Starts: 01/29/2024A reception in Baltimore, MD to celebrate NCAR/UCAR’s programs that are developing the scientists of the future. This reception also celebrates YOU, as every member of our community has made a BIG impact.

Walter Orr Roberts Lecture Series
Starts: 01/31/2024Ends: 12/31/2024
The Walter Orr Roberts Distinguished Lecture series is back! A part of NCAR|UCAR’s public outreach to the broader community through lectures on relevant and timely discoveries, made possible through private donations.
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Past Events

Food for Thought with Friends
12/04/2023Come join us at Food for Thought with Friends on December 4 from 2-3 pm to learn about giving traditions while developing community (and eating snacks!). We can’t wait to see you there. Questions? Contact Emma Byers

Colorado Gives Day: Dec. 5
12/05/2023A day when we Colorado nonprofits are organized in one place, making it easy to find something you’re passionate about. No matter who you give to or how much you give, the result is the same – we all get to celebrate the magnitude of the good we create together.

Super Science Saturday
11/04/2023Super Science Saturday is a public science celebration that draws thousands of excited and curious people of all ages to the NCAR Mesa Lab to explore science! Through the UCAR Center for Science Education with support from UCAR/NCAR/UCP programs and local education organizations. Join us for a fun day of science!

Retiree Coffee Chats
11/01/2023Are you an NCAR|UCAR Alum or Retiree? We would love to connect with you, and connect you with other alumni in the process! Join us for coffee hour at the NCAR Mesa Lab, plus a VIP tour.

Friends of the National Center is holding a Sweepstakes!
08/24/2023Enter to win a fantastic trip for two to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida which includes an opportunity to meet an astronaut, 2-Day Visitor Complex Admission, and a 3-night stay and airfare.

Friends Lunch & Learn: Nonprofit Board Service
08/28/2023An interactive session sponsored by Friends of the National Center and led by James Thacker from Spark the Change Colorado to learn about serving on a non-profit Board and how to find the right organization for you.

UCAR Community Reception
01/09/2023A reception in Denver, CO to celebrate NCAR/UCAR’s programs that are developing the scientists of the future. This reception also celebrates YOU as every member of our community has made a BIG impact.