Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Had a great time connecting with folks at #aaasmtg. Thank you @aaas.org! 131
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 13/02/2026Saturday is a big day for CCST at @aaas.org’s Annual Meeting. We have 4️⃣ events that we’ll be engaging in. Get the recap from our CEO @juliannemccall.bsky.social and add them to your calendar via the #aaasmtg app. #scipol #scicomm 072
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 13/02/2026Hi @aaas.org 👋 Meet our Fellows Program Manager Bethany Hopkins, PhD! She is on site at the State-Level Science & Technology Policy Fellowships booth to answer all your questions about working in #scipol and the many opportunities to make the leap across the country. #scicomm #aaasmtg #aaas2026 062
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 13/02/2026CCST is in Phoenix for @aaas.org Annual Meeting! Day 1 is in the books with inspiring talks from Sudip Parikh, Theresa Maldonado, and more on the value of science and the need for leaders to lead through disruption. @juliannemccall.bsky.social @shybut.bsky.social #scipol #aaasmtg #scicomm 051
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Applications for the next cohort are currently open! Up to 15 positions. Meet this year’s below. #scipol 000
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 16/12/2025CCST CEO @juliannemccall.bsky.social is honored to be part of the @governor.ca.gov California Innovation Council, which leverages the knowledge of the nation’s top tech policy experts to help California develop and strengthen its tech policy. bit.ly/4agpdB6 052
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Such a great career opportunity! Need to have your PhD by September 2026 to apply this cycle. Up to 15 spots. #scipol 011
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 29/09/2025We 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 161
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 29/09/2025Starting soon! #ccstscienceday #scipol #caleg 021
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 09/09/2025Register: 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 053
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 26/08/2025🌟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 021
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Big opportunity to be a part of our new AI initiative for the Legislature this fall. #ai #scipol #caleg 022
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 17/07/2025An important, expert discussion on AI frontier models. Check out the video and high level recap below. 010
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCarnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org · 08/07/2025@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...ccst.usCharting 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. 045
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 07/07/2025🌟 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 011
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 23/06/2025⚡️ 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 #energyskyccst.usPreparing 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? 022
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 06/06/2025NEW: 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 #disastersyoutube.comHousing Costs, Insurance Rates, and Rebuilding After DisastersYouTube video by California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) 122
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 02/06/2025Tune in this Wednesday! Register below to submit your questions ahead of time. #housing #insurance #wildfire bsky.app/profile/ccst... 011
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 28/05/2025RSVP 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 #housingccst.usRegister: 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 011
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Consider supporting @ccst.us and other Sacramento nonprofits during Big Day of Giving. 020
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 01/05/2025🌞 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 011
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 30/04/2025If you are energy adjacent, download the new update to our popular energy primer, compiled by my colleague Dr. Rhianna Hohbein. #energypolicy 011
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 28/04/2025Have 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 #Fellowshipsissues.org15 Years of California’s Science & Technology Policy FellowshipLessons from California’s science and technology fellows program can help similar initiatives improve decisionmaking across the nation. 054
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 25/04/2025Please 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 041
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 25/03/2025A critical time to build out our expert network. Subscribe to receive CCST’s Calls for Experts below. #scipol 011
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 07/03/2025How 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 #scicommkqed.orgFederal Policy Turmoil Threatens California's Wildfire Prevention Efforts | KQEDFederal land policies on California public lands affect wildfire prevention, forest management, and wildfire risk, with federal agencies controlling most of the state’s land. 031
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 05/03/2025🌍 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 #Biodiversityyoutube.comAI Tools for Addressing Conservation and BiodiversityYouTube video by California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) 042
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 26/02/2025New 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... #sciencenature.comHarnessing artificial intelligence to fill global shortfalls in biodiversity knowledge - Nature Reviews BiodiversitySeven 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... 146
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Department of Conservation @calconservation.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Interested in AI Tools for Conservation and Biodiversity? Be sure to register for this webinar with our very own Nathaniel Roth! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 022
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 26/02/2025We 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 01717
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 25/02/2025⏳ 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. ccst.us/ccst-science... #scipol #scicomm #phd #phdjobs #sciencepolicy #caleg #postdoc #stemjobs #sciencejobs 085
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDamericaadapts.org @americaadapts.bsky.social · 25/02/2025#Climatemigration isn’t a future problem—it’s happening now. Extreme weather, wildfires, and rising seas are forcing people to move: Are we ready? In latest pod, I talk with @ekchu.bsky.social about climate-driven displacement and what policymakers and communities must do right now. #climatechangeamericaadapts.orgClimate Migrants Are Real—Now What? — AMERICA ADAPTSClimate Migrants Are Real—Now What?. Ep. 224. 074
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 21/02/2025NEW: “Strive not for perfection, but excellence.” In the first 2025 Fellows blog, Ayana Henderson and Raisa Rahim share three lessons from CCST's training that prepared them for their Fellowship year. ccst.us/training-ref... #scipol #scicomm #sciencepolicy #phd #policy #caleg #california #scienceccst.usTraining Reflections: Three Essential Lessons for Making the Switch from Science to Policy - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST)CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows Ayana Henderson and Raisa Rahim describe three key lessons learned from their policy training. 042
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 20/02/2025WATCH: We kicked off the first in a year-long series on climate- and disaster-driven human mobility. With @americaadapts.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, @keenanclimate.com, Valerie Mueller @arizonastateuni.bsky.social 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzT8... #scipol #climatechange #scienceyoutube.comClimate Change and Human MobilityYouTube video by California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) 0114
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 19/02/2025STARTING SOON: The first in a year-long series exploring climate- and disaster-driven human mobility. Feat. @americaadapts.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, @keenanclimate.com, Valerie Mueller @arizonastateuni.bsky.social #scipol #climatechange #resilience 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1103
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 18/02/2025Tune in Wednesday! The first in a year-long series exploring climate- and disaster-driven human mobility. Feat. @americaadapts.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, Fonna Forman, and Valerie Mueller. #scipol #climatechange #resilience 🔗 Register directly via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1117
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDUC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 12/02/2025NEW POSITION We seek a Digital Communications Specialist to join our Strategic Communications team and create compelling content through news writing, media outreach, and multimedia content to inform the public about UC ANR research, extension, and education. #hiring ➡️ bit.ly/4hxBmCy 054
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 11/02/2025JOIN: We're kicking off a virtual series on Climate Change and Human Mobility with UC Disaster Resilience Network and UC Center for Security in Politics. Feat. Doug Parsons, Fonna Forman, Valerie Mueller, Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social. 🔗: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #scipol #scicomm 02417
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Plenty of time left to apply to this program. From all over, California places PhD scientists directly into legislative and agency positions. #scipol 065
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDJulianne McCall @juliannemccall.bsky.social · 07/02/2025🎉That's a wrap on @ccst.us Science & Technology Week 2025! As we move into an era of pervasive challenges and imperative opportunities in evidence-based policy, I'm energized and inspired by the passion, expertise, and determination everyone contributed. Thanks to all who made #CCSTweek a success. 052
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 05/02/2025The CCST team also moderated four expert panels on key climate priorities. @shybut.bsky.social @jswjohn.bsky.social @johnagraph.bsky.social. 132
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 05/02/2025"We're not going away. And our climate commitments are not going away." A fitting keynote to close out the thought-provoking sessions from @uofcalifornia.bsky.social Office of the President's California Climate Action Initiative State Agency Briefing and Grantee Convening. 1157
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 31/01/2025NEW: We're kicking off a virtual series on #Climate Change and Human Mobility with UC Disaster Resilience Network and UC Center for Security in Politics. Feat. Doug Parsons, Fonna Forman, Valerie Mueller, Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #scicomm 0176
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 29/01/2025CCST Science & Technology Week 2025 is just around the corner. Join us Mon/Tues for two Zoom events in partnership with the University of California, Office of the President's Research and Innovation team. RSVP: forms.gle/2wUiEBP75yk6... #CCSTweek #scipol #california #academicsky #climatechange 052
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 14/01/2025📣 Introducing the 2025 class of CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows! For 16 years now, California brings scientific savvy to policy solutions. Meet the 2025 Fellows and explore their placements: ccst.us/introducing-... #SciPol #PhD #SciComm #CAleg #California #AcademicSky #Postdoc 1102
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDCalifornia Council on Science and Technology (CCST) @ccst.us · 13/12/2024Alumni tell us word of mouth is the #1 way applicants hear about the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship. Know a #PhD student or #postdoc who’d make a great science policy leader? Help shape their future by sharing this opportunity. #academicsky #scipol #sciencepolicy #scipoljobs #phdjobs 122
Mikel Shybut, PhD @shybut.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Perhaps a surprising area where CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows make an impact? Housing. Placed with the then Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, I learned about the complex challenges and the clear need to build more housing. #caleg 031
Reposted by Mikel Shybut, PhDMichael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 10/12/2024This is a tremendous opportunity for PhDs interested in learning how to apply their scientific understanding to practical policy work in climate and energy. So proud to see one of my former students in this picture!!! 02513
