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Clouds and rainbow from a recent road
trip to New Mexico (Photo
by Carlye Calvin.)
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The
themes of peace and award-winning work took on
added meaning at this year’s holiday party,
held on December 7 at Center Green. As always,
the party was the setting for the annual Outstanding
Accomplishment Awards, which went to 25 current
and former staff in four categories.
UCAR president
Rick Anthes noted that this year marked the 40th
anniversary of the Outstanding Publication Award,
which launched the annual honors. More > |
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NCAR
pioneer Will Kellogg,
1917–2007
Former senior scientist
and NCAR associate director William Kellogg, 90,
died on December 12 in Boulder. More >
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Random
Profile: Emily Laidlaw
Every other month, Staff Notes Monthly spotlights a staff member selected
from the phone directory with the help of a random number generator. This month
we profile Emily Laidlaw, an associate scientist in ISSE.
On
the job: Emily first came to the Societal Impacts
Program (SIP) as a student assistant in 2004.
Two years later, she was hired full time as
an associate scientist. More > |
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COMET
writer wins AAAS
science journalism award
Jennifer Frazer, who joined COMET as a science
writer/editor in October, has won a prestigious
science journalism award from the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. More > |
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Weather
forecast goes global
Regional weather forecasting models focus on targeted areas, from river basins
to continents, at resolutions high enough to depict individual storms and other
fine-scale features. Weather doesn’t stop at the edge of a model’s
domain, however. The artificial boundaries between regions can create forecasting
problems. More > |
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New
director for UCAR Child Care Center
Cortney Fillion, who’s
been part of the UCAR Child Care Center since
it opened in 2004, became director in December. More >
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Delphi
Question
Health care coverage for eyes and teeth,
recycling in cafeteria More > |
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Holiday
greetings!
Lucy Zhao, daughter
of Jun Zhao (ESSL/ACD), enjoys
a visit with Santa (who bears a striking resemblance
to HR’s Bob Roesch) at the Children’s
Holiday Party on December 1. More > |
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UCAR president Rick Anthes greets Governor
Bill Ritter during a celebration for Colorado’s
IPCC contributors held at the Mesa Lab
on November 26. Thirty
scientists from 14 science organizations
on the Front Range attended, including
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