Communications Office
AtmosNews
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Find our current releases on a broad range of topics, plus an archive going back to 1994.
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Find out what's getting attention in the press right now, or browse our press clippings archive.
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Editors, publishers, designers, teachers, students, science enthusiasts—we can help illustrate your Earth science stories with still photography, illustrations, video, and other formats. Our images are available for non-commercial use, unless otherwise indicated. We retain copyright and require compliance with our Terms of Use. Resources include:
• Digital Image Library
• Stock video and animation footage
• More visuals and multimedia
Contact us for assistance locating additional visual resources, or to obtain copyright permission for commerical use.
Carlye Calvin
303-497-8609
Yvonne Mondragon
303-497-8601
Use of the NCAR Mesa Lab site or any other NCAR or UCAR location for TV or film productions that are not about our organization will be considered case by case.
Matt McMullen, Director
Facilities Management and Sustainability (FM&S)
303-497-2060
For news or documentary film productions about our organization, please contact the NCAR & UCAR Media Office.
For Staff
The place to get the inside scoop, including
• Staff News - The latest on people, activities, facilities, staff events such as the Up-the-Hill races, and more
• Random Profiles - Find out what colleagues do on and off the job
• Delphi questions & answers - The Delphi Service allows staff to query management about UCAR policy and practice in a confidential manner
• Quick links to resources for getting things done, benefits information, real-time weather, Staff Notes Daily, and more
• Questions or news ideas? Contact Bob Henson, ext. 8605
Staff Notes Daily
Headlines and handy links in one email, Monday to Friday.
On the web
• Announcements
• Calendar of Events
• Careers
• Cafeteria Menu
• Visitors
• Classifieds
Email editions
Daily: The email edition goes to the entire staff of NCAR and UCAR automatically (all staff with an @ucar.edu email address). Staff cannot be subscribed or unsubscribed; consult your local systems administrator if you're not receiving the email service.
Weekly: Staff may also sign up to receive weekly alerts, emailed on Mondays, with the Calendar, Cafeteria Menu, and/or Visitors for the coming week. Subscribe to coming-week alerts.
Classifieds are available, on the web only, using your UCAS password.
Submitting your news
Any staff member may post news, calendar listings, or classifieds.
• Posting Guidelines
• Post an Announcement
• Post a Calendar Event
• Post a Classified
• For help: staffnotes@ucar.edu
Communications provides a wide range of services to support all staff at NCAR and UCAR as you interact with colleagues and the world at large. Here are a few examples.
Outreach planning and communications strategy
Talk with us first! We can help with outreach and publicity essentials, such as targeting your audience, refining your group's identity, honing your content strategy, choosing the best channels (from brochures to video to websites to social media) and other possibilities.
Contact Yvonne Mondragon(ext. 8601) to get started.
Media relations
When the phone rings and a reporter or producer is on the line, a best practice is to ask the caller what their deadline is and assure them that someone will get back to them. Then call us for assistance.
We also like to hear about upcoming research, publications, events, or projects that might be of interest to the media—the sooner the better!
Contact David Hosansky (ext. 8611).
Multimedia: Photos, videos, illustrations and animations
We have thousands of high-resolution images portraying people, places, weather, and climate for use by staff, journalists, and the public in a variety of print, video, and electronic formats. We've uploaded over 2,500 photos to our Digital Image LIbrary, and we have even more available on request.
• For self service, browse the Digital Image Library
• Contact Carlye Calvin (ext. 8609) to obtain additional images or schedule a photo shoot.
Writing Style Guide
Our online style guide answers hundreds of questions, such as when to use a hyphen and whether it's Kelvins or kelvin.
Publicizing your science
Find out how to reach colleagues and the public through our publications and our relationships with the news media. We include some basic guidance on speaking to journalists.
*Media & nonprofit use of images: Except where otherwise indicated, media and nonprofit use permitted with credit as indicated above and compliance with UCAR's terms of use. Find more images in the UCAR Digital Image Library.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research under sponsorship by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
