UCAR/NCAR staff fluent in many tongues
January 29, 2010 | Although English is typically considered the international
language of science, it's hardly the only language heard in the offices,
hallways, and cafeterias of UCAR/NCAR, and it's not necessarily what staff
members converse in...
Philip Judge, Physicist and Mixed Metaphoricist
January 28, 2010 | Last year, HAO
scientist Phil Judge undertook the role of NCAR's Science Advisor—and survived
to tell the tale. With his term ending in February, the NCAR Scientists'
Assembly (NSA) is seeking a member to begin the new term,...
January 27, 2010 | NCAR's Workforce Management Plan, a work
in progress for the past year, was released at the end of 2009. The goal of the
WMP is to ensure a vibrant and productive workforce into the future and
maintain a high morale among staff.
January 26,
2010 | NCAR has announced its next director. Roger Wakimoto, who currently
heads EOL, takes the helm on February 1.
"I am both excited and honored to
take on the challenge of building on the organization's expertise and leading
it in...
January 27, 2010 | Hundreds of schoolkids got a taste of atmospheric science with the
help of EO staff and SOARS protégés at the American Meteorological Society's
WeatherFest event in Atlanta on January 17. Held at the start of each AMS
annual...
December
15, 2009 | Staff celebrated the holidays and each
other's accomplishments at the 2009 UCAR Awards Ceremony and Holiday Party,
held at Center Green on December 11.
Sizzle String Band.
NCAR staff gear up for high-stakes climate conference
November 16, 2009 | World leaders, diplomats, policy makers, scientists,
activists, and others, including participants from UCAR/NCAR, will convene
in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 7–18 for a United Nations-sponsored
conference on climate...
A sterling group toasts the program’s silver anniversary
October 27, 2009 | Staff, founders,
partners, and collaborators from around the country gathered at Center Green on
October 15–16 to celebrate Unidata's accomplishments over the past quarter
century and look ahead to the future.
October 12, 2009 | Three months ago, NCAR director Eric Barron challenged the
nearly 300 NCAR staff who have been part of the Earth & Sun Systems
Laboratory (ESSL) to define a new laboratory structure that would better enable
NCAR science and...
October 1, 2009 | In late September, Sustainable UCAR announced preliminary results from
the first-ever inventory of UCAR/NCAR's annual greenhouse gas emissions,
showing that electricity use is by far the organization's largest source of...
