Director's Note

Mark Mulligan

As Hank mentioned at the Hail & Farewell in June, some concerns have been raised regarding staff support due to programs ramping down, the effects of sequestration, and continuing resolution on others...more

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Human Resources

Think of the things you’ve recently planned. Have you planned to save for your future retirement with the UW Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program?...more

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Comings and Goings

Birthdays

	New Retrieval Technique Yields More Useful Satellite Data Dr. Elisabeth Weisz and her colleagues Dr. Nadia Smith and Dr. William L. Smith Sr., are developing new techniques to help scientists work with the increased flow of data....more
	CIMSS Student Workshop Encourages Scientific Careers CIMSS held its annual Student Workshop on Atmospheric, Satellite, and Earth Sciences on 23-27 June 2013. Eleven students from...more
	The Summer 2013 issue of "Through the Atmosphere" is published The Summer 2013 issue of "Through the Atmosphere" focuses on polar studies at SSEC/CIMSS...more
	Super Rapid Scan Imaging: Tracking Severe Weather Minute-by-Minute Researchers at CIMSS and SSEC in collaboration with scientists from NOAA’s Advanced Satellite Products Branch stationed at the UW-Madison are preparing for a powerful new imager that will be standard equipment on the next generation of weather satellites...more
	SSEC Executive Director Tom Achtor Retires After 33 years Tom Achtor has made the difficult decision to retire and leave the University, but not without first sharing a few tales from his career...more
	Lifting the Veil on the IPCC: Assessing Climate Change Researchs Jim Kossin, a NOAA research scientist stationed at CIMSS has been a lead and contributing author for five report chapters of the IPCC...more