Director's Note

Wayne Feltz

In this column (my first) I would like to describe the CIMSS NOAA Cooperative Agreement (CA), its function, current budget status, and new research opportunities for the near future...more

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Department News

Human Resources

It's the End of Semester...As we enter the month of May it is time to look at any students you may have working for you. Is someone graduating? Maybe they have an internship somewhere else for the summer and will return in the fall...more

Equity & Diversity

The Equity and Diversity Committee has a new member - Tom Whittaker. Welcome, Tom! We also want to remind you all to...more

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Comings and Goings

Birthdays

	SSEC Partners With GeoMetWatch On STORM Program SSEC has entered into a partnership to be the prime contractor for data processing associated with GeoMetWatch’s first hyperspectral Sounding and Tracking Observatory for Regional Meteorology (STORM) sounder...more
	The JoAnn Banks Break Room A brass plaque has been placed outside the Break Room. When you pass by, on occasion take a moment and remember our good friend JoAnn.....more
	UW Day at the Wisconsin State Capitol The First Annual UW Day at the Capitol took place on 04 April 2013, and representatives from CIMSS were there to showcase some of the science that takes place at the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences building....more
	11th Annual Science Expeditions Packs AOSS The Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) building opened its doors to the public on Saturday, 06 April 2013, from 10am to 2pm for the 11th Annual Science Expeditions event....more
	SSEC Image in Top Ten of Scientific “Cool” List Rick Kohrs placed in the top ten of The Why Files “Cool Science” contest with his image of the Earth as Hurricane Sandy approached the East Coast of the United States...more
	Weather Club Amazes, Encourages Wonder, amazement, even fear at times. These are some of the words that we use to describe the weather we experience or see from afar. In the eyes of a child these experiences are often magnified...more
	Bring Your Kid to Work Day The idea for hosting an SSEC Bring Your Child to Work Day grew out of Janean Hill's efforts last year in setting up a schedule for her niece. This year's group touring the building included 8 children ranging from 8 to 12 years of age...more
	Teaching Climate Change Online The UW-Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department debuted a 100-level course on Climate and Climate Change completely on-line this spring semester thanks to a NASA-funded collaboration between Madison College (formally MATC) and CIMSS...more
	Weather on Your Smart Phone – SSEC Has An App For That In April of 2013, SSEC released its first smart-phone App designed specifically to display and animate full-resolution, real-time weather satellite data. The free App, called "WxSat" (short for Weather Satellite), delivers imagery from the SSEC Web Mapping Server (WMS) to iOS devices...more