Director's Note

Mark Mulligan

As always, Hank gave another remarkable State of the Center talk prior to the Holiday Party. I am not sure how he is able to pull that together and so seamlessly present it. You probably concluded that the Center continues to do well with a diverse range of projects and enjoys a healthy financial state...more

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Department News

Human Resources

An important reminder!

Everyone needs to look at their paystubs and make sure the correct deductions are being taken out. If there are any questions at all, please come see one of us right away!

January 2014 TSA 403(b) Events

Take advantage of these free events. The UW Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program is your supplemental retirement savings plan...more

Academic Staff

The University Committee added an academic staff member to their ad hoc committee and this new member was our very own Margaret Mooney...more

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Comings and Goings

Birthdays

	Highlights from 2013: A Year of Research, Outreach, and Education Twelve months. Twelve representative stories of the important science and education news highlights of 2013 from SSEC and CIMSS. Each story reflects our commitment to the advancement of science through collaborative research, education, and public engagement...more
	An Interactive Morning on Climate Change and Energy Resources A significant contingent from the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science Building presented at the "Saturday Science" event on Climate Change and Energy Resources at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) on January 4th...more
	Predicting Turbulence is a SNAAP Turbulence in the atmosphere is the number one cause of injuries to passengers and flight crews in non-fatal airplane accidents, but it can be virtually invisible to pilots. If the invisible turbulence could be made visible, some aviation accidents and related injuries...more
	ATS-1 Anniversary December 6, 1966 marks the launch anniversary of NASA’s Applications Technology Satellite-I (ATS-I). On board was the ground-breaking Spin-Scan Cloud Camera (SSCC) invented by Professors Robert Parent and Verner Suomi, founders of SSEC...more
	Flash drought: a new early warning system The year 2012 marked the largest drought occurrence in the 14-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) and was one of the most severe droughts to impact the U.S. since the Dust Bowl. At its peak, nearly 80 % of the lower 48 states were abnormally dry...more
	State of the Center - 2013 On 19 December 2013, SSEC Director Hank Revercomb gave his annual State of the Center Address to a capacity crowd in the Marquis Theater of the Union South...more
	The SSEC Holiday Party Brought Joy to All Following the State of the Center presention by Hank Revercomb, the holiday merriment and a throng of merry-makers descended on the 3rd Floor and commenced their celebratory season in high style....more