{"id":14102,"date":"2021-12-21T16:19:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T16:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/?p=14102"},"modified":"2021-12-22T16:53:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T16:53:53","slug":"2021-in-review-a-year-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/14102","title":{"rendered":"2021 in review &#8212; A year of science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These selected stories from 2021 reflect our continued pursuit of understanding our environment and saving lives through novel research and applications, along with our commitment to mentoring and education. Our work is not finished, but we are optimistic about the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best wishes for a peaceful, safe and Happy New Year,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R. Bradley Pierce, SSEC Director and Tristan L&#8217;Ecuyer, CIMSS Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"eoy-highlights \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/14116\/\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"The search for life on Venus -- Past and present\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/12\/Venus_web_banner-768x292.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"The search for life on Venus -- Past and present\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe search for life on Venus &#8212; Past and present\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/13975\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Tweets and machine learning \u2013 Helping the National Weather Service understand its social media impact\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/10\/NWS_Twitter_Credit_Eric_Verbeten_and_Benjamin_Brant-768x470.png\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Tweets and machine learning \u2013 Helping the National Weather Service understand its social media impact\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTweets and machine learning \u2013 Helping the National Weather Service understand its social media impact\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/13939\" class=\"highlight\" title=\"Shark fins and internships \u2013 Solving real world problems through mentorship\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/09\/NERTO_Sharkfin-768x292.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\" data-title=\"Shark fins and internships \u2013 Solving real world problems through 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