UW Scientist and Olympian to Appear in ‘NBC Learn’ Segment for Sochi Winter Olympics

Posted On Saturday, September 14, 2013 By . Under WYOMING  Tags: , , , ,   
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Sarah Konrad, framed against the backdrop of a large glacier, enthusiastically discussed the looming ice formation with a television reporter. However, the talk about the subject of her doctoral dissertation never made the airwaves. However, the Olympian, who competed in Nordic skiing and the biathlon at ...

Idaho Researchers Earn Grant for High-Tech Tools to Study Watersheds

Posted On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 By . Under IDAHO  Tags: , , , , ,   
MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho researchers are joining with scientists in Nevada and New Mexico to study watersheds in the western United States with the help of advanced computer simulations. The National Science Foundation has awarded the states a grant for a three-year project to analyze, visualize and explore watersheds. Idaho’s $2 ...

Oklahoma Receives $20 Million Award to Boost Climate Research

Posted On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 By . Under OKLAHOMA  Tags: , , , ,   
Oklahoma Receives $20 Million Award to Boost Climate Research To advance understanding of how socio-ecological systems can adapt sustainably to climate change, Oklahoma has been awarded $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The award will facilitate research and learning opportunities for college faculty, college students and K-12 students. ...

How Healthy Is Great Bay? Find Out at Seacoast Science Café Dec. 5

Posted On Thursday, November 29, 2012 By . Under NEW HAMPSHIRE  Tags: , , , ,   
DURHAM, N.H. – Why is the Great Bay, New Hampshire’s largest estuary, so important to our way of life? The fourth event in the Seacoast Science Café series will discuss just that. Rachel Rouillard, director of the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP), and Cory Riley, manager of the Great Bay ...