Construction starts this month on a major NCAR facility, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), that will support aircraft flown on scientific field projects worldwide, leading to new advances in weather, climate, and air quality research.

CPAESS scientist Baoqiang Xiang, who works at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), has been selected for this year's WCRP/WWRP International Model Development Prize.

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have won national awards from two of the nation's leading science organizations: the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the American Geophysical Union.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is adding three new member universities to its nonprofit consortium, and three new trustees have been voted to join UCAR's board.

"As a leader of this organization I will 'walk the talk' and lead by example. From this point forward, I will decline to serve on any speaking panels for which attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion is not evident in the composition of the panels."