As an extension of his work in a Boulder Valley School District school, Project EXTREMES graduate student, John Mischler, is traveling to Zambia, Africa to teach a course in Conservation Ecology through Wildlands Studies.  John will chronicle his adventures as he and his students visit field sites across Zambia to discover how humans, animals and the ecosystem can coexist.

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CIRES and NOAA have published a video about what we are trying to achieve in Utah’s Uintah Basin. Ozone pollution is a health concern. We’d like to understand exactly why it forms in high levels at times in the winter (ozone is more typically thought of as a summertime air pollutant, in big cities with lots of traffic).

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An award from NSF’s Office of Polar Programs is funding the Chu research group to deploy a Fe Boltzmann lidar to McMurdo, Antarctica to measure the middle and upper atmosphere for three years. Ultimately this project will complete an observational chain for Antarctica in combination with previous lidar measurements made at the South Pole and Rothera, Antarctica.

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Because climate science is inherently interdisciplinary, it can fall through the cracks in traditional science education. Students sometimes graduate from high school or even college without learning climate basics. Climate literacy is aimed at helping address these gaps. In this blog, author Mark McCaffrey shares insights about climate literacy efforts with colleagues from around the world.

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The COSEE West Colorado Collaborative focuses on professional development of science teachers to increase their understanding of the links between the oceans and our climate. A teacher exchange program between the University of Colorado and COSEE West gives teachers first-hand knowledge of the local importance of the oceans and climate connection. Five Colorado teachers are attending the Ocean Observing Systems Institute in California during August 2010. They will chronicle their experience in this blog.

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