Education
Snapshots of Spring: Earth Day Photo Contest Challenges Middle School Students to Take Pictures of Their Local Environment
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies’ annual photo contest for U.S. students grades 5-8 offers students a path to expanded knowledge of their surrounding environments.
Dan Stillman, posted on
April 15th, 2008
Articles, Education
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Sea Level Rise Modeling with GIS: A Small University’s Contribution To Understanding A Global Dilemma
Earth process modeling and data visualization tools are critical to understanding the processes associated with climate change. One such set of tools is Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
John Kostelnick, RJ Rowley, Dave McDermott, Carol Bowen , posted on
April 6th, 2008
Articles, Climate, Education, Technology, Water
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Green Schools Offer Healthier, Smarter Classrooms
Originally Published by t r u t h o u t
In Plenty Magazine, Samantha Cleaver reports that “as baby boomer-era school buildings become more and more outdated, many districts are building green schools to replace energy guzzling, polluted learning environments.”
Posted on
November 2nd, 2007
Education
The Mississippi Mesonet
Over the past five years, Jackson State University has taken a leading role in the development of a world-class mesoscale observing network in Mississippi for research, education, and operational use: The Mississippi Mesonet (White and Matlack 2005). Broadly speaking a mesonet can be considered to be a network of automated weather observing stations whose spatial distribution facilitates near-real time description in between the standard “synoptic” observing stations of the National Weather Service (NWS) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In many cases, they are characterized by improved temporal resolution and supplemental sensors compared to the synoptic network.
Loren White, posted on
October 26th, 2007
Articles, Climate, Education, Weather
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