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COLLEGE NEWS
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Urgency and hope at 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit
Photo Credit: Todd Anderson “Let’s start with the three pillars of urgency. Climate change—it’s here, it’s us, and it’s damaging,” said William Anderegg, director of the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy at the University of Utah. “There are also three companion pillars of hope—it’s solvable, we’re making progress, and the benefits of solving it are enormous.”
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Unravelling Nature’s Marine Cloud Brightening
Recent research conducted by Dr Gerald Mace from the University of Utah and colleagues reveals how air masses passing over the Antarctic continent naturally boost cloud brightness through a complex chain of chemical and physical processes. This natural phenomenon may hold important clues for improving climate models and predicting future climate change.
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Not Just A Major. It's A Mission.
Mining engineering majors at the U are immediately thrust into inter-disciplinary study that includes geology, engineering design, environmental stewardship, safety systems and more. Unlike perhaps other majors in the College of Science/College of Mining and Earth Sciences, mining majors experience hands-on training at mine locations that they are likely to land full-time positions at before graduation.
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ALUMNI & FRIENDS
We are proud of our alumni and friends and grateful for the many ways they support our students. We invite you to get involved in the way that best meets your interest and circumstances. Some options include, student mentoring, providing an alumni spotlight, hiring students, giving financially, speaking in a class, and attending digital or in person events.
ALUMNI, EMERITI AND FRIENDS
Laura Kowal
Laura Kowal is a Software Tester who verifies data and tests software for the National Weather Service’s (NWS) meteorological software known as AWIPS (Advanced Interactive Processing Service). Laura knows that her work helps meteorologists at the NWS provide accurate and timely forecasts upon which the entire United States depends. The system provides warnings and a network between forecast offices allowing offices to communicate and coordinate their forecasts. Laura’s meteorological expertise allows her the catch software problems and glitches while ensuring that the software meets the functional needs of the eventual users. Laura holds a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the University of Utah and is currently in her second year at the University of Maryland pursuing her Masters’ degree in Atmospheric Science.
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