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Professor Fine Named UCAR Chair

Dr. Rana A. Fine was elected chair of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Board of Trustees. UCAR, a consortium of 70 member universities, including the Rosenstiel School , is a private nonprofit corporation that manages and operates the National Center for Atmospheric Research under a cooperative agreement with the NSF. Read more…

CSI: Pisco, Peru

In a study published in the Geophysical Journal International, scientists from the UM and Oxford have analyzed data on the devastating 2007 earthquake in Peru and its impact on regional topography. Using InSAR-based geodetic data and teleseismic data, they were able to identify details of this major plate boundary event. Read more…