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<Title>UMBC is R1! GESTAR II example of research &amp; funding</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>UMBC has been newly classified as an esteemed R1 institution. Within this <a href="https://news.umbc.edu/umbc-ascends-to-the-nations-highest-level-as-a-research-university/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC article</a>, GESTAR II is referenced as a prime example of science research and funding (orig. posted 02/02/22)</p></div>
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<Summary>UMBC has been newly classified as an esteemed R1 institution. Within this UMBC article, GESTAR II is referenced as a prime example of science research and funding (orig. posted 02/02/22)</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="117875" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gestar2/posts/117875">
<Title>Shuman contributes to Earth Observatory IOTD</Title>
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<Summary>Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) provides
context in the Earth Observatory Item of the Day “Larsen B Embayment Breaks Up” (02/02/22)</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="117874" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gestar2/posts/117874">
<Title>Congratulations Robert H. Goddard Awardees!</Title>
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    <div>In late January 2022, “outstanding individuals and teams from Code 600 were selected to receive a 2021 Robert H. Goddard (RHG) Honor Award.” Several GESTAR II members were among the awardees. Congratulations to all!</div>
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    <a href="https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/projects/cyan-cyanobacteria-assessment-network" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">CYAN</a> Team: <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/bridget.n.seegers" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bridget Seegers</a> (616/MSU)</div>
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    <a href="https://oceanexports.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">EXPORTS</a> Project Science Team: <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/inia.m.sotoramos" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Inia Soto Ramos</a> (616/MSU), <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/lionel.arteagaquintero" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Lionel Arteaga Quintero</a> (616/UMBC), <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/ivona.cetinic" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Ivona Cetinic</a> (616/MSU), and <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/susanne.e.craig" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Susanne Craig</a> (616/UMBC).</div>
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    <a href="https://pace.gsfc.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">PACE</a> Science Algorithm Team: <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/ivona.cetinic" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Ivona Cetinic</a> (616/MSU) and <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/andrew.sayer" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Andy Sayer</a> (616/UMBC)</div>
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    <div>For Science: <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/tamas.varnai-1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tamas Varnai</a> (613/UMBC)</div>
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    <a href="https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/atms.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">JPSS-2</a> Instrument Development and Delivery Team: <a href="https://sciences.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/cheng-hsuan.lyu-1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Cheng-Hsuan (Joseph) Lyu</a> (617/MSU)</div>
    <div>(orig. posted 2/04/22)</div>
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<Summary>In late January 2022, “outstanding individuals and teams from Code 600 were selected to receive a 2021 Robert H. Goddard (RHG) Honor Award.” Several GESTAR II members were among the awardees....</Summary>
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<Title>Jethva contributes to Image of the Day</Title>
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<Summary>Hiren Jethva (614/MSU) contributes
to the Earth Observatory Image of the Day “Dust Storm Envelops the Arabian Sea” (orig. posted 01/26/22)</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="117872" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gestar2/posts/117872">
<Title>Collow and Thomas contribute to NASA GSFC visualization</Title>
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<Summary>Allison Collow and Natalie Thomas (both 610.1/UMBC) provided scientific input to the NASA visualization "A 3D View of an Atmospheric River from an Earth System Model" (orig. posted 01/25/22)</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="117871" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gestar2/posts/117871">
<Title>Tokay is lead author of J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. paper</Title>
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<Summary>Ali Tokay (612/UMBC) is lead author of the J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. paper "Retrieval of Snow Water Equivalent by the Precipitation Imaging Package (PIP) in the Northern Great Lakes" (orig....</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="117870" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gestar2/posts/117870">
<Title>Seegers discusses 2021 being tied for Sixth Warmest Year</Title>
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<Summary>Bridget Seegers (616/MSU) was among
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Warmest Year on Record" (orig. posted 01/13/22)</Summary>
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<Title>NASA's Award of GESTAR II included in UMBC's Top 12 Stories</Title>
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<Summary>NASA’s Award of GESTAR II was included in UMBC’s
Top 12 Stories of 2021 (orig. posted 1/12/22)</Summary>
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<PostedAt>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:22:21 -0400</PostedAt>
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<Title>Yuan featured in EOS article</Title>
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<Summary>Tianle Yuan (613/UMBC) along with prior research articles was featured in EOS article “Cleaner Pandemic Air Led to Reduced Lightning Strikes Worldwide” (orig. post 01/06/22)</Summary>
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<PostedAt>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:09:49 -0400</PostedAt>
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<Title>MSU President Wilson is AFRO News Person of the Year</Title>
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    figure in the NASA award of the GESTAR II cooperative agreement to UMBC, MSU and partners, as <a href="https://afro.com/dr-david-k-wilson-afro-person-of-the-year-2021/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">AFRO’s Person of the Year 2021</a> (orig. post 12/30/21)</p></div>
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<Summary>Congrats to Morgan President David Wilson, an integral figure in the NASA award of the GESTAR II cooperative agreement to UMBC, MSU and partners, as AFRO’s Person of the Year 2021 (orig. post...</Summary>
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