News Archive 2012
A listing of news, highlights, and accomplishments of EESI associates, affiliates, and staff.
- Analysis of Marcellus Flowback Finds High Levels of Ancient Brines - December 2012
- Penn State Scientist Links Invasive Grass Species to Western Forest Fires - December 2012 (CDT took article offline)
- Listen to EESI Faculty Member Jennifer Balch Talk to NPR About Her Research on Wildfires and Cheatgrass - December 2012
- Invasive Grass Fuels Increased Fire Activity in West - December 2012 (Link not available anymore)
- 'We Must Move Toward a Cleaner Environment' - Richard Alley and Jim Kasting - November 2012 (CDT took article offline)
- EESI announces a new High Performance Computing resource - October 2012
- EESI Associates Awarded NSF Funding for Research Network (Link not available anymore)
- Susan Brantley Nominated to Key Administration Post by President Barack Obama - September 21, 2012 - Washington, DC (Link not available anymore; see also: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/09/21/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts)
- Tibetan Plateau May be Older Than Previously Thought
- Antarctic Ice Sheet Quakes Shed Light on Ice Movement and Earthquake
- Jennifer Balch Featured in NY Times: "Out West, 'Black Fingers of Death' Offer Hope Against an Invader"
- Rudy Slingerland Awarded G. K. Gilbert Award for Geomorphology
- Michael Mann Climate Interview
- Richard Alley Receives STEM Leadership Hall of Fame Award
- Brantley Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
- Sue Brantley: "The Power of Data is in Sharing"
- Brent Yarnall to Serve Faculty Senate Chair-Elect, 2012-2013 - May 2012
- James Kasting Named Evan Pugh Professor
- Richard Alley - "Earth: The Operator's Manual" - April 2012
- ShaleNetwork Workshop Held April 22-23 in State College, PA
- USA Today - Richard Alley, "Why the Extreme Weather?" - April 2012
- New Faculty Member Publishes in Nature
- Changing the Moral Climate on Climate Change - Apr 30, 2012
- Michael Mann and David Pollard Elected 2012 AGU Fellows - Feb 2012
- Tree Rings and Volcanic Eruptions - Feb 2012
- Ken Davis Measures Greenhouse Gas Emissions for World Economic Forum - Jan 2012