Celebrating Howard University’s Groundbreaking R1 Designation

The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Howard University has been officially conferred a Carnegie Classification Research Activity Designation of Research 1, often referred to as “R1.” Institutions receive this designation for “very high research productivity,” according to ACE. Howard is the only institution to be both an R1 and historically Black college and university […]

The AMS Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award goes to Lauren L. Taylor

Lauren Taylor, NCAS-M Fellow, received an “Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award” at the 105th AMS Annual Meeting. The title of her presentation was “The Fire Next Time: Investigating Wildfire Disaster Resilience in Lahaina, HI”. “Your presentation was incredibly insightful and engaging and clearly demonstrated the depth of your research and your passion for this important […]

2025 AMS “Breaking the Cycle” Town Hall Meeting

The African-American diaspora’s employment numbers, and weather, water, and climate (WCH) communities continue to be alarmingly low, despite the collective efforts to enhance diversity. The significant contributions from various actors, including the WCH industries and academia have yet to yield substantial results, while we have witnessed improvements and other demographics employment numbers. Our panel discussion […]

NOAA/WPO Social Science

Driving Research for Forecast Delivery and Decision-Making (Feb 18-21, 2025) Social science is the study of people —what they think, how they feel, and how they respond—in a particular context. Recent societal impacts from hurricanes, floods, snow storms, and wildfires, shows a great need to understand the intersection of people and meteorology. The Social Science […]