Changes to the WeatherZine

Help Wanted!

The WeatherZine is going through some changes. As of October 2001 the Zine will be issued from the University of Colorado's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences (CIRES). CIRES is a "Cooperative Institute" between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University. The Zine will continue to be supported by the U.S. Weather Research Program.

Thus, WWW links will change, but thanks to our friends at the National Center for Atmospheric Research we will set things up so the old ones will forward you to the right places for a while.

We are going to be adding three new sections to the WeatherZine in the coming issues. The first will be an editorial column devoted exclusively to student essays. We are looking for a student who is willing to serve as the WeatherZine's "Student Editorial Editor" for a one-year term (6 issues). The Student Editorial Editor will have responsibility for writing one editorial and soliciting and selecting student guest editorials in collaboration with the WeatherZine staff.

To apply for the position of "Student Editorial Editor" please submit a letter of application of less than 250 words letting us know why you are interested. The deadline is September 30, 2001. Applications should be emailed to Roger A. Pielke Jr., Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado/CIRES at pielke@colorado.edu. We'll start the Student Guest Editorial soon thereafter.

The other new sections will include a Research Spotlight and an Education Spotlight. The former will include studies, papers, reports, etc. of particular relevance to the WeatherZine's focus. The latter will focus on courses, programs, and faculty with interesting approaches to teaching and research of particular interest to WeatherZine subscribers. We welcome your submissions to these new sections!

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