South Central CSC News
National Weather Center Director Appointed To Federal Climate Change Advisory Committee
THU, MAY 16, 2013, 12:45 PM ESTDr. Berrien Moore III, Director for the National Weather Center and University Director for the South Central Climate Science Center, was recently appointed as a member to the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science. Read More >
University of Oklahoma Student Joins Congressional Science Fellow Program
MON, MAY 13, 2013, 08:52 AM ESTMs. Kim Klockow, PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma, has accepted a position as a Congressional Science Fellow. Read More >
SC CSC Consortium Members Receive Funding from USDA
WED, MAY 8, 2013, 03:27 PM ESTThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to institutions, including Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, to support research, associated the impacts of climate variability and change on dairy and beef cattle. Read More >
Interior Appoints New Climate Change Advisory Committee
WED, MAY 8, 2013, 01:47 PM ESTThe Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science will advise the Secretary of the Interior about the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers. Read More >
SC CSC Featured in Climate Change Article in Oklahoma Gazette
THU, APRIL 18, 2013, 04:01 PM ESTDr. Kim Winton, SC CSC Director, and Dr. Renee McPherson, Director of Research for the SC CSC, was interviewed by Shauna Lawyer Struby for a story on climate change that was featured in the OK Gazette. Read More >
SC CSC Director Presents "Introduction to the New SC CSC"
WED, APRIL 10, 2013, 11:57 AM ESTOn April 19, Dr. Kim Winton, SC CSC Director, will present a seminar, "Introduction to the New SC CSC", to the OU Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability. Read More >
SC CSC Research Director to Present at the 11th Annual CPASW
MON, APRIL 8, 2013, 08:49 AM ESTRenee McPherson, SC CSC Research Director, will conduct two presentations at the Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop, April 23-25. Read More >
SC CSC Colleagues Participate in AAG Annual Meeting
SUN, MARCH 31, 2013, 09:12 PM ESTThree SC CSC colleagues will be participating in the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting on April 9-13, 2013. Read More >
South Central CSC is Now on Facebook!
TUE, MARCH 19, 2013, 11:10 AM ESTThe SC CSC University Consortium recently developed a new facebook page to keep followers informed of events, news, and other items of interest! Read More >
OCAST Radio Interview with SC CSC Director
TUE, MARCH 5, 2013, 12:09 PM ESTAn interview with SC CSC Director, Kim Winton, was recently aired (and is available!) on the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology radio show. Read More >
SC CSC Celebrates its 1 Year Anniversary!
FRI, MARCH 1, 2013, 11:23 AM ESTThe South Central Climate Science Center is happy to celebrate its 1 Year Anniversary since its formal establishment in 2012. Read More >
American Indian/Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group Meeting
WED, FEBRUARY 13, 2013, 10:20 AM ESTThe American Indian/Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group Meeting will be held March 28-29 and will welcome the SC CSC Director as a featured speaker. Read More >
SC CSC Director Appointed as CIMMS Fellow
THU, JANUARY 31, 2013, 09:25 AM ESTDr. Kim Winton, Director of the South Central Climate Science Center, has been appointed as a Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) Fellow at the University of Oklahoma. Read More >
SC CSC Director Engages Tribal Environmental Coalition of Oklahoma
FRI, JANUARY 25, 2013, 10:43 AM ESTKim Winton, Director of the SC CSC recently gave a presentation to the Tribal Environmental Coalition of Oklahoma to introduce them to the CSC and to look for areas of engagement. Read More >
Upcoming Q&A, Information Session about SC CSC Research Funding Opportunity
MON, JANUARY 14, 2013, 01:37 PM ESTThe SC CSC will host two Question and Answer sessions pertaining to the recently released Research Funding Opportunity. Read More >
Climate Science Centers Announce 2013/2014 Research Funding Opportunity
WED, JANUARY 9, 2013, 03:45 PM ESTFunding opportunities are now available from the eight U.S. Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers (CSCs). Statements of Interest are due February 1, 2013. Read More >
National Weather Service Hosts Climate Science Center Workshop
MON, DECEMBER 3, 2012, 11:05 AM ESTOn Nov. 29, 2012, the National Weather Service Southern Region hosted a South Central Climate Science Center workshop on "precipitation variability" in Fort Worth, Texas. Read More >
SC CSC Director will Serve on Advisory Committee to the Vice President for Research at OU
MON, OCTOBER 15, 2012, 03:51 PM ESTDr. Kim Winton, Director for the USGS, South Central Climate Science Center was invited to serve on the Advisory Committee to the Vice President for Research (VPR) at the University of Oklahoma. Read More >
Interior Secretary Announces Funding for 2012 CSC Climate Science Projects
WED, OCTOBER 10, 2012, 03:56 PM ESTInterior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today the funding of more than $10 million in research for Interior’s Climate Science Centers. Read More >
SC CSC Director Attends Southern Plains Region Tribal Information Meeting
FRI, OCTOBER 5, 2012, 10:55 AM ESTDr. Kim Winton, Director of the South Central Climate Science Center, attended a meeting with Tribal Leaders in Oklahoma on Oct. 3-4. Read More >
DOI Invites Nominations for NCCWSC & CSC Federal Advisory Committee
THU, OCTOBER 4, 2012, 10:17 AM ESTToday, October 4, 2012, the Department of the Interior published a Federal Register notice to invite nominations for a NCCWSC & CSC Federal Advisory Committee. Read More >
Climate Science Positions Open in SC CSC Consortium
MON, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012, 11:42 AM ESTTwo faculty positions associated with the Texas Tech University-Climate Science Center and the South Central Climate Science Center Consortium are available. Read More >
New South Central Climate Science Center Director Announced
WED, AUGUST 22, 2012, 01:11 PM ESTKimberly Winton, Ph.D., has been selected as the director of the Department of the Interior’s South Central Climate Science Center (SC CSC), headquartered at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Read More >
Climate Science Centers present at the UNIDO Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem (GoM-LME) Coastal Community Resilience Workshop
MON, AUGUST 20, 2012, 03:18 PM ESTThe Southeast and South Central Climate Science Centers (CSCs) were invited to participate in the UNIDO GoM-LME Coastal Community Resilience Workshop held in Villahermosa, Tabasco Mexico August 15-17, 2012. Read More >
Job Opportunity - Position Filled
FRI, MARCH 9, 2012, 10:38 AM ESTUSGS is advertising for the leader of the South Central Climate Science Center in Norman, OK. Come help the Department of Interior and USGS implement one of the eight new Climate Science Centers. Read More >
Secretary Salazar Names University of Oklahoma to Host South Central Climate Science Center
FRI, OCTOBER 7, 2011, 01:26 PM ESTSecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the selection of the University of Oklahoma to host the Department of the Interior’s South Central Climate Science Center (CSC). Read More >