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Ember with the NOAA hand in front of NOAA Headquarters (Photo Credit: NOAA). The Hand of NOAA bronze sculpture was created by Raymond Kaskey and installed in 1991. NOAA Canine Ambassador Pandora Haleakalā Glowing Ember, a Keeshond, known more affectionately as Ember, and her handler Ken Vierra, who works in OAR’s Office of Research, Transition, […]

Article Provided By ORTA Team 12/30/24 NOAA’s scientists presented a large number of papers and posters at the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference in Washington, D.C. on December 9-13th.  AGU’s annual meeting is the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, bringing together over 25,000 attendees from more than 100 countries to share research

Article Provided By ORTA Team Figure 1: Rayburn House Office Building NOAA on the Hill (Photo Credit: NOAA) On July 10, 2024 NOAA Day on the Hill was held in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. The event was held in partnership with the Ocean Caucus Foundation and was organized by the NOAA

Article Provided By ORTA Team Figure 1: Group Picture Green Latinos National Summit (Photo Credit: Green Latinos). From May 7-10, Lidia Cucurull, the Director of the Quantitative Observing System Assessment Program (QOSAP) in the NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Office of Research, Transition, and Application (ORTA), had the opportunity to participate in the Green

Article Provided By ORTA Team Figure 1: Ember – NOAA Canine Ambassador (Official AKC registration name Pandora Haleakalā Glowing Ember) working at NOAA Office of Education’s Career Fair May 29, 2024. (Photo Credit: NOAA) The NOAA Office of Research, Transition, and Application (ORTA) in Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) is pleased to announce that Ember,

Article Provided By ORTA Team Figure 1: NOAA OAR staff (Left-to-Right: Andrew Peck (ORTA), Normandy Carter (ORTA), Juan Hurtado (OEd), Alfonso Macias Tapia (OEd), Kayla Smith (OEd), Kayla Poole (OEd), Kenneth Vierra with Ember (ORTA)) participate in the Department of Commerce’s 2023 National Youth Summit. (Photo Credit: NOAA). On June 18, 2024, between 250-300 students

Article Provided By ORTA Team NOAA Office of Research, Transition, and Application (ORTA) team with NDBC site host Dr. Bill Burnett (Director) during visit on March 21, 2024) (Photo Credit: NOAA) The NOAA Office of Research, Transition, and Application (ORTA), including representation from the Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) and Director’s Office as well as representation

Article Provided By ORTA Team Ernest F. Hollings Students interacting with the staff from all 6 NOAA Line Offices. (Credit: NOAA) The NOAA Office of Education invited the NOAA Office of Research, Transition, and Application (ORTA) to participate in their Career Fair held on May 29, 2024 at the NOAA Science Center.  This fair was

Article Provided By ORTA Team On June 3, 2024 NOAA and partners sponsored a NOAA STEM Day at Brightwood Elementary School in Washington D.C. (NW). Brightwood Elementary School, Washington, D.C.  (Photo Credit:  Brightwood) NOAA’s mission includes sharing knowledge and information with others: “Service is the communication of NOAA’s research, data, information and knowledge for use