Newswise — The University of Maryland, one of the country's leading climate change research institutions, has launched a new Web site, Research at Maryland " Climate Change (www.newsdesk.umd.edu/micro/index.cfm). The site is a media toolkit that provides a comprehensive collection of climate-related resources found at Maryland and around the world, as well as direct access to our internationally recognized experts. The media toolkit contains:
"¢ Searchable database of Maryland's climate change experts"¢ Climate change news release archive"¢ Quick facts on climate change"¢ Links to Maryland's climate change research centers and initiatives"¢ External resource links to top international and national climate change sites"¢ A continuous newsfeed featuring the latest climate change news from around the world
The media toolkit was developed in response to daily requests for climate change expertise and information on Maryland's broad array of climate change centers and institutes. A variety of resources can be accessed through this single site " making it an easy and efficient place to begin any climate change research.
This Research at Maryland site is the first in a series of similar microsites being developed by Maryland. Additional sites focused on other areas of research expertise will be launched in 2009.
About the University of MarylandMaryland is a national leader in the drive to better understand, predict and manage global climate change, its impacts, and the scientific, technological, economic and public policy challenges it poses for humanity. Over the past decade, Maryland has built on its long tradition of excellence in atmospheric, climate, biological, and earth science to develop major new partnerships with federal agencies in the areas of earth science, remote imaging, climate change and energy research.
Our internationally recognized experts involved in research and policy analysis are available to offer perspectives and insight. National and international partnerships with four major climate change organizations, together with CIRUN (Maryland's climate initiative), combine to make the University of Maryland a primary resource for the latest in climate change news and research.
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