Contact: Kathy Bertram
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Caption: Teachers Tanya Wimer, Jim Granata and Frida Shroyer record solar irradiance measurements in front of the International Arctic Research Center on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Thirty K-12 science teachers from schools throughout Alaska are participating in the Science Teacher Education Program's Summer Institute. The focus of the two-week intensive training for teachers is global climate change. The program is funded by the Alaska Department of Education and coordinated by the Information and Education Outreach Office at the Geophysical Institute.
Credit: Photo by Rachael Kvapil
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