Our membership includes virtually all the academic institutions in North America with atmospheric and related Earth system science programs.

UCAR is steered by the community we serve. Our 129 member colleges and universities set UCAR's overall direction, ensuring that we are meeting the most urgent needs of the research and education ...

The Annual Members Meeting engages UCAR member representatives in discussions that are important to the university community, while also serving as a forum to provide input and guidance on the ...

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has named Eric Barron to serve as interim president beginning May 4, 2026. Barron is a former NSF NCAR director and former Penn State ...

The Next Generation Fellowship is designed to provide targeted financial and community support to graduate students currently registered at North American (USA, Canada, Mexico) universities. Three ...

Our community programs provide a suite of innovative resources, tools, and services to researchers, educators, and practitioners in the Earth system science community. Activities in the UCAR Community ...

The interests of both employees and UCAR are best served when problems relating to the workplace are resolved as part of the regular communication between employees and between employees and ...

The UCAR board has primary responsibility for setting UCAR's overall direction. There are eighteen Trustees, twelve from member institutions, and six at-large. Trustees are elected to three-year terms ...

We build strategic connections for lasting impact. UCAR cultivates valuable relationships with a variety of stakeholders and audiences, providing multiple avenues for engagement through strategic ...

UCAR joins forces with universities, federal labs, government agencies, and private businesses to create scientific solutions to real-world problems, from helping utilities maximize their energy ...

As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service ...

At the core of our work at NSF NCAR and UCAR are the values that underlie our institutional culture: scientific integrity, collaboration and partnerships, innovation and agility, transparency and open ...