Rebecca Anderson Wins UCAR Essay Contest

Rebecca Anderson, Senior student in Atmospheric Sciences, has submitted a winning essay to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Capitol Hill Visits Essay Contest – 2017. She will be one of six undergrads or graduate students to accompany UCAR leadership to Washington D.C. May 9–11, 2017. Members of the UCAR Board of Trustees and the UCAR President’ Advisory Committee on University Relations will be hosts and guides for the unique opportunity. In Washington, Rebecca will have the chance to visit Capitol Hill and meet members of Congress and their staffs and attend a special briefing by Hill staffers on how Congress works. She will also sit in on briefings from senior leadership in areas of weather, water, and climate. UCAR will cover round-trip travel expenses.