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NYCRI concluded in 2014.<br /> <a href="nycri/">+ Read More</a></p> </div><!-- spot80 --> <div class="spot80"> <img src="/edu/gfx/icp80.gif" style="width:80px;height:80px" alt="*" /> <p><b>GISS Institute on Climate and Planets</b><br /> A collaborative program between GISS, Columbia University, and the City University of New York. ICP concluded in 2004<br /> <a href="https://icp.giss.nasa.gov/">+ Go to Website</a></p> </div><!-- spot80 --> </div><!-- col1b --> </div><!-- col1a --> <div class="col2a evencols"> <div class="col2b evencols"> <h2>Resource Materials</h2> <p><b>CCRI STEM Curriculum Modules</b><br /> Instructional modules developed during the GISS Climate Change Research Initiative and NASA/SMD approved.<br /> <a href="res/">+ Read More</a> </p> <!-- <p><b>Education GCM</b><br /> The EdGCM project at the Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research couples GISS Model II with a user-friendly interface that runs on macOS and Windows desktop computers. <br /> <a href="http://edgcm.columbia.edu/">+ Go to Website</a></p> --> <p><b>ICP Educational Materials Archive</b><br /> Curriculum modules and learning tools developed during the Institute for Climate and Planets program (1994-2004) for use in classroom learning about climate and environmental research.<br /> <a href="https://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/">+ Read More</a> </p> </div><!-- col2b --> </div><!-- col2a --> <div class="col1a evencols"> <div class="col1b evencols"> <h2>More About NASA Education</h2> <div class="quicklinks"> <p>+ <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/stem/">NASA STEM Engagement</a></p> <p>+ <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/early-career-opportunities/">NASA ESD Early Career Research Program</p> <!-- <p>+ <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/internship-programs/">NASA Internship Programs</a></p> <p>+ <a href="https://npp.orau.org/">NASA Postdoctoral Program</a></p> --> </div><!-- quicklinks --> </div><!-- col1b --> </div><!-- col1a --> </div><!-- end content --> <div id="nav"><h3>Site Menu</h3> <ul id="mnav"> <li><a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/">GISS Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/">News & Features</a> <ul class="mnav2"> <li><a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/">News & Features Overview</a></li></ul><!-- end 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