The work of Dr. Andrew Klein, associate professor of Geography in the College of Geosciences, was highlighted recently in an Associated Press story carried in newspapers worldwide. The article titled, “New Guinea’s glaciers melting fast,” discussed a planned expedition to the slopes of Puncak Jaya (Mount Jaya) to drill ice cores that will provide valuable data on the history of climate and global warming. Noted glaciologist Lonnie Thompson from the Ohio State University will lead the expedition planned for May or June, 2009. Based on the research of Klein and Ph.D. student Joni Kincaid, it has been determined that New Guinea’s glaciers are shrinking fast and may even disappear in the next few decades. For more information visit http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22526716/.