Kenneth Bowman developed a new textbook, An Introduction to Programming with IDL, to teach basic computer programming methods to science and engineering students. The book was published by Academic Press. 2006.

Andrew Dessler, published a new textbook, The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate, with co-author Ted Parson, a Professor at the Univ. of Michigan Law School. The book was published by Cambridge University Press. 2006.