9 December 2018
AGU Announces Locations for the 2022 and 2024 Fall Meetings
Eric Davidson, President, AGU, and Chris McEntee, Executive Director/CEO, AGU
We are pleased to announce that AGU has selected the locations for our 2022 and 2024 Fall Meetings. The 2022 meeting will take place in Chicago, Ill., and the 2024 meeting will take place in Washington, D. C. This completes the plan for meeting locations through 2026. San Francisco — 2019 San Francisco — 2020 New Orleans — 2021 Chicago — 2022 San Francisco — 2023 Washington, D. C. — …
5 December 2018
World Soil Day Celebrates Earth’s Life-Supporting Resource
By Dorothy Merritts, Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College In 2014, while attending a National Science Foundation (NSF) workshop on infrastructure for Earth surface processes research at the Field Museum in Chicago, my colleague, Laurel Larsen, and I toured the museum’s “Underground Adventure” exhibit. The exhibit encouraged us to imagine shrinking to a size smaller than a penny to examine soil from a new perspective, and …
4 December 2018
Presidential Citation to Be Presented in Recognition of Bipartisan Science Policy Leadership
Eric Davidson, President, AGU and Chris McEntee, Executive Director/CEO, AGU
As mentioned in our previous post to the community, in recognition of their bipartisan leadership in advancing Earth and space science policy, AGU is awarding the Presidential Citation for Science and Society to Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Gary Peters (D-MI). We asked both Senators to share with us what receiving the award means to them. Senator Gardner said: “It is a true honor to receive the American Geophysical Union’s …
Volunteer Today through AGU’s Online Community
By Chris McEntee, Executive Director/CEO, AGU and Margaret Leinen, AGU Past President and Leadership Development/Governance Committee Chair When AGU Connect launched a little over a year ago, our goal was to provide an online community for Earth and space scientists to engage in discussions and build connections. Today, we’re very pleased to announce an exciting new feature: Volunteer Central. This easy-to-use tool is intended to make volunteering with AGU even easier. Volunteer …
3 December 2018
Inspire the Next Generation of Earth and Space Scientists: Support the Austin Endowment for Student Travel
Carlos A. Dengo, AGU Development Board Chair
A new year is just around the corner. And with it comes the promise of new beginnings and opportunities for personal and professional growth. 2019 is also AGU’s Centennial year – a time for our community to celebrate the scientific advances made in Earth and space science over the past 100 years. For me, the advent of Centennial leads me to consider how we can make sure that our science …
2 December 2018
Presidential Citation Update
Eric Davidson, President, AGU and Chris McEntee, Executive Director/CEO, AGU
Over the last few days, many in our community have clearly stated on social media that AGU’s choice of Senator Cory Gardner for the AGU Presidential Citation is troublesome given some of his statements and actions in reference to climate change. First, we acknowledge that we failed to communicate with the community about the citations and the reasons Senators Cory Gardner and Gary Peters were chosen. Second, we did not …
30 November 2018
November Native American Month – One Voice from the Margins
Paulette Blanchard (Absentee Shawnee/Kickapoo), University of Kansas Geography Ph.D. Student
Over the past 500 plus years Indigenous Peoples have been suffering the continued violence and genocide at the hands of the settler society. While there have been waves of civil rights movements, feminism, and actions toward social justice, we Native Peoples are still causalities of structural, systemic, institutional and environmental violence. This has led to hundreds of laws and policies designed to oppress and control Native “American Indians” and other …
28 November 2018
New Guidelines on Use of Photography at AGU Meetings
AGU is committed to creating a productive and open environment for meetings and all venues that are focused on the exchange of knowledge. Our guidelines are designed to support this commitment while allowing for the exercise of personal preferences. For example, AGU has welcomed the use of social media at our meetings for several years. In addition to creating a more engaging and inclusive meeting experience for attendees, this practice serves many others in the Earth and …
AGU Helps Science and Scientists Make a Local Impact
Eric A. Davidson, AGU President
Several students and early career members of AGU have told me that they chose a career path in science for both the excitement of curiosity-driven science and the feeling that science can help them contribute to making the world a better place. Indeed, AGU’s mission includes both promoting discovery in Earth and space science and doing so for the benefit of humanity. Figuring out how to do that second part—benefiting …
26 November 2018
In Honor of Native American Heritage Month: A Challenge to AGU to Include Indigenous Perspectives in Science
Dr. Karletta Chief (Diné from Black Mesa, AZ), Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Hydrology at University of Arizona
In honor of National Native American Heritage Month and as a Native American Earth scientist, I honor the resiliency of Native Americans to maintain their deep rooted beliefs, cultures, and languages. I respect the passion of Native peoples to fight for the protection of their land. I honor the sovereignty of Native American tribes. I celebrate scientists who work in Indigenous-led community-engaged research. I pay tribute to the academic journeys …
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