Steve Chillrud from LDEO of Columbia University reached out to Robin to flag that many of our members and many in the Earth and space scientific community work in labs where there are N95 masks, eye protection, face shields and other protective gear that the medical professionals need (#GetMePPE).
Science and society
ArticlesIt has been almost a week since our last update, so I thought it was important to let you know how our staff are doing.
The executive committee is pleased to announce that Julie Freeman will serve as AGU’s interim executive director and CEO.
We appreciate the many inquiries we’ve received from all of you about our staff’s well-being, so we thought we’d write a Prow post to keep you updated on how and what we’re doing.
We’ve come to the end of our March Council meeting,
And I’ve been asked to summarize in case you’ve been sleeping.
Even though Fall Meeting 2019 was only a few months ago, AGU is already planning Fall Meeting 2020.
While a few vital science programs were funded, overall the president’s proposed budget is a severe disappointment for science and ignores the many ways in which science fuels our economy, safeguards our security, improves our health and well-being, and is critical for a thriving future.
During pre-Fall Meeting #AGU19, AGU announced that we would make our Digital Library an added benefit of individual membership, effective January 2020.
We hope your new year is off to a great start! 2020 will be a big year for AGU in many ways, but one major opportunity we have ahead of us is finalizing a new strategic plan for AGU that will set the organization’s course for the next decade and beyond.