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Defending Truth and Sharing Science: A Response to Political Violence in Brazil

Last Sunday, the world watched as a mob overran and ransacked Brazil’s Presidential Palace, National Congress and Supreme Court in Brasilia, the nation’s capital. AGU condemns these actions and the disruption to the peaceful transfer of power.

Climate change

12 Jan

AGU Member Survey on Meeting Considerations

By: Sabine Stanley

In June, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. That decision shifted the battleground over reproductive rights and..

Science and society

7 Dec

AGU Board vacancy filled in special election

By: Robin E. Bell, Eileen Hofmann

In a special election, AGU members have elected Catherine Coleman Flowers to serve on the AGU Board of Directors. The AGU..

Science and society

5 Dec

Special Election for AGU Board Member

By: Eileen Hofmann, Robin E. Bell

Earlier this year, AGU Board member Jalonne White-Newsome accepted a position as Senior Director for Environmental Justice for the White..

Science and society

7 Nov

2022 AGU Election Statistics

By: Robin E. Bell, Eileen Hofmann, Leadership Development / Governance Committee

In AGU’s 2022 biennial election, for which voting ended on 6 October, the membership chose 59 new leaders to serve..

Science and society

26 Oct

AGU’s September 2022 Board Meeting

By: Richard Murray

The AGU Board met in Washington DC in a hybrid format with approximately half of the Board members on Zoom,..

Science and society

7 Oct

AGU releases 2021 DEI report and dashboard

By: Randy W. Fiser

Guided by our strategic plan, AGU has an organizational goal to model and promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive scientific..

Science and society

31 Aug

AGU updates position statement on resilience to expand beyond natural hazards

By: Randy W. Fiser

In June, the AGU Board and Council approved updates to the position statement: “Building resilience requires partnerships between scientists, policymakers..

Science and society

17 Aug

AGU applauds passage of bipartisan U.S. innovation bill

By: Randy W. Fiser

AGU, the world’s largest Earth and space science association, applauds the bipartisan effort by Congress to pass the CHIPS and..

Science and society

28 Jul

AGU opposes U.S. Supreme Court decision to erode emission regulations

By: Randy W. Fiser, Susan Lozier

As leaders of the world’s largest Earth and space science association, we are gravely concerned by the U.S. Supreme Court’s..

Community science

30 Jun