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 …
23 November 2018
AGU Applauds the Fourth National Climate Assessment
In 1990, President Ronald Reagan initiated the U.S. Global Change Research Program, and Congress mandated that a report be released at least every four years outlining what climate change – past, present, and future – means for the United States. In the decades since, four of the National Climate Assessments have been released and AGU members have played a role in each one as authors and as contributors of their …
21 November 2018
Looking Beyond the U.S. Midterm Elections: Support for Science on Capitol Hill
The recent elections in the United States brought many changes to the policy landscape, many of which will have real consequences for the Earth and space science community. Changes on Capitol Hill can affect the role science plays in critical policy decisions that will have effects both within and beyond U.S. borders. First and foremost, Congress will have new leaders, including some additional members with professional backgrounds in science. AGU …
The First Awardees of the Celebrate 100 Grants
With the beginning of AGU’s Centennial upon us, I am so pleased and excited to announce the first two awardees of AGU’s Celebrate 100 Grants. Centennial is about you and the science that you undertake every day. It is about inspiring all to participate, support, and advance the power of science to make the world a better place for us and for future generations. To help you do this, AGU …
19 November 2018
From China to Mexico: Promoting Collaboration in the Earth and Space Sciences
In his post “Solidarity Among Scientists Across the Globe Is Needed Now More Than Ever” on From the Prow from 25 July 2018, AGU President Eric Davidson wrote that “we must stand together to insist that scientific collaboration remains international, and interdisciplinary.” It was so heartening to see support for his words during recent AGU leadership trips to China and Mexico. During these visits, our international colleagues and hosts agreed wholeheartedly with …
13 November 2018
Support the Student Travel Grant Program: A Challenge to the AGU Community
Jamie Austin, Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin
I recently made a one million dollar matching challenge grant to support AGU’s Fall Meeting Student Travel Grants and hope that you will join me in support of this program. As humanity and the planet face ever more daunting challenges, science is under attack and facts are shrugged off, the evidence-based solutions that the geosciences provide are now more important than ever. I believe it is incumbent upon us ― …
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