Annmarie Carlton, Larry W. Horowitz, Gabriel Vecchi, and Robert Wood will receive the 2017 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, to be held 11–15 December in New Orleans, La. The award recognizes research contributions by “exceptional mid-career (academic, government, and private sector) scientists in the fields of atmospheric and climate sciences.”
AGU News
AGU Welcomes Congressional Science Fellow in Program’s 40th Year
Isaac “Ike” Irby brings to his upcoming year as a science expert in a congressional office advanced training in marine science and public policy plus experience as an executive branch intern.
Celebrating the 2017 Class of Fellows
American Geophysical Union President-elect Robin Bell will present the newly elected class at the upcoming AGU Fall Meeting.
Diversifying the Reviewer Pool
After a successful trial to actively encourage authors to recommend diverse lists of reviewers for their papers, a reminder statement about diversity will now be rolled out across AGU journals.
New Earth and Space Science Preprint Server to Be Launched
An international advisory board drawn from geoscience societies will guide the project initiated by the American Geophysical Union.
AGU Revises Its Integrity and Ethics Policy
The updated ethics policy takes a strong stance against harassment in the sciences.
Grant Will Advance Standards Promoting Open, High-Quality Data
Ensuring that data in the Earth and space sciences are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) lies at the heart of a new project funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.
Position Statement on Geoengineering: Call for Comments
AGU last updated its position on this topic 5 years ago.
AGU Books Program Continues to Grow
With a dozen new titles published in the past year and interviews with editors as a new feature, the AGU books program is expanding during a time of change in scholarly publishing.
NSF Grant: AGU and Partners Aim at Gender Issues in Geosciences
Funding through July 2021 supports a project in the Earth, space, and environmental sciences to promote gender equity and train scientists to recognize and counteract sexual harassment.
