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EDUCATION & CAREERS ARCHIVE
A Two-Step Approach to Training Earth Scientists in AI
Researchers learned machine learning methods during a boot camp, then applied their new knowledge to real-world research problems during a hackathon.
El conocimiento fluye de ida y vuelta en el TierraFest 2025
El TierraFest, el festival más grande de ciencias de la Tierra en México, adopta la diversidad como medio para compartir el conocimiento de nuestro planeta.
Knowledge Flows Both Ways at TierraFest 2025
TierraFest, the biggest Earth science festival in Mexico, embraces diversity as a means of sharing knowledge about our planet.
A Diverse New Generation of Scientists Observes Earth from Above
Project-based learning and a modular class design help students from various backgrounds and universities gain hands-on experience with environmental remote sensing.
1,900 Scientists Warn of “Real Danger” in Open Letter
In an open letter to the American people, more than 1,900 scientists sent an “SOS” that the Trump administration’s actions have “decimated” the nation’s scientific enterprise and censored scientific work. “We see real danger in this moment,” the scientists wrote.
An Earth System Science Approach to Geophysics
With an underlying universal theme of convection, a new textbook introduces upper-level geology, geophysics, physics, and engineering students to the geophysics behind the Earth System.
Majority of Polled Scientists Considering Leaving United States, Signaling “Brain Drain”
After an onslaught of funding cuts, firings, and cancelled programs as a result of Trump administration actions, scientists in the United States are feeling targeted. That’s according to the results of a poll of 1,200 U.S. scientists, published by Nature.
Planting Seeds for Thriving Data Management
Learning how to manage research data is a core part of scientific education. The Earth Science Information Partners community has ideas to help early-career scientists build these important skills.
Hiring Freezes, Rescinded Funding, Cancelled Programs: How Federal Funding Cuts Are Affecting Universities
Universities across the United States are feeling the effects from a wave of policies the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency say are aimed at making the government more productive.
National STEM Festival Celebrates 103 Student Innovators
A “national science fair” in Washington, D.C., hopes to help students persist on their pathways to STEM careers.
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