A training initiative in Europe opens doors for young scientists, promoting collaboration and broadening their skills with unique opportunities in atmospheric research.
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Promoting Geosciences at Minority-Serving and 2-Year Colleges
Geo-Needs Focus Group Meetings; Naperville, Illinois, 5–7 and 9–11 August 2015
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Mexico's University Network of Atmospheric Observatories
Increasing cooperation in Mexico benefits climatologists, meteorologists, and science as a whole.
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Report Stresses Need for Real Research in Undergraduate Classes
Its findings arise from a meeting of educators and scientists called by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on including "discovery-based" research in undergraduate courses.
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AGU Workshops for Authors and Reviewers
AGU and AGU editors led a number of workshops in 2015 on how to be a successful author to worldwide audiences as well as to how to effectively review scientific papers. First, Yusuke Yokoyama (Editor for Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems) convened a workshop at the JPGU meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
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Visualizing Cross-Sectional Data in a Real-World Context
Combining the capabilities of an open-source drawing tool with Google Earth maps allows researchers to visualize real-world cross-sectional data in three dimensions.
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Steps to Building a No-Tolerance Culture for Sexual Harassment
The American Geophysical Union can lead the way in building an environment where sexual and other types of harassment have no place.
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AGU Signs Agreement with Council on Undergraduate Research
Collaboration between the scientific society and the educational organization aims to foster research opportunities and diversity in undergraduate geoscience education.
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United States Still First in Science, Tech Research Spending
Although federal funding of science and engineering research has fallen behind inflation, private sector investment remains high, reports the U.S. National Science Board in its latest update.
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Creating Community for Early-Career Geoscientists
Student involvement in geoscience unions: A case study from hydrology