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Geologist Lauren Haygood balances on a plunging anticline during a field trip to the Arbuckle Mountains, Okla.
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Lauren Haygood: Normalizing STEM in America’s Heartland

by Saima May Sidik 25 July 202225 July 2022

Community science builds bridges while generating valuable environmental data.

Rita de Cássia dos Anjos holds an award recognizing women in science.
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Rita de Cássia dos Anjos: Never Settle for Things as They Are

by Meghie Rodrigues 25 July 202225 July 2022

The award-winning astrophysicist is using her visibility to call attention to inequalities in the Brazilian science community.

A woman smiling on a boat with snowy mountains in the background
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Freya Garry: Forwarding Knowledge on Climate and Gender

by Jenessa Duncombe 25 July 202225 July 2022

A climate scientist builds a network for women and nonbinary people in her field.

Senior citizens in a rural setting take part in a mapping workshop in Uganda’s Kigezi Highlands.
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Community Science Project Helps Track Geohazard Risks in Uganda

by James Dacey 22 July 202214 September 2022

A community project in the Kigezi Highlands is helping to identify landslide and flooding hot spots and how the hazards are evolving.

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Sewing DEI Into the Fabric of the Geosciences

by Paige Wooden, Mia Ricci and Tanya Dzekon 13 July 202222 December 2022

AGU journals host a new living special collection on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences and invite additional contributions to grow this collection.

Close up view of a keyboard with a red “Admission” key, with a miniature mortarboard on it, in place of the “Enter” key.
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After GRExit: Reducing Bias in Geoscience Graduate Admissions

by Michele L. Cooke, Hannah Baranes, Isla S. Castañeda, Jonathan D. Woodruff and David F. Boutt 17 June 202222 December 2022

Dropping the GRE is just a first step toward holistic admissions. To further reduce bias in applicant evaluations, the UMass-Amherst geosciences program has changed the way it assesses students.

Looking up at crown shyness in trees at Cubbon Park, Bangalore, India.
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Open and Fair Data in Tropical Forests

by Rishika Pardikar 6 May 202213 January 2023

People who gather ground data on tropical forests are highly disadvantaged compared to the users of such data. A new paper suggests long-term collaborations as a path forward.

Four Black people sit in a small motorized boat as it moves up a flooded street toward prefabricated and mobile homes. The boat is near the bottom right of the image and is pointed toward center-left. All four people face away from the viewer. The sky is blue but mostly clouded over.
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Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 March 20224 March 2022

Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.

People walk around the urban park near the Osman Sagar reservoir in Hyderabad, India.
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Weighing the Benefits of Urban Greening

by Rishika Pardikar 2 March 202229 September 2022

City communities may need to consider whether water absorption or cooling benefits are more important when designing urban greening.

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Moving Beyond the Business Case for Diversity

by Rebecca Haacker, Melissa Burt and Marissa Vara 9 February 202210 May 2022

Efforts to diversify the geosciences must evolve from transactional to transformational, emphasizing the inclusion of and equity for individuals over the benefits they bring to institutions.

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