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Collaborative Graduate Student Training in a Virtual World
With higher education increasingly moving online, a 3-year-old interinstitutional graduate student training program offers a model for universities to pool resources and expand course offerings.
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Building an Early-Career Researcher Community from the Ground Up
An international group of early-career scientists has developed its own network to virtually moor connections within the peatlands community.
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A Pandemic Pivot in Earth Science Outreach and Education
For some educators, restrictions imposed by COVID-19 created space for innovation and affirmed the value of online tools and learning environments for increasing access to and engagement with science.
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Geociencias Comprometidas con la Justicia Racial. Ahora Tenemos Trabajo que Hacer
Quedarse callado es volverse cómplice de nuestra propia destrucción porque el racismo nos destruye a todos. Pero no quedarse callado implica más que hacer declaraciones. También está el silencio colectivo de no hacer nada. —No Time For Silence
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How to Combat Bullying and Discrimination in the Geosciences
Here are 10 practical steps that scientists can take to counteract the detrimental effects of abusive academic work environments.
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2020 Class of AGU Fellows Announced
Sixty-two individuals have been elected to the 2020 Class of Fellows.
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Shaping the Future of Science
As Earth and space scientists gather this December for AGU’s annual Fall Meeting, Eos looks at the ways in which the community is reimagining itself to create a more diverse and adaptable future.
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Students Learn New Skills with Scientist-in-Training Programs
AGU’s Bright STaRS offers a model for programs to give middle and high school students a taste of what a career in science can offer.
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The Two-Year On-Ramp
This community college in Texas has figured out how to guide its students into geoscience careers.