A pilot project helps teachers bring scientific practice into the classroom.
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McNutt Nominated as President of National Academy of Sciences
The current Science editor in chief would become the first woman to head the academy.
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Promoting New Collaborations for Education Research in Geoscience
Encouraging Networks Between Geoscience and Geoscience Education (ENGAGE) Workshop; Arlington, Virginia, 18–20 January 2015
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Working Toward Gender Parity in the Geosciences
How are women represented in the geosciences? The author of a new AGU book, Women in the Geosciences: Practical, Positive Practices Toward Parity, answers some questions.
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Take the Student Travel Grant Challenge
The founder of AGU's Student Travel Grant program challenges AGU donors to make a record-breaking impact in 2015. Learn how you can help.
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James N. Pitts Jr. (1921–2014)
Pitts's contributions to understanding what drives atmospheric pollution and his dedication to teaching and mentoring made him a preeminent leader in atmospheric chemistry.
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What Will Become of Sweet Briar’s Atmospheric Research Station?
In the middle of the college's financial fight stands an atmospheric research tower with an uncertain future.
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Can Microbes Survive Multiple Trips into the Stratosphere?
Searching for life on Mars starts at home, with a balloon launch.
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Benitez-Nelson Receives 2014 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring
Claudia Benitez-Nelson received the 2014 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, held 15–19 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award is given for "significant contributions by a mid-career female scientist as a role model and mentor for the next generation of biogeoscientists."
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White House Science Fair Features Top Student Projects
President Obama mixes praise for student scientists with criticism of congressional budget proposals at the fifth annual White House Science Fair.