Roberta Marie Johnson received the 2016 Athelstan Spilhaus Award at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 14 December 2016 in San Francisco, Calif. The award honors an individual "for their enhancement of the public engagement with Earth and space sciences."
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Fearful of Trump, Hundreds in San Francisco Rally for Science
Speakers called on scientists not to remain silent in the face of what they said are threats to the Earth sciences.
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Moving Forward at Fall Meeting Against Harassment
With buttons, signage, nine planned events, and a Thunderclap campaign, Fall Meeting will combat harassment and support a safe and welcoming scientific community.
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Increased Depth, Impact, and Sustainability: Eos Magazine Goes Monthly
This shift means that the magazine will be more substantial, with an increase in each issue’s page count to offer more features and in-depth reporting.
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From Science to Storytelling: An Experiment in Journalism
From ominous deadlines to Internet trolls, AGU's 2016 AAAS Mass Media Fellow recounts his experience writing for National Geographic as a science journalist.
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AGU Should Sever Its Ties with ExxonMobil
AGU and its funders should be held to the same standards of evidence-based scrutiny that it expects of the scientists who publish in its own journals.
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Climate Change Omitted from Presidential Debate Questions
Climate advocates and scientists express dismay that none of the moderators of the three debates brought up the issue of climate change.
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Scientists, Activists Call for Climate Topic in Wednesday’s Debate
As environmentalists petition for climate questions in the final presidential debate, some scientists are urging—and others taking polls about—climate as a topic for politicians to address.
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Seismic Wave Videos Combine Sight and Sound
Researchers convert seismic data into sounds and animations, providing scientists with a new way to view what happens to Earth during earthquakes.
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We Need a New Definition for “Magma”
Confusion over the meaning of "magma" can generate popular misperceptions, including a nonexistent molten sea underneath Yellowstone National Park. We propose a different definition.