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Atticus Stovall NASA postdoc Costa Rica research
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Shutdown Hammers Early-Career Scientists

by G. Popkin 25 January 201925 January 2019

Work and pay stoppages imperil the career progress and livelihoods of researchers trying to get a start in their fields.

Jane Rigby NASA astrophysicist protests government shutdown
Posted inNews

Furloughed Federal Workers Protest Extended Shutdown

by Randy Showstack 24 January 2019

Hundreds, including scientists with federal science agencies, demonstrate to pressure for an end to the shutdown.

Government shutdown protest
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Federal Government Shutdown Stings Scientists and Science

by Randy Showstack 11 January 201928 September 2021

Scientists say the shutdown is a message that the government considers science nonessential.

Photo of hands—men's and women's, different skin tones—clasped in a huddle.
Posted inAGU News

Updated Diversity and Inclusion Plan Open for Member Comment

by B. M. Williams 10 October 201824 January 2019

AGU has revised its strategy to enrich discovery and innovation by building a diverse and inclusive Earth and space science workforce, and it aims to set an example for other organizations.

Group of people making "stop" hand gesture.
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House Science Subcommittee Hearing Targets Sexual Harassment

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 February 201824 January 2019

Witnesses testified about the culture that allows sexual harassment to persist, harassment’s impact on individuals and the scientific community, and what is being done to combat it.

Environmental Protection Agency headquarters building in Washington, D. C.
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Leave EPA Now or Wait It Out? That’s the Question Staffers Face

by Randy Showstack 11 January 2018

In interviews, some former Environmental Protection Agency workers, most of whom left the agency in 2017, discuss their careers and efforts to help colleagues find jobs and to preserve EPA’s strengths.

Ethics wordle
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Ethics Crucial for the Future of the Geosciences

by L. Gundersen 8 November 20173 February 2018

A new AGU Special Publication provides a policy and practice overview of where we are and where we need to be regarding scientific integrity and ethics in the geosciences.

Posted inAGU News

NSF Grant: AGU and Partners Aim at Gender Issues in Geosciences

by B. M. Williams 10 August 201724 January 2019

Funding through July 2021 supports a project in the Earth, space, and environmental sciences to promote gender equity and train scientists to recognize and counteract sexual harassment.

Map of Washington, D. C., around Capitol Hill from 1920, in the Historical Map Collection of the USGS Library in Reston, Va.
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USGS Library Cuts Would Harm Research, Education, Say Scientists

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 July 20172 August 2017

Possible budget drop would halt access by researchers, educators, and the public to nondigitized collections and services of U.S. Geological Survey librarians, according to the agency.

A sign held at the 21 January 2017 Women’s March in Washington, D. C.
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Acquiring a Taste for Advocacy

by R. Pincus 20 April 201728 September 2021

A scientist rethinks his distrust of political engagement.

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