AGU Opportunities and Resources

Planning Workshop to Establish URECAS: Unique Research Experiences for two-year College faculty And Students

12–13 July 2012
AGU Headquarters, Washington DC

We invite you to attend a workshop being conducted this summer at the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Headquarters in Washington, DC. Attendees will discuss the development of a program within AGU to strengthen the role of two-year college Earth and space science students in the future workforce. Support to attend the meeting will be provided for approximately 30 two-year college Earth and space science faculty who are currently engaged in research with their students or who have a strong interest in developing a research program. Also encouraged to apply are four-year college faculty who are currently partnering on research programs with two-year college faculty. A variety of expert speakers and panelists from two- and four-year schools, professional societies, and federal organizations will help frame and build discussion on best practices in and barriers to building and maintaining such research programs. The application deadline is April 2, 2012. If you have questions, contact principal investigators Pranoti Asher (pasher@agu.org) or Bethany Adamec (bhadamec@agu.org). Please share this invitation with your colleagues and networks.

This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation Geosciences Directorate (Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences award # 1201578).

2011 AGU-NESTA GIFT Workshop Presentations, Resources, and Videos Available Online!

We're happy to announce the availability of the presentations, classroom activities, and videos taken during the AGU-NESTA GIFT workshop for K-12 classroom teachers held during the Fall 2011 AGU Meeting in San Francisco, California on December 5-6 through AGU Education and the Windows to the Universe. On our websites, you'll find a description of each presentation in the workshop and links to the presentations, activities, supplementary materials, and videos. The workshop included presentations and activities on tsunamis, clouds, climate science field campaigns, the Pine Island glacier in the Antarctic, and the dangers of airborne volcanic ash. Enjoy these valuable resources, and the accompanying videos!