October 3, 2019
Senate Rejects Proposed Cuts, Expands Science Funding – Part 1
Just before the 2019 fiscal year ended on 30 September, the Senate Committee on Appropriations considered and advanced ten of its twelve fiscal 2020 bills, including spending bills that fund the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Over the next two posts, we’ll detail the Senate’s spending and programmatic highlights for federal Earth and space science …
October 2, 2019
Funding Update: Continuing Resolution keeps government open, appropriations continue
On Friday, 27 September, President Trump signed into law a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the government funded through 21 November 2019. The CR extends 2019 funding levels into the start of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, which began on 1 October. Although this means that science agencies will remain operational, while under a CR agencies cannot award new grants, plan new programs, or budget appropriately. Additionally, the CR can …
September 30, 2019
More Than Just a Scientist: My Journey Weaving Science and Politics
Dina Abdel-Fattah is a natural resources and sustainability PhD candidate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Though she currently calls Alaska home, she has lived in Egypt, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Turkey, Germany, Nepal, and Sweden. When she’s not in work mode, you can find her trail running and cross-country skiing. Follow her work on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/dinaabdelfattah/) and Twitter (@Gruene_Partei). This article was originally published by Sister in partnership with Science Rising …
September 26, 2019
Realizing Your Knowledge is Powerful: A Recap of Geosciences Congressional Visit Day 2019
Molly Anderson earned a BA in English Writing, a BS in Geosciences, and an MS in Geoscience at Boise State University before pursuing a PhD in Geology as a Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Florida. She is studying the chemistry of lavas from sub marine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean to better understand Earth’s mantle. Molly participated in AGU’s 2019 Congressional Visits Day. Having grown up in a …
August 30, 2019
Women’s Equality Week Q&A with Maggie Walser
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate women’s contributions to Earth and space science, we’re devoting this week to featuring Q&As with inspirational women in STEM. #WomensEqualityDay! Today, we’re excited to feature Maggie Walser. Maggie is a senior program officer for the Gulf Research Program at the National Academy of Sciences. She is an AGU member since 2007 based in Washington, D. C. Her volunteer experience includes AGU Congressional Science …
August 29, 2019
Women’s Equality Day Q&A with Jacquelyn Gill
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate women’s contributions to Earth and space science, we’re devoting this week to featuring Q&As with inspirational women in STEM. #WomensEqualityDay! Today, we’re excited to feature Jacquelyn Gill, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology at the University of Maine. Jacquelyn received her PhD in Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her BA in Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic. …
August 28, 2019
Women’s Equality Week Q&A with Kelsi Singer
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate women’s contributions to Earth and space science, we’re devoting this week to featuring Q&As with inspirational women in STEM. #WomensEqualityDay! Today, we’re thrilled to feature Kelsi Singer, a Senior Research Scientist at Southwest Research Institute and recipient of the 2019 Harold C. Urey Prize in Planetary Science. Kelsi received her PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. …
August 27, 2019
Women’s Equality Week Q&A with Alexis Wilson
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate women’s contributions to Earth and space science, we’re devoting this week to featuring Q&As with inspirational women in STEM. #WomensEqualityDay! Today, we’re excited to feature Alexis Wilson, who is starting her PhD in Earth System Science at Stanford University. Alexis received her B.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences from Cornell University. Find Alexis online, on Twitter, @DrAlexisWilson, and on Instagram, @alexis_m_wilson. …
August 26, 2019
Women’s Equality Day Q&A with Bianca Vasquez
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate women’s contributions to Earth and space science, we’re devoting this week to featuring Q&As with inspirational women in STEM. #WomensEqualityDay! Today, we’re thrilled to feature Bianca Vasquez, Test Site Engineering-Propulsion Intern at Virgin Orbit and founder of the Society of Women in Space Exploration (SWISE). Bianca is studying Mechanical Engineering at Santa Barbara City College. Find Bianca and SWISE on social …
July 16, 2019
The Semicentennial of Apollo 11: A 50 Year-long Leap for Mankind
Elena Symmes is a 2019 summer intern with the Public Affairs team at AGU and a graduate student at the University of Virginia interested in American and environmental history. On July 20th 1969, the nervous occupants of the Mission Control room responsible for orchestrating the Apollo 11 moon landing erupted into cheers. They had just received confirmation that the risky mission to send Astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and …
