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D-Lib May/Jun 2013 Sarah Ramdeen |
Developing Cyberinfrastructure for Earth Science: an Opportunity for Collaboration There is increasing interest and research in how to create the infrastructure necessary to support science data and its use, and the field of Earth Science is joining the conversation. |
Geotimes April 2003 Applegate & Baker |
Geosciences Again Look to Congress to Restore Cuts And we're off! The fiscal year 2004 appropriations process is underway, with one bright spot and several large challenges ahead for geoscientists. |
Geotimes January 2007 Edward Derbyshire |
International Collaboration in Global Science: Price or Prize? The UN triennium 2007 - 2009 International Year of Planet Earth aims to contribute to the improvement of everyday life, especially in less-developed countries, and by promoting the societal potential of the world's earth scientists. |
Geotimes January 2007 Margaret Anne Baker |
Diversity in the Geosciences -- We Can Do Better As minorities become the majority of the population, the inability to tap these communities is a severe handicap to actually tapping the bulk of the best and brightest students and including them in the geoscience community. |
National Defense March 2011 Cynthia D. Miller |
National Science Foundation Supports STEM Education Of equal importance to the foundation is the support of science and engineering education, from pre-kindergarten through graduate school and beyond, with a variety of fellowships and programs specifically for teachers and students. |
Geotimes September 2003 Jill Karsten |
A Unified Approach to Diversifying the Earth Sciences In the geosciences, a community-wide conversation is vital to recruiting and retaining a diverse population. |
D-Lib October 2007 Anna Gold |
Cyberinfrastructure, Data, and Libraries, Part 1: A Cyberinfrastructure Primer for Librarians Librarians interested in what their roles will be in the future cyberinfrastructures of science may find their skills and capabilities give them a natural and even crucial role in building and supporting the information infrastructures of local data centers. |
Chemistry World March 11, 2015 Ned Stafford |
State of Europe's environment scrutinized The European Environment Agency says progress has been made toward cleaning Europe's air and water and reducing waste disposal, but that major environmental challenges remain. |
Searcher December 2002 Barbie E. Keiser |
Our Environment: Part 2, Governments, Laws, and Organizations International organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and governmental agencies provide vast resources of environmental information, documentation, publications, research, statistics, and databases. |
Geotimes July 2004 Christopher M. Keane |
The Geosciences -- Profession or Discipline? The geosciences are potentially at a crossroads -- the field can either continue to be a profession or slowly evolve into a discipline. |
Science News March 10, 2007 |
Science Safari: National Environmental Education Week This web site provides information on the annual National Environmental Education Week that will culminate with Earth Day. |
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Science skirmishes continue on Capitol Hill A proposal by Republicans in the US Congress to reauthorize landmark legislation surrounding science and technology funding is being met with fierce backlash from scientific groups, as well as Democrats. |
Information Today May 23, 2013 |
Elsevier to Integrate GSA Geological Maps Into Geofacets Elsevier announced a collaboration with The Geological Society of America, one of the largest and most prestigious societies serving geosciences professionals worldwide. |
D-Lib August 2005 Stephen M. Griffin |
Funding for Digital Libraries Research: Past and Present Digital libraries research and related activities are key in determining the future content, value, and use of global knowledge infrastructure. |
IDB America September 2003 Roger Hamilton |
Is government up to the job? When it comes to environmental management, government is both the problem and the solution. But are governmental institutions in Latin America up to the challenge? |
Geotimes December 2004 Laura Stafford |
Science on a Budget Congress has approved the first budget cut to the National Science Foundation in 13 years, decreasing the federal agency's operating budget by 1.9 percent from 2004 levels. |
Parameters Summer 2006 Dan Henk |
The Environment, the US Military, and Southern Africa Regardless of who ultimately takes responsibility for creating the focus, the US military would get more from its environmental investments in southern Africa if they were part of a more coherent strategy for dealing with regional environmental opportunities and threats. |
Science News March 28, 2009 |
Science Future For March 28, 2009 Scientific forums and events going on in April. |
Chemistry World May 17, 2011 |
Saving water Richard Luthy talks to Michael Smith about safeguarding water quality and how military service in the Vietnam War led him to environmental science |
HBS Working Knowledge January 6, 2012 Toffel & Schendler |
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail Many companies receiving high marks in environmental sustainability are hurting the planet in other ways. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 14, 2008 Martha Lagace |
Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors A new Web site posts managers' data in real time, allowing a balanced view of industrial environmental performance. |
Chemistry World November 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
US universities face federal R&D funding fall American universities experienced a continuing decline in federal research and development funding in fiscal year 2014, according to new data from the US National Science Foundation. |
Geotimes June 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Geoscience Training in Full Force GeoFORCE, a new summer program designed to shape the next generation of earth scientists, allows students to apply classroom learning to the world around them. |
HBS Working Knowledge April 26, 2011 |
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day Companies are caught in an economic dilemma when it comes to being responsible stewards of the environment. Society wants them to be efficient in their use of natural resources and to do as little damage as possible to the environment. |
Chemistry World March 19, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Split opens up on Capitol Hill over science funding Science advocates and researchers that depend on government grants are particularly worried now that Republicans control both chambers of Congress. |
Geotimes November 2006 |
Geomedia Books: Evolving a Higher Understanding Between Religion and Science: A Look at the Evolution Dialogues... After the Earth Quakes: Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet... |
Geotimes May 2004 David Lawrence |
New Centers for Ocean and Health Research The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) recently announced funding for four joint research centers to conduct basic research into how marine phenomena may harm or enhance people's health. |
Geotimes January 2004 Cynthia Martinez |
Earth Science Week in the Limelight The sixth annual Earth Science Week, held Oct. 12-18, promoted understanding and appreciation of the value of earth science research and its applications and relevance to our daily lives. |
Insurance & Technology July 11, 2007 Katherine Burger |
Insurance Companies' IT Strategies Will Be Influenced By Understanding of Climate Change's Effects Going green no longer is a fringe affair, and a growing number of insurance companies are very publicly making environmental responsibility part of their business agendas. |
Geotimes March 2007 Margaret Putney |
OneGeology: A Site for All In partnership with the United Nations' International Year of Planet Earth, geologists around the world are coming together to form a world geological map, accessible to all on the Internet. |
Geotimes August 2003 Lisa A. Rossbacher |
Is there a doctor in the house? Geoscientists can help benefit public health. A lot. But if we wait to be asked, we could wait a very long time. |
Geotimes February 2004 Lubick & Sever |
Homeland security tops Bush budget, again As the pundits decry President Bush's latest deficit spending, the geosciences have taken a hit. |
T.H.E. Journal September 2000 Dr. Lundie Spence, Dr. Harriett S. Stubbs & Dr. Richard A. Huber |
TelEE A Description of an Interactive Telecommunication Graduate Course |
Geotimes February 2007 Kathryn Hansen |
Terrain Flat for '08 Budget Here's a look at where and how the budget for geoscience programs will shift under the new presidential budget request, and what some of the agencies' leaders have to say about those changes. |
IDB America January 2006 |
IDB Approves New Environmental Policy This policy brings will steer the Bank's work toward mainstreaming environmental considerations across sectors, safeguarding the environmental quality of all IDB operations and making the Bank socially and environmentally responsible within its own facilities. |
Chemistry World December 12, 2011 |
Be creative, be inspired, be confident Gregory Korshin talks to Michael Smith about his passion for environmental science, literature and languages |
Geotimes March 2004 |
Boost for women geoscientists Numbers of women faculty in the geosciences, though increasing, have remained a concern. New awards hope to increase the numbers of women faculty in science and engineering. |