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Geotimes
December 2006
Carolyn Gramling |
Congressional Science Fellows: Broadening Horizons With much of the nation paying close attention to issues relating to climate, energy and the environment, it is a good time to get more science to Capitol Hill, to help advise policy-makers on these key issues.   |
Geotimes
December 2004 |
GeoFellows in D.C. This year, the five earth science Congressional Science Fellows cover a broad cross-section of the sciences, including planetary geology and even plant biology. |
Geotimes
December 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Geoscientists Meet Hill Policy One thing that has brought this year's geosciences congressional fellows to the Hill is the desire not necessarily to bring science to the political process, but to bring policy back to science. |
Geotimes
March 2003
Larry Kennedy |
Scientist on the Hill: An Introduction The author, a professional geologist, talks about the path that has led him to the American Geological Institute's Congressional Science Fellowship, where he is working with U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada on issues ranging from water and other natural resources to drought and climate change. |
Geotimes
September 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Broadening horizons for students Snee Hall is home to Cornell University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Since broadening its subject base in 2002, the department has greatly increased its number of majors. |
Geotimes
October 2004
Katie Donnelly |
Petrology and Politics This scientist is preparing for her upcoming work in Washington, D.C., as the 2004-2005 Congressional Science Fellow for the American Geological Institute. |
Geotimes
April 2004
David Hastings |
Geoscientists in the Peace Corps: A Strategic Revisit Do geoscientists fit with the current Peace Corps? |
Geotimes
November 2005
Steve Quane |
A Volcanologist Enters Energy Politics The tragedies in the Gulf Coast exposed to the world an issue that has been of concern for years -- the lack of a comprehensive plan to reduce U.S. dependence on nonrenewable resources, including oil. |
Geotimes
November 2006
Allyson K. Anderson |
A Winding Path to the Energy Hill While energy issues are the subject of continued debate on and off the Hill, they won't necessarily be addressed with legislation at the end of the 109th Congress. Instead, a recently proposed bipartisan bill is expected to hit the Senate floor when the Congress returns from recess. |
Geotimes
September 2004
Rossbacher & Rhodes |
Building Geology for the Future: Cui bono? Academic geology departments are under attack and have been for more than a decade. Now, Geology departments are facing increasing challenges to survive. |
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. |
Geotimes
June 2005 |
Geomedia Selling Extreme Life on the Extreme Screen... Books: Earth: An Intimate History... On the Shelf: Climate Change Picks from Kim Stanley Robinson... Maps: New View of North America... etc. |
Geotimes
March 2004
E-an Zen |
The Marriage of Geology and Philosophy This slim volume deals with the public role of earth science in contemporary society. What it has to say should concern not only public-minded earth scientists and those engaged in policy-making, but those who care about the relations between science and the humanities |
Geotimes
May 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
Geology Department to Close at SUNY-Albany Long on the brink of extinction, geology at the State University of New York at Albany has taken one step closer to the edge. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Jon L. Rau |
Teaching Urban Geology From the Bottom Up Middle- and High School-level textbooks do not contain sufficient geological data to illustrate interesting problems and natural hazards that are related to local geological urban settings, thus forcing teachers to do their own research. |
Geotimes
December 2003
Hatheway et al. |
Applied Geology in Service of the Public Welfare Engineering geologists play a crucial role in providing geological information to the public. |
Geotimes
July 2003 |
Highlights: Discoveries in the Earth Sciences Every year as we compile the Highlights issue, we aim to collect summaries about as many of the earth science disciplines as possible. |
Geotimes
August 2003
Larry Kennedy |
A Geological Path to City Hall A former geology student, John Hickenlooper is now a political legend, the little-known entrepreneur who climbed from single digits in the polls only six weeks before the May election to win it outright. |
Geotimes
November 2003
Naomi Lubick |
Ed Roy: Thinking and teaching in Texas Throughout his academic career as professor of geology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Edward C. Roy Jr. has championed geology for elementary and high school students, as well as for undergraduates. |
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. |
