Moments that Changed History – 9 December 2014
In 59 BC, one of the earliest known newspapers, the Acta Diurna, is believed to have been founded by Julius Caesar. In 1450, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. In 1974, an online only...
View ArticleWelcome to Eos.org!
A few weeks ago I shared some very exciting news with you about a new addition to the AGU family (Moments that Changed History – 9 December). Well, the big day has finally arrived . . . Eos, the...
View ArticleThe U.S. National Space Weather Strategy and You
By David Sibeck (NASA/GSFC), President, Space Physics and Aeronomy Section While the effects of most space-weather events are not as immediately recognizable as floods, hurricanes, or tsunamis, they...
View ArticleAGU Names 2015 Section and Focus Group Awardees and Named Lecturers
By Eric Davidson, President-elect, American Geophysical Union (AGU) and Chair, AGU Council, and Sam Mukasa, Chair, 2015-2016 Honors and Recognition Committee On behalf of AGU leaders and staff, we give...
View ArticleAGU Introduces New Organizational Support Policy
AGU’s mission and vision center on advancing Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity, and communicating its power to ensure a sustainable future for us all. Our ability to collaborate with...
View ArticleCalling All Students: Share, Explore, and Review Your Research from the...
AGU is committed to providing ways for students to receive support for and be recognized for their research, from in-person presentations at our meetings and publishing in AGU’s journals, to career...
View ArticleRenovating AGU’s Headquarters: Advancing our Mission; Serving As A Role Model
AGU has occupied our current 62,000-square foot, five-story headquarters building, located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood in Washington, D.C., since 1994. While the building has served us well for...
View ArticleAGU Meetings – Scientific & Social By Design
The 2015 AGU Fall Meeting is just around the corner and we at AGU are making final preparations for what promises to be another remarkable convening of the Earth and space sciences. In addition to the...
View ArticleBoard Action: 2017-2018 Fall Meeting Locations
UPDATE: As a result of scheduling issues, the Board of Directors decision on the potential change in location for the 2017 and 2018 Fall Meetings has been delayed until later in February. The results...
View ArticleAGU Announces New Locations for the 2017 and 2018 Fall Meetings
By Margaret Leinen, President, American Geophysical Union; Eric Davidson, President-elect, American Geophysical Union; and Chris McEntee, Executive Director/CEO, American Geophysical Union As we...
View ArticleAGU’s Mission and Science Drive Recently Approved Conceptual Design for...
From ocean sciences and geology to seismology and planetary sciences, when our headquarters building was designed in the early 90s every effort was made to have the structure be representative of the...
View ArticleAGU Board Votes to Continue Relationship with ExxonMobil and to Accept...
As you know from my previous messages, the question of AGU’s relationship with ExxonMobil (and our relationship with the larger oil and gas industry) has been a topic of great discussion for the last...
View ArticleMajor Milestone Achieved in Path to AGU Headquarters Renovation Approval
Earlier this Spring I shared a progress report on our plans to renovate AGU’s headquarters, with the goal of having the building become a living representation of our mission and the sciences we...
View ArticleAGU Receives City Zoning Approval to Move Forward with Final Project Planning...
When AGU undertook the project to renovate our headquarters building nearly two years ago we had three goals in mind to ensure that the project would provide the highest level of benefit to our...
View ArticleUPDATE: AGU Board Maintains Its Decision Regarding ExxonMobil
By Margaret Leinen, President, American Geophysical Union and Eric Davidson, President-elect, American Geophysical Union Last week the AGU Board of Directors discussed the organization’s April decision...
View ArticleElection Results Announced
On behalf of the Governance Committee, I am pleased to announce the newly elected members of the AGU Board and Council. As I said in my September post, these individuals will play an essential role...
View ArticleAGU Board of Directors Approves Groundbreaking Building Renovation to Start...
Today, I am delighted to announce that our project team has reached the final stage and approval for the renovation of AGU’s headquarters building. This weekend, after a multiyear process, the project...
View ArticleAGU Urges U.S. Agencies to Protect Scientific Integrity and Open...
Today, AGU issued this letter to federal agency heads and press release to science-interested media. AGU expressed its concern over recent reports related to scientific integrity and open communication...
View ArticleSusan Avery Steps Down from AGU Board of Directors
I wanted to let you know that Susan Avery has resigned from the AGU Board of Directors. She is joining the ExxonMobil Board of Directors on 2 February. Given that there could be a perceived conflict of...
View ArticleAGU President Eric Davidson: The Path Before Us
If the thought had ever crossed my mind when I first joined AGU in 1990 that I might one day join its leadership, I would have dismissed it as highly unlikely. As a graduate student, I had imprinted on...
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