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 ABOUT AGI -- The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation
of 45 geoscientific and professional associations
that represents more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other
earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services
to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession,
plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives
to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play
in society's use of resources and interaction with the environment.
Geoscience Currents #15 investigates the distribution of under-represented minorities in the United States and the distribution of universities with geoscience departments. States where under-represented minorities make up more than 35% of the population typically have a larger number of 4-year degree-granting institutions. However, less than half of those schools offer geoscience degrees. Read more in Geoscience Currents #15: Under-Represented Minorities and Geoscience Departments.
September 26, 2008 09:50 AM |
Geoscience Currents #14 reports that the total federal funding of for geoscience research has leveled off since 2003, as have the proportions of funding for atmospheric science, geological science, and oceanography. Since the mid-1980's however, the percentage of geoscience research funding applied to interdisciplinary geosciences has steadily increased. Read more in Geoscience Currents #14: Federal Research Funding of Geosciences.
September 15, 2008 04:36 PM |
Celebrate Earth Science Week October 12-18, 2008 with the theme
No Child Left Inside!
Want to get involved? Order
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our newletter, participate
in a contest, plan
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SCIENCE WORLD -- A service of AGI, Earth Science World
is the place to explore your interests in the earth sciences. Here you'll
find Earth data
from around the world, images from the Earth
Science World Image Bank, geoscience books,
and information on careers
in the geosciences. Additionally, Earth Science World is the home of
Earth Science Week.
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