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October 25, 2021
Facility restrictions
Overall, restrictions to facility access declined for both academic (students and faculty) and non-academic geoscientists since early 2021, with more than half of academic respondents reporting no facility restrictions in August 2021, and 38% of non-academic geoscientists...
June 25, 2021
This data brief provides updated data from AGI's Geoscience COVID-19 Impacts survey about the adaptations that faculty and students have implemented in response to teaching and learning from home, productivity levels of faculty and students, and the benefits and challenges related to teaching and...
January 08, 2021
In this data brief, we examine how engagement in co-curricular and professional development activities have varied during the pandemic. Since June, attending webinars was the only activity that ranked in the top three co-curricular and professional development activities across all survey...
November 13, 2020
This data brief examines the continued impacts on geoscience academic departments by the COVID-19 pandemic, including budgets, staffing and enrollments, promotion and tenure guidelines, and planning for the next academic term.
Budget cuts
Overall, budget impacts for 2020-2021 academic year were...
September 30, 2020
During Spring 2020, over 80% of geoscience academic departments deferred faculty and student research, while approximately 40% cancelled planned research activities. Active research was more frequently cancelled for undergraduate students (46% of departments) than for graduate students or faculty...
August 28, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established to provide small businesses, eligible nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, tribal businesses, and eligible self-employed or independent contractors with financial assistance to cover business operational expenses such as payroll,...
October 01, 2019
For scientists, geoscientists and paleontologists in particular, access to public lands is crucial. This table illustrates who is allowed to access federal public lands, the permits and expertise required to use them, and whether or not public lands are open to commercial development for any number...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Iowa
3,913 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
630 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$583 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
62 total disaster declarations, including 27 flood, 25 severe storm, and 4 tornado disasters (1953-...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Minnesota
6,639 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
776 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$3.18 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
60 total disaster declarations, including 25 flood, 24 severe storm, and 3 tornado disasters (...
September 04, 2018
By the numbers: Illinois
9,546 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
891 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.38 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
60 total disaster declarations, including 25 severe storm, 15 flood, and 10 tornado disasters (...
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