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January 29, 2021
In this data brief we examine the research methods used by geoscientists between June and December 2020 as well as related health and safety, facility, and meeting restrictions. From June through December, literature review and writing and online research were the most reported research method by...
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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...
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December 28, 2020
In this data brief we examine the effects of the pandemic on geoscience students, including impacts to degree progress, students’ intent to continue in their degree programs, how student-faculty advising is being conducted, and impacts to research activities. Most students have reported no impacts...
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December 11, 2020
This data brief provides an update on the changes in geoscience academic instructional environments that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. While the percentage of departments offering in-person instruction for courses and labs increased through the Fall, by October, these percentages began...
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December 04, 2020
We invited library staff to participate in a short ad hoc survey to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on libraries. The majority (89%) of survey respondents were from university or college libraries, and 10% of respondents were from either government libraries or special libraries (5% of...
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November 27, 2020
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment Statistics dataset is used to examine monthly employment data for the primary industry sectors within which most geoscientists work. Since April 2020, monthly year-over-year employment levels were negative for nearly all geoscience-related...
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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...
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November 06, 2020
Throughout the summer, over half of geoscience employers reported expectations of lower financial performance relative to 2019. In September, this percentage improved to 50% and preliminary data from October indicates continued improvement in financial performance with only 45% of companies...
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October 30, 2020
In our most recent Geoscience COVID-19 survey, we asked individuals about their usage of library resources. Given the restrictions on facility access and the increase in writing and literature review activities over the past few months, we wanted to see if individuals were experiencing impacts from...
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October 26, 2020
Employment projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate an overall 4.9% increase in geoscience jobs between 2019 and 2029, from 460,242 jobs in 2019 to 482,726 jobs in 2029. For comparison, the projected growth of the U.S. workforce over the same timeframe is expected to be 3...
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