AGI Press Releases

American Geosciences Institute Releases Status of Recent Geoscience Graduates 2017

April 23, 2018

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the publication of Status of Recent Geoscience Graduates 2017. This report details the results of AGI s Geoscience Student Exit Survey for academic year 2016-2017, documenting trends in… [Read More]

American Geosciences Institute Welcomes Western Water Assessment as Regional Associate

April 12, 2018

Alexandria, VA — Western Water Assessment (WWA) has joined the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) as a Regional Associate. The admission of WWA to the AGI Federation was formally approved by the AGI Executive Committee. Based in Boulder, Colorado, and working across… [Read More]

American Geosciences Institute Announces 2018-2019 Recipient of William L. Fisher Congressional Fellowship

April 3, 2018

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates Ryan Edwards on his selection as the 2018-2019 William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellow. The Fisher Fellowship offers geoscientists the unique opportunity to spend a year in Washington, D.C., working as a… [Read More]

AGI Announces 2018 Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship Recipients

March 5, 2018

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates Master s student Anna Stanczyk and doctoral student Nicole Shibley as the 2018 recipients of the Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship. Anna Stanczyk, a Master s student at the University of Utah, is studying rock… [Read More]

AGI Announces Incoming Foundation Trustees for 2018

February 27, 2018

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is honored to name three outstanding individuals as new trustees for the AGI Foundation (AGIF). The Institute welcomes Jennifer M. Erich, Alma H. Paty, and Chandler T. Wilhelm, each of whom joins a distinguished group of… [Read More]

Kenneth L. Huff to Receive the Roy Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching

February 27, 2018

American geosciences institute (AGI) is pleased to announce that Kenneth L. Huff, a sixth-grade teacher at Mill Middle School in Williamsville, New York, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Edward C. Roy Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching.… [Read More]

AGI Releases Geoscience Policy Annual Review for 2017

January 17, 2018

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the publication of its first Geoscience Policy Annual Review, an in-depth summary of the major developments in federal geoscience policy during 2017. Throughout the year, geoscience… [Read More]

AGI Names Sally Jewell as Earth Science Education Ambassador

January 10, 2018

Alexandria, Va. — Sally Jewell , the conservationist, petroleum engineer, former President and CEO of Recreational Equipment, Incorporated (REI), and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, will serve as a major national spokesperson for the American Geosciences… [Read More]

Paleontological Society to Sponsor Summer Policy Intern at AGI

January 3, 2018

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and the Paleontological Society are excited to announce the creation of a new Geoscience Policy Summer Internship position at AGI. The intern, who must be a current student member of the Paleontological Society,… [Read More]

Open Invitation: Attend Earth Science Week Celebration in Old Town, Alexandria

December 13, 2017

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) invites educators, students, and the general public to explore connections between the geosciences and the arts during The Late Shift: STEAM-Powered December. This event kicks off the Earth Science Week 2018 theme of Earth as… [Read More]