AGI Press Releases

The American Geosciences Institute Welcomes New Officers

November 7, 2013

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to welcome its new officers elect. Dr. Eric M. Riggs of Texas A and M University will serve as the 2013-2014 President-Elect; Katharine Lee Avary, former West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey… [Read More]

Earth: CSI La Brea — Tiny Traces Reveal Big Secrets of the Tar Pits

November 5, 2013

Alexandria, VA — Saber-tooth tigers, dire wolves and woolly mammoths conjure up images of a past when large beasts struggled against the elements, each other, and even against humans for survival. Thousands of these creatures met their demise in the muck of the La Brea… [Read More]

Geoscience Currents #81: Salaries and Employment Locations of Recent Geoscience Graduates, Spring 2013

October 23, 2013

Alexandria, VA - Following the release of data about graduates from over 71 geoscience departments who took the National Geoscience Student Exit Survey, Currents #81 examines preliminary results on where geoscience students found employment following graduation and at… [Read More]

AGI Publishes 'The Consumer's Guide to Minerals'

October 22, 2013

Alexandria, VA The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) announces the release of its publication, The Consumer s Guide to Minerals. The importance of minerals in our everyday lives cannot be underestimated. The Consumer s Guide to Minerals is a different take on them.… [Read More]

Gaming the System in the Caspian Sea: Can game theory solve a decades-old dispute?

October 22, 2013

Alexandria, VA — A persistent stalemate over ownership and resource allocation, of everything from beluga caviar to energy resources, has hung over the Caspian Sea ever since the breakup of the Soviet Union. That stalemate has put the countries surrounding the sea —… [Read More]

Geoscience Currents #80: New Geoscience Graduates' Employment and Education Plans

October 18, 2013

Alexandria, VA — Following the 2013 National Geoscience Student Exit survey, which collected over 400 responses from 71 geoscience departments nationwide, Currents #80 examines the answers of students that articulated plans following graduation. At the time of the… [Read More]

Berry H. (Nick) Tew, Jr. Assumes American Geosciences Institute Presidency for 2013-2014

October 18, 2013

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to welcome the 2013-2014 President, Dr. Berry H. (Nick) Tew, Jr. He will be inducted at the Friends of AGI Reception held during the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting in Denver,… [Read More]

Dr. Scott Tinker Receives AGI Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Understanding of Geoscience

October 17, 2013

Alexandria, VA - Few people have impacted the public understanding of geoscience as much as Dr. Scott Tinker. His documentary Switch, co-produced with Harry Lynch as part of the Switch Energy Project, has screened at over 350 universities, and reached an estimated 3… [Read More]

Groundbreaking Report Details Status of U.S. Secondary Earth Science Education

October 17, 2013

Alexandria, VA - The Center for Geoscience Education and Public Understanding at the American Geosciences Institute has released a landmark report on the status of Earth Science education in U.S. middle and high schools. The report, Earth and Space Sciences Education in… [Read More]

Comprehensive Clearinghouse for Earth and Space Science Education Launches with Thousands of Resources

October 16, 2013

Today, a national center focused on the geosciences launches the world s most comprehensive and up-to-date online clearinghouse for Earth and space science information and educational resources. The Center for Geoscience Education and Public Understanding s searchable… [Read More]