AGI Press Releases

AGI Welcomes 2024 Board of Directors

October 24, 2023

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) welcomes new members to the AGI Board of Directors and congratulates Keri A. Nutter as she takes office as AGI President. New and outgoing members of the Board of Directors are being recognized during the Friends of AGI Reception… [Read More]

AGI Announces The Geoscience Handbook and Glossary of Geology Availability

September 28, 2023

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is excited to announce the availability of The Geoscience Handbook in print, as well as additional resources to assist educators, students, and the wider geoscience community. Reprinted by popular demand, The… [Read More]

AGI Announces 'Geoscience Innovating for Earth and People' Webinar Series for Earth Science Week 2023

September 26, 2023

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and Earth Science Week program partners invite students, educators, geoscience professionals, and others to participate in the Geoscience Innovating for Earth and People Webinar Series during Earth Science Week… [Read More]

Study Reveals Transformative Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Geoscience

September 19, 2023

The American Geoscience Institute (AGI) recently concluded a multi-year research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (Award #2029570), that examined the short- and long-term effects of the pandemic on the geoscience workforce and academic programs. The… [Read More]

Vision and Change in the Geosciences: Shaping the Future of Graduate Geoscience Education Report Released

September 12, 2023

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the publication of Vision and Change in the Geosciences: Shaping the Future of Graduate Geoscience Education. Building on the landmark 2018 Vision and Change, this new report articulates a… [Read More]

Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series

September 11, 2023

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce its new Early Career Professionals in Mapping webinar series, generously supported by the U.S. Geological Survey s National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. The webinar series… [Read More]

Rodney Ewing of Stanford University Recognized for Service to AGI

August 30, 2023

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to recognize Dr. Rodney C. Ewing, professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford Doerr School for Sustainability, as the 2023 recipient of the William B. Heroy Jr. Award for… [Read More]

Earth Science Week 2023 Toolkit Available Now

August 28, 2023

Alexandria, Va. — Order your 2023 Earth Science Week Toolkit today. The toolkit contains everything you need to prepare for Earth Science Week (October 8-14, 2023), which celebrates the theme Geoscience Innovating for Earth and People. The 2023 Earth Science Week… [Read More]

Building a Sustainable Geoscience Future: AGI's 2022 Annual Report

August 15, 2023

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the release of its annual report, Building a Sustainable Geoscience Future. The report highlights many of the impactful activities of AGI from October 2021 through September 2022 and… [Read More]

Dr. Brian F. Atwater Honored as the 2023 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist

August 8, 2023

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to recognize Dr. Brian F. Atwater, Scientist Emeritus of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington, with… [Read More]