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February 17, 2009
American Geological Institute, 2009
According to the federal government, science and technology has been responsible for more than 50% of the economic growth in the U.S. since the end of World War II. This growth was driven by increased investment in science and technology fields undertaken in the post‐war, space‐race, and cold war...
December 15, 2008
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2008
One aspect of assessing the undergraduate curriculum is recognizing that the exit vector of the student is a metric in the absence of a structured assessment program. Detailed knowledge across all geosciences departments regarding the disposition of their recent baccalaureate recipients has been at...
December 1, 2008
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2008
Increased demands for resources and environmental activities, relative declines in college students entering technical fields, and expectations of growth commensurate with society as a whole challenge the competitiveness of the U.S. geoscience workforce. Because of prior business cycles, more than...
October 5, 2008
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2008
When discussing workforce issues, particularly in terms of the near and mid-term future, understanding the issue of supply dynamics and the immediate vectors into meeting demand are critical. These are areas in which the American Geological Institute has tracked for over 50 years, and...
September 22, 2008
AIPG Annual Meeting 2008
The geosciences, like all technical fields in the developed world, are facing a critical talent shortage. The retirement of the Baby-Boomers is now playing out and the long feared brain-drain is underway. At the same time, relative enrollments in technical fields is declining, and...
September 1, 2008
Association of Earth Science Editors Meeting 2008
At the end of 2007, AGI began the geosciences workforce data snapshots “Geoscience Currents.” This publication series provides the community and the public focused views of a specific aspect of the geosciences profession – from human dynamics to economic variables. These snapshots are...
April 17, 2008
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting 2008
The geosciences and geographic disciplines are seeing a convergence in talents and skills in many parts of the respective disciplines. The geosciences, like most technical professions, are facing a critical talent gap into the future, with too few new students entering the profession and too...
December 12, 2007
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2007
The geosciences, like most technical professions, are facing a critical talent gap into the future, with too few new students entering the profession and too many opportunities for that supply. This situation has evolved as a result of multiple forces, including increased commodity prices,...
October 30, 2007
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2006
One of the most common complaints within scientific communities about commercial television is that the presented science is “bad.” From the perspective of formally trained scientists, this assertion is a fair critique. However, just as television often presents science badly, so...
June 18, 2007
American Geological Institute, 2007
Field camp has traditionally served as a central part of undergraduate geoscience curricula, but this tradition appears to be disappearing. There are several reasons for the decline in the number of departments offering traditional summer field camp experiences, including the rising costs of...
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