The Council on Undergraduate Research - Geosciences Division (GeoCUR) announced its 2016 Undergraduate Research Mentor Awardee at the Geological Society of America 2016 Annual Meeting. Wendy Borhson, Professor at Central Washington Unversity was recognized by GeoCUR for her patience and dedication to promoting research for undergraduates.
National Weather Service (NWS) director will be briefing the press shortly on its "evolving operations, workforce and organizational structure to bring more nationwide consistency to the science and service it delivers." The online press briefing will take place at 11 am EDT. The briefing will feature the National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini, and Deputy Director Laura Furgione.
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists published an interview Lyndon Nance, a land surveyor who uses fixed-wing drones for data collection on the LEARN! Blog. Nance shares his experience using drones as the industry as developed in recent years, and details some of his projects.
The Association for Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) published a story in AEG News (scroll to page 15) written by AEG Past President, Ken Fergason. In Arizona a bill was introduced to the state legislature that sought to eliminate licensure of geologists. Fegason points out that these issues may affect other states, and even licensed professionals like engineers in the future.
The AGI Workforce Program published Geoscience Currents #114: Federal Funding for the Geosciences, 1970-2015. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF.
The Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship 2017 application cycle has opened. The Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship was established from a bequest given to AGI by Harriet Evelyn Wallace, who was one of the founding members of the Geoscience Information Society (GSIS). This scholarship is for the support of female graduate students in the United States studying the geosciences.
The September Geoscience Policy Monthly Review is available! This month we cover the bipartisan endorsement of the Earth Science Week Resolution, bills on women in STEM, the Energy Policy Modernization Act, the North Dakota Access Pipeline, and much more.
The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) have published the September Issue of FastTIMES. This issue centered around a central theme of karst geophysics. It includes six articles on the topic and one book review.
