Science Debate announced that the presidential candidates have responded to their 20 Questions. AGI, with 11 AGI member organizations and 44 other nonpartisan U.S. organizations, called on the Presidential candidates to address 20 questions on the most important science, engineering, technology, health, and environment issues facing the next President.
In a recent blog post by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, author Darin Croft reflects on his experiences as a vertebrate paleontologist and how his career has shaped his outlook on incomplete fossil assemblages, and how his understanding of the taphonomy has matured with experience. Fun brush up for the paleontologists at heart.
The Society of Economic Geologists has announced two upcoming events. The first is the "Tethyan Tectonics and Metallogeny" in Çesme, Turkey, September 25-28, 2016. From November 29th-December 2nd, 2016 SEG will be offering a Senior Exploration Management Course at the SEG Course Center in Littleton, Colorado. Informational documents are attached to this post, and both events have been listed on the AGI GeoCalendar.
Tomorrow, September 15th, 2016 is the last day to enter the American Society of Agronomy/Crop Science Society of America/Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) 2016 Photo Contest. The theme for SSSA's contest is "Soils Sustain Life." Let us know if you're the lucky winner!
The official contest period for 2017 Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is now open. The IBA competition is an annual prospective basin evaluation competition for geoscience graduate students from universities around the world. Information on University Team Eligibility can be found here.