This month, Geotimes follows geoscientists tracking the global migration of birds, as they monitor the possible spread of the deadly bird flu. Read more about how they hope to prevent a pandemic in the United States, in "On the Path of Bird Flu," available in print and online.

The latest edition of the Directory of Geoscience Departments (DGD) - the definitive source for information about college and university geoscience departments in the United States and in 45 countries - has just been published by the American Geological Institute (AGI).

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce Dr. William L. Fisher as the recipient of the 2007 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal. Established in 1999, the award is presented to a geoscientist who has demonstrated a long history of scientific achievement and exceptional service to the geoscience profession.

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the Earth Science Week 2007 theme: "The Pulse of Earth Science." Being held October 14-20, Earth Science Week 2007 will promote public and professional awareness of the status of earth science in education and society.

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce Thomas D. Barrow as the 2007 recipient of the William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGI.

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is pleased to offer a new publication from Mikaya Press entitled Over the Mountain by Michael Collier, 2006 recipient of AGI's Outstanding Contribution to Public Understanding of Earth Sciences award.

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is offering a special bulk discount on orders of five or more copies of the bestselling publication, The Geoscience Handbook: AGI Data Sheets 4th Edition

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. P. Patrick Leahy as Executive Director.

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is pleased to offer as part of its catalog of geoscience resource and interest publications "Earth from Space" by Andrew K. Johnston, a geographer at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.

Results of geologic tests released on January 9, 2007, by British businessman Robert Bittlestone, Cambridge classicist James Diggle, and University of Edinburgh geologist John Underhill suggest further evidence to support the hypothesis that Homer's Ithaca can be found on western Kefalonia as reported in the January 2007 issue of Geotimes magazine, published by the American Geological Institute (AGI).