Ten factors that help liberal arts undergraduate students succeed could also increase the odds for student success in geoscience graduate programs.
diversity, equity, & inclusion
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Ursula B. Marvin (1921–2018)
This bold mineralogist and feminist bucked norms that deemed geology unsuited for women. She contributed to meteoritics, science history, and petrology, including the analysis of Apollo Moon rocks.
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If Disney Princesses Were Earth and Environmental Scientists…
Welcome to an alternate universe where happily ever after includes a dedication to the scientific method.
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Does Your Institution Foster a Culture of Sexual Harassment?
A new report outlines how academic institutions create a culture in which sexual harassment can run rampant. Here are some questions, drawn from the report, to help gauge your institution’s culture.
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Postal Service Honors First American Woman in Space
New postage stamp features space shuttle astronaut Sally Ride, a role model for girls, women, and diversity in science. It puts “a stamp” on Ride’s accomplishments, her widow told Eos.
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Former NASA Chief Scientist Heads National Air and Space Museum
Taking the helm just as the museum is poised for a major renovation, new director Ellen Stofan told Eos she looks forward to taking the museum “to the next level” and exciting people about science.
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Focusing on Leadership to Improve Diversity in the Geosciences
Sparks for Change Institute; Boulder, Colorado, 18–20 September 2017
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Playing Their Way into the Geosciences
Childhood recreational experiences help explain gender disparity and other differences in undergraduate students’ spatial abilities, researchers found.
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Welcoming Women into the Geosciences
Early results of a program to foster the careers of women entering the geosciences demonstrate the effectiveness of several specific factors.
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Two-Career Chaos: A Look in the Rearview Mirror
Can we really have it all? A scientist reflects on the gut-wrenching choices of juggling marriage, kids, and careers.