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ADVANCEGeo Research Spotlight

By Maura Hahnenberger | August 28, 2020

The ADVANCEGeo team has published a new paper on hostile climates as barriers to diversifying the geosciences that summarizes the cultural & structural barriers to broaden participation in the geosciences & identify a range of strategies to dismantle these barriers.

ESWN wins PAESMEM Award!

By Rebecca Barnes | June 25, 2018

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)
represent the highest honors bestowed upon mentors who work to expand science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) talent.

The Awards were established in 1995 and the first awards …

ADVANCEGeo Resource Center Launched

By Rebecca Barnes | June 12, 2018

ADVANCEGeo launches new online resource center to address sexual harassment in the geosciences

The National Science Foundation-funded ADVANCEGeo project has released a collection of online resources for the community on relevant research and tested strategies to respond to sexual harassment, …

Currents | April 2018

By Rebecca Barnes | April 27, 2018

Media Round Up

In case you’ve sworn off Facebook or have been too busy to web-surf this month, we’ve combed through our discussion group archives and pulled the links that generated the most buzz in our online community.

This month

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Currents | March 2018

By Rebecca Barnes | March 26, 2018

Quality of Life

Many were moved by a recent profile of two geoscientists (& ESWN members) featured on NPR’s recurring StoryCorps segment. The piece highlights how these two women successfully balance family with the demands of their research.

See NPR

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ESWN Receives Special Award from American Meteorological Society

By Colleen Schmit | January 23, 2017

In January of 2017, the Earth Science Women’s Network received a special award from the American Meteorological Society for inspirational commitment to broadening the participation of women in the Earth sciences, providing a supportive environment for peer mentoring, and professional …

ESWN Aims to Raise $20,000 by May 1

By Kelcie Kempenich | February 19, 2016

ESWN hopes to jumpstart fundraising for their endowment campaign fund with short-term goals

ESWN is well on the way to reaching their May 1 donation goals! Over $3,400 has already been raised with contributions from more than 40 members. This …