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Geotimes March 2004 Naomi Lubick	Julie Jackson: The quiet public geologist Last fall, the Geological Society of America awarded Julie Jackson their 2003 public service award for her work in communicating geoscience to the public.
Geotimes May 2004 Holmes & O'Connell	What Does It Take to Get Tenure? Data from the National Science Foundation and the American Geological Institute indicate that women geoscientists remain underrepresented at all levels in academia.
Geotimes November 2007 Linda Rowan	Science Legislation: America COMPETES, Geeks Rule and Everybody Wins The 110th Congress went into its August recess having successfully passed a major measure for physical science research and science and engineering education.
Geotimes May 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Geology Department to Close at SUNY-Albany Long on the brink of extinction, geology at the State University of New York at Albany has taken one step closer to the edge.
Geotimes March 2004 Naomi Lubick	University losses at home and abroad Two universities announced the effective closure of their geology research departments in January. The University of Connecticut (UConn) and the University of Basel in Switzerland, cited budget problems among other concerns in announcing the changes.
Geotimes May 2004 Rossbacher & Rhodes	The Department You Save May Be Your Own: Part II A past director of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), wrote an essay about how to destroy an academic department. Eight years later, a new article laments the fact that the advice is still needed.
Geotimes July 2004 Naomi Lubick	Capitol Loss The only department offering graduate degrees in geology in the District of Columbia is closing its doors at the end of the academic year.
Geotimes April 2004 Rossbacher & Rhodes	The Department You Save May Be Your Own: Part I To stay away from the budget-cutting block, departments must be proactive. Geology faculty and students can do a lot to save themselves by never allowing administrators to think they are expendable.
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Geotimes November 2003 Naomi Lubick	Ed Roy: Thinking and teaching in Texas Throughout his academic career as professor of geology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Edward C. Roy Jr. has championed geology for elementary and high school students, as well as for undergraduates.
Geotimes September 2003 O'Connell et al.	Connecting With the River In Hartford, Conn., an innovative program is teaching students from varied backgrounds about their local river ways. In the water and in the lab, they're getting excited about earth science.
Geotimes January 2007 Erin Gleeson	Without a Budget, NSF Loses The new Congress does not intend to pass a 2007 National Science Foundation budget, and instead plans to run the federal government on a continuing resolution for all of fiscal year 2007.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Jennifer Merritt	Is There A Doctor In The B-School? Universities are searching for ways to generate more business PhDs
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Geotimes September 2003 Jill Karsten	A Unified Approach to Diversifying the Earth Sciences In the geosciences, a community-wide conversation is vital to recruiting and retaining a diverse population.
Geotimes July 2007 Cathryn Manduca	On the Cutting Edge of Teaching About Early Earth The recent "On the Cutting Edge" workshop brought together experts in early Earth research and undergraduate geoscience education. They developed a variety of ideas to incorporate into the teaching of this challenging subject.
Geotimes August 2003 Lisa A. Rossbacher	Is there a doctor in the house? Geoscientists can help benefit public health. A lot. But if we wait to be asked, we could wait a very long time.
Geotimes June 2004 Sara Pratt	Making El Nino Predictions The phenomenon may be more predictable than previously thought, according to a new climate model tested with a century and a half of data.
Geotimes May 2004 Naomi Lubick	Geology Cut in Missouri Southeast Missouri State University in Springfield cut its geosciences degree, along with its geography and sociology degrees, last fall because of budget issues.
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Geotimes January 2004 Cynthia Martinez	Earth Science Week in the Limelight The sixth annual Earth Science Week, held Oct. 12-18, promoted understanding and appreciation of the value of earth science research and its applications and relevance to our daily lives.
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T.H.E. Journal January 2004 Weaver & Fernley	Tips for Getting Your Educational Technology Projects Funded Two points are important no matter what grant or source of funding you are looking at.
Geotimes December 2004 Laura Stafford	Science on a Budget Congress has approved the first budget cut to the National Science Foundation in 13 years, decreasing the federal agency's operating budget by 1.9 percent from 2004 levels.
Geotimes April 2003 Applegate & Baker	Geosciences Again Look to Congress to Restore Cuts And we're off! The fiscal year 2004 appropriations process is underway, with one bright spot and several large challenges ahead for geoscientists.
Geotimes January 2007 Margaret Anne Baker	Diversity in the Geosciences -- We Can Do Better As minorities become the majority of the population, the inability to tap these communities is a severe handicap to actually tapping the bulk of the best and brightest students and including them in the geoscience community.
Geotimes August 2003 Margaret Leinen	Geosciences and the Future of Environmental Research at NSF In the past, the geosciences community has mobilized to address questions associated with global change. This call for environmental-synthesis research shares many of the same characteristics and is certainly as long-term and as visionary.