PA33A:
A Scientist's Place: Redefining the Role of Science in a Dynamic World Posters

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Session ID#: 25723

Session Description:
We live in a time when science cannot operate outside of political or social spheres. Given recent political decision-making, a new level of concern about science and its role in society is being raised among scientists. Simultaneously, acute differences in the participation and representation of minorities in academia, pose urgent challenges for the geoscience community. We invite AGU members to share action-based strategies for engaging with society and/or advocating for equity and inclusion. Topics may include: programs that aim to increase diversity, social media or community organizing for political engagement, advances in science-community partnerships, and environmental and social justice. We encourage talks that exemplify specific projects and outreach activities that typify redefining scientists’ place in shaping global and local contemporary challenges. Pop-up proposal selections will be based on ensuring a diverse range of topics, backgrounds, and career levels.
Primary Convener:  Megan R.M. Brown, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners:  Danya Abdelhameid, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States and Natasha Krell, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Chairs:  Natasha Krell, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States and Megan R.M. Brown, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Megan R.M. Brown, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • ED - Education
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • H - Hydrology
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

How Many Women Scientists Does It Take? (259073)
Tamara Jane Zelikova, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States, Kelly S Ramirez, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands, Angeline G Pendergrass, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States, Rukmani Vijayaraghavan, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Samantha R Weintraub-Leff, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States, Wendy Bohon, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, Washington, DC, United States and Beth A Bartel, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States
500 Women Scientists: Science Advocacy Through Community Action (277371)
Wendy Bohon, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, Washington, DC, United States, Beth A Bartel, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States, Angeline G Pendergrass, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States, Kelly S Ramirez, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands, Rukmani Vijayaraghavan, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Samantha R Weintraub-Leff, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States and Tamara Jane Zelikova, Univ Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States
Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists Via Informal Education In Disadvantaged Communities (297058)
Robin D. Lopez, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, Sarah Elizabeth Heraldo, Contra Costa College, Metas, San Pablo, CA, United States and Walter Orellana, Contra Costa College, Metas/HSI STEM, San Pablo, CA, United States

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