Washington, DC – Chris Atchison and Don Stredney, Principal Investigators of the Opportunities for Enhancing the Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Project: “Expanding Geoscience Diversity through Simulated Field Environments for Students with Physical Disabilities” recently participated in a panel discussion during the fall National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Advisory Committee Meeting in Arlington, VA. During the weekend, both also attended the OEDG PI meeting at the American Institute for Research in Washington, DC and presented project updates to Principal Investigators from other diversity-focused research efforts across the country.
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Recent IAGD events at the 2012 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
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The IAGD network continued to build at GSA 2012 in Charlotte NC. Before the conference, a short course titled...
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Academic Resource Center Guides Geology Student Off the Beaten Path
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Originally published May, 2011. “Good morning everyone,” began an email written by Kirsten Nicolaysen, assistant professor of geology, to...
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Short course on creating access to the geosciences for students with disabilities to be held at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC.
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Course #508. Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences. Sat., 3 Nov.,...
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IAGD becomes an Associated Society of GSA
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On April 28, 2013, The International Association of Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) became an Associated Society of the Geological Society...
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Instructional Accommodation Workshop Held at AGU
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Members of the IAGD once again held the Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion for Students with Disabilities...
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GSA Announces Accepted Presentation Abstracts for the 2013 Annual Meeting
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Congratulations to all of the accepted abstracts for the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, October...
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Presidential Proclamation–National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Utilizing the...
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Making Astronomy Accessible for Blind and Partially Sighted People
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Excerpt by Emily Davison at Goldsmiths University, UK In the UK alone Astronomy has grown into becoming a popular...
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