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.
Related Articles
-
Ocean InSight
Institution: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Primary Contact or Principal Investigator: Amy Bower Contact Information: Dr. Amy Bower Senior Scientist...
-
TERC develops SigningAvatar® technology to enable deaf and hard of hearing students to learn Earth Science terms and definitions
Cambridge, MA – Led by Principal Investigator Judy Vesel, a TERC research group has designed and created an illustrated...
-
Revisiting the NSTA Position Statement on Students with Disabilities
This academic year marks the 10th anniversary for the development of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Position Statement...
-
IAGD Mammoth Cave & Corvette Museum Accessible Field Trip, Geological Society of America 2018
Each year, the IAGD coordinates an Accessible field trip for the Geological Society Annual meeting. This year, the IAGD...
-
Recent IAGD events at the 2012 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
The IAGD network continued to build at GSA 2012 in Charlotte NC. Before the conference, a short course titled...
-
Better Federal Coordination Could Lessen Challenges in the Transition from High School
Washington, DC – From the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO): Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Education...
-
Ohio’s STEM Ability Alliance (OSAA) Scholar Presents at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
Denver, CO – Jacob Brewer, an undergraduate Human Factors Psychology student at Wright State University presented his recent field...
-
National Science Foundation Releases 2013 Report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities,...
