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IGES’ VP for Education to Give Online Presentation on NASA Wavelength at Cairo Science FestivalApril 9, 2013 
IGES Vice President for Education Theresa Schwerin will introduce Egyptian teachers, educators, and science communicators to NASA Wavelength during an online presentation offered as part of the 4th annual Cairo Science Festival. Organized by the American University in Cairo, Egypt’s first and largest science festival will be held on April 11-25, 2013. During an online presentation Read More → IGES’ Theresa Schwerin Participates in 2nd Sea-Space SummitApril 8, 2013 
IGES Vice President for Education Theresa Schwerin was invited to participate in the second Sea-Space Summit held on February 26-27 in Washington, DC. The goal of the Sea-Space Initiative is to develop and implement a long-term global program that leverages the synergies between the “oceans world” and the “space world.” To do that, the Initiative Read More → IGES President Writes Op-Ed for LiveScienceApril 4, 2013 
In “As Weather Changes, Forecasts Lag,” IGES President Nancy Colleton argues that the fiscal challenges facing the nation call for a new approach to managing U.S. investment in critical environmental monitoring capabilities. In light of the significant economic toll of natural disasters in 2012, she asks whether the nation’s investment in Earth observations is adequate Read More → IGES’ Laura Delgado López Appears on CNN en EspañolMarch 27, 2013 
On March 27, IGES Earth Observations Associate Laura Delgado López, appeared on Café CNN, a morning show of CNN en Español, to promote NASA’s first Google+ Hangout in Spanish. During a segment entitled “Avances,” Delgado López, who planned the event as part of her work with the IGES-led NASA Earth Science Education & Public Outreach Read More → IGES Organizes NASA’s First G+ Hangout in SpanishMarch 22, 2013 
As part of its work leading the Earth Science Education and Public Outreach Forum, IGES has organized NASA’s first Google+ Hangout in Spanish. The event, part of an initiative called Science4Girls, in which NASA partners with libraries across the nation to get girls interested in science during National Women’s History Month, will take place on Read More → Alliance for Earth Observations Testifies at House Appropriations HearingMarch 21, 2013 
At a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on the fiscal year 2014 budget held on March 21, IGES President Nancy Colleton testified as an outside witness on behalf of the Alliance for Earth Observations. In her remarks, Colleton emphasized the importance of U.S. government investment in Earth science and Read More → IGES President Featured in LBx Journal’s Women In LocationMarch 11, 2013 
An interview with IGES President Nancy Colleton has been published as part of LBx Journal‘s Women in Location, a special feature in honor of International Women’s Day, which was celebrated on March 8, 2013. Colleton is part of an inspiring group of 18 women that were selected by LBx Co-Founder and Editor Natasha Léger for Read More → IGES and AMS Presidents Team Up in Huffington Post Op-EdMarch 5, 2013 
IGES President Nancy Colleton and Dr. Marshall Shepherd, president of the American Metereological Society (AMS), wrote a joint opinion piece in the Huffington Post Green Blog on March 4th. In “The Next Secretary of Commerce or Weather,” Colleton and Shepherd argue that given the mounting costs of weather and climate events on U.S. business, a Read More → IGES President Quoted in Climate CentralFebruary 26, 2013 
IGES President Nancy Colleton is quoted in a February 26 article on Climate Central discussing the potential consequences of sequestration on U.S. weather and climate satellite programs. In “Budget Cuts May Degrade Weather, Climate Forecasting,” written by Climate Central’s Andrew Freedman, Colleton is quoted as saying that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) satellites Read More → The Weather Channel: Weather Forecasting at RiskFebruary 21, 2013 
During The Weather Channel’s (TWC) Morning Rush segment on February 19, IGES President Nancy Colleton described the potential of a weather satellite data gap as “very, very serious.” TWC’s Mike Bettes asked Colleton and TWC Business Weather Expert Paul Walsh to discuss the latest Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) High Risk List, which identified mitigating gaps in Read More → |
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