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Want to understand the drivers of large wildfires in the western US? Or, learn about mitigating climate risk in vulnerable urban communities? The 2020 SURGE projects are posted. Be sure to check them out and apply to SURGE by January 27th, 2019!

https://earth.stanford.edu/faculty-research/sesur/potential-projects-2020

Potential Project 2020 If you are interested in learning more or getting involved in one of these projects, you should contact the faculty member and other mentors directly. This list is not comprehensive however, and many other projects are possible. Please visit this page often for project updates. Also, feel free to ex...

So great to see our SURGE alumni at the 2019 AGU conference in San Francisco! We have SURGE alumni from years 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019 in this photo. Some are here to present their research or meet and network with other scientists AGU. Keep up the good work!

Stanford Earth Office of Multicultural Affairs updated their phone number.

Here's to the SURGE 2019 cohort and to the future of Earth and environmental sciences! It was an honor to host you this summer at Stanford University!

Part of the OMA's mission at Stanford Earth is to create a more inclusive research field and classroom in the Earth sciences. Here is an example of the kinds of conversations we are at having at Stanford University to ensure that our first-gen and low-income students are thriving in classrooms at elite institutions of higher education. The time is now to think about how we can make the field of Earth and environmental sciences accessible to these students.

Thanks to Stanford's FLIP office for this video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pmJNuxyvpA

What I Wish My Professor Knew In Fall of 2014, a group of students from Stanford's student-run First-Generation and/or Low-Income Partnership (FLIP) created a program called "What I Wish ...

Projects for SURGE 2019 are up! Are you interested in researching greenhouse gas emissions, volcanic eruptions and other environmental challenges? Do you also want to start planning for graduate school? Apply to SURGE! Applications are due by January 25th, 2019.

Potential Projects for Summer 2019 Below is a list of undergraduate research projects for summer 2019 suggested by faculty members, post docs and graduate students within the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. For example of last year's projects, please check out the 2017-17 project archive page. Projects are distingui...

Great seeing former SURGE scholars Guadalupe Alvarez Rodriguez (2018) and Ken Ikeda (2015) at the AGU conference in Washington DC this week!

Calling all future Earth and environmental scientists! Interested in a fully-funded research opportunity at Stanford for summer 2019? If you're an undergraduate or recent college grad looking for a summer research opportunity, apply to SURGE. Program dates are: June 21, 2019 to August 17, 2019. Application portal opens up this Friday, Nov. 30!

https://stanfordearth.slideroom.com/ #/login/program/46522/lqovkBpHHk

Our very own SURGE 2016 alumni Dejah Powell is doing great things in the world! Here she is interviewed by the Obama Foundation, speaking about her work on bringing access to health, food, and education. Learn more about her organization Black&Well. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqI3F3SBpBi/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Dejah Powell noticed that many residents on the South Side of Chicago weren’t able to access to healthy food and wellness resources. So she got to work to change that. This week, she’ll join us at the #ObamaSummit to talk about how her organization Black & Well is bringing wellness into the Black community in Chicago.

Another summer, another SURGE cohort! Here are a few pictures from our SURGE 2018 welcome dinner.

Indira Phukan, a dual MS-PhD student in Stanford Earth's E-IPER program, co-teaches a course on diversity and inclusion in environmentalism called Shades of Green.

Shades of green Indira Phukan, a dual MS-PhD student in E-IPER, co-teaches a course on how attitudes about the environment are taught, learned, and changed.

The SURGE application deadline for summer 2018 is Friday, January 26th. Get those applications in!

https://stanfordearth.slideroom.com/ #/login/program/39967

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Stanford Earth OMA will be attending ASLO the Oceans Sciences Meeting in Portland, Oregon next month. We are looking forward to connecting with the ASLO Multicultural Program to advance diversity in aquatic and marine sciences.

Something to look forward to in 2018: SURGE now has 29 potential research projects for the summer. The topics range from investigating ice loss to measuring the impact of sea level rise. More will be added within the next few weeks.

In the meantime, our Stanford Earth OMA team wishes you all a happy new year! Here's to a better year for everyone and our planet. https://pangea.stanford.edu/2018-potential-projects

2018 Potential Projects Below is a list of undergraduate research projects for summer 2018 suggested by faculty members, post docs and graduate students within the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. For example of last year's projects, please check out the 2017 project archive page. Projects are distinguishe...

Great to see our SURGE alumni Alexis Wilson, Kathy Vega, Liannie Velazquez, Shersingh Tumber Davila and others (not pictured) at the American Geophysical Union conference this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. Here we are at the SURGE alumni reception dinner at Gallianos enjoying an end-of-the year reunion after a long day at the conference. Let's keep the reunions going by letting us know which other conferences you plan to attend in 2018. Where will you present in 2018? We would love to see you!

Summer project proposals for SURGE are starting to roll in! The Sperling group explores how marine animals respond to climate change in the ancient past. Their project "Did environmental change cause the Ordovician radiation?" is looking for SURGE applicants.

Are you interested in contributing to their research? To read more about the Sperling project and other research groups, visit the 2018 Potential Projects page. We'll be updating the page with new proposals until January 26th: https://pangea.stanford.edu/2018-potential-projects

2018 Potential Projects Below is a list of undergraduate research projects for summer 2018 suggested by faculty members, post docs and graduate students within the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. For example of last year's projects, please check out the 2017 project archive page. Projects are distinguishe...

Our very own SURGE alumna Chiza Mwinde presented her research on "Sedimentary Geochemistry of the Lower Triassic Montney Formation, British Columbia” at GSA. Her research was conducted with Professor Erik Sperling's Historical Geobiology Research group over the summer of 2017.

Learn more about what they do: https://earth.stanford.edu/historical-geobiology/

Looking for summer research opportunities in the Earth and Environmental sciences? And, a GRE prep course to get you ready for grad school? We have both. Apply to Stanford Earth's SURGE 2018 program. Applications are due January 26th, 2018.

Check us out: https://oma.stanford.edu/surge

Stanford's Summer Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering Program | Office of Multicultural Affairs Apply to Stanford University's 2018 SURGE Program Application goes live on October 23rd, 2017Are you interested in climate change research? Using the latest technology to monitor crop yields in Tanzania? Creating computer simulations of tsunamis? Are you a...

https://west.stanford.edu/events/josue-rivas-and-standing-strong-project

Cool event alert!

Next week Josué Rivas will be sharing images from the Standing Strong Project and discussing his experience chronicling resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

What: Centering Indigenous Voices in Environmental Communication
When: Wednesday, October 25, 7pm
Where: Y2E2 Room 111
Sponsored by: Earth Systems Program, Stanford Arts, Native American Studies, Bill Lane Center for the American West

Josue Rivas and the Standing Strong Project | The Bill Lane Center for the American West

The Millennial Astronaut Who Wants to Go to Mars Jessica Watkins, one of NASA’s newest recruits, says she’s ready—but only if there’s a ride back.

Here are a few pics from this year's SURGE Research Symposium. Our SURGE students did a wonderful job presenting their research in front of the Stanford Earth community. We are so proud of them and look forward to seeing what they will do next!

Photo Credit: Jerry Wang, Pro Event Photography

https://www.space.com/38290-nasa-rescue-tech-sent-mexico-earthquake.html

Here's an example of how the work we do in the Earth sciences can help save lives. NASA FINDER radar unit used to help locate people under debris from last week's 7.1 earthquake in Mexico City and surrounding area. The technology can detect heartbeats under rubble.

Thoughts are with the Mexican people as they continue to look for survivors and recover from a series of earthquakes that occurred in September. Please check out Habitat for Humanity Mexico, Cruz Roja Mexicana (Red Cross), and Ambulante to find out how you can help.

NASA Tech Is Helping Find Mexico Earthquake Victims Buried in Rubble NASA search-and-rescue technology has been sent to Mexico following a series of earthquakes.

https://www.wired.com/story/photo-of-the-week-drone-captures-hurricane-marias-devastation-in-puerto-rico/

Our thoughts are with Puerto Rico and also our SURGE Puerto Rican students. We finally heard from our SURGE alumni who said they are safe but dealing with the aftermath such as loss of cell phone signal and sparse communication. Please donate to the Red Cross and UNICEF if you can.

"The commonwealth lost all electricity and most communications after violent winds and rains washed away power lines, cell towers and roads. At least 16 people have died, and many more individuals are left without homes, drinking water, or ability to contact or find loved ones."

Photo of the Week: Drone Captures Hurricane Maria's Devastation in Puerto Rico The story behind the staggering aerial of a ravaged highway in Puerto Rico.

In our first installment of "Earth in popular culture" where we look at Earth and environmental issues represented in arts and media, we have a classic Joni Mitchell tune for you: 'Big Yellow Taxi.' Enjoy this environmental anthem and thanks to David Forsmark from PJ Media for pointing out the relevancy of this song in today's Post-Paris Climate Accord age.

"Hey farmer farmer
Put away that D.D.T. now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
'Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg

big yellow taxi - joni mitchell in concert 1970 big yellow taxi joni mitchell in concert 1970. Check out the channel for my production team - Paradoggz https://www.youtube.com/user/ParaDoggzTV

Stanford scientists react to President Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate agreement:

"Independent of politics, the science is clear that backing away from our commitments to reduce emissions puts the safety and security of Americans at greater risk. We know that the global warming that has already happened is already impacting U.S. citizens through increasing risks of extreme events like heat waves, heavy downpours, intense droughts and storm surge flooding. And we know that the U.S. has played a big role in causing that global warming: We are responsible for around a quarter of all of the carbon emissions historically, and we remain one of the top emitters, particularly on a per capita basis."--Noah Diffenbaugh

http://news.stanford.edu/2017/06/01/qa-climate-experts-paris-agreement-decision/

Q&A with climate experts on Paris agreement decision | Stanford News Stanford scholars discuss the implications of President Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate agreement.

"The changes came less than 24 hours before thousands of protesters were set to march in Washington and around the country in support of political action to push back against the Trump administration’s rollbacks of former president Barack Obama’s climate policies."

EPA website removes climate science site from public view after two decades The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites containing detailed climate data and scientific information.

NASA reminds us of Earth's beauty with these photographic gems.

https://www.nasa.gov/content/earth-day-image-gallery-celebrating-earths-beauty

Earth Day Image Gallery: Celebrating Earth's Beauty NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.