What is JEDI?

JEDI means justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage all Science and Society session conveners to prioritize JEDI in their events during the Fall Meeting. For more information, visit our SY Section JEDI page.

Join Us!

⇒ I want to be a section member

1. Log into membership.agu.org/my-agu-login.
2. Scroll down to Sections & Focus Groups.
3. Click > arrow to select sections.
4. If Science and Society is listed, then you’re already a member! If not, click +Add and add it.

⇒ I want to volunteer

Fill out this form to volunteer or nominate colleagues to become more involved in SY section activities and leadership.

⇒ I want to share my story

Are you a student or early career member (or know someone who is) working at the interface of science and society? Are you open to sharing your story in a spotlight? Fill out this quick survey and we’ll be in touch!

⇒ I want to submit a session/abstract

Join us at Fall Meeting for the Science and Society sessions! By each deadline, submit your Science and Society session proposal (usually March/April) or abstract (usually July/August). Contact any of the Track Leads below or SY Section Leadership if you have any questions. Also, check out previous 2020 Science and Society sessions for inspiration.

⇒ Check out other action opportunities 

(1) Science to Action is a grassroots effort to connect science and action with communities and decision makers. Under the Science to Action banner, AGU members and others carry out Fall Meeting sessions and network events with our Science and Society section and Thriving Earth Exchange. (2) AGU's Thriving Earth Exchange program connects scientists with communities and awards a Community Science Fellowship for training and project opportunities. (3) AGU offers programs and opportunities to share and advocate for science.

2021 Track Leads

SCIENCE POLICY
Gifford Wong - gwong[at]ida.org

COMMUNITY & CITIZEN SCIENCE
Ryan Meyer - rmmeyer[at]ucdavis.edu

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Kristin Timm (she/her) - kmtimm[at]alaska.edu

ART & SCIENCE
Kathryn Semmens - ksemmens[at]nurturenature.org
Garima Raheja (she/her) - gr2645[at]columbia.edu

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Kripa Jagannathan (she/her) - kripajagan[at]berkeley.edu

SCIENCE POLICY
Scientists have a critical role to play in advising policy makers throughout all levels of government. Section members working in this space contribute to specific science-based public policy initiatives and include scientists, policy makers, and science advocates who work at the interface of science and public policy.

COMMUNITY & CITIZEN SCIENCE
In community science, scientists and communities do science together to advance one or more community priorities. This encourages communities, particularly historically marginalized and oppressed communities, to guide, participate in, learn from, and benefit from science. Citizen Science, similarly, engages the public to collaborate with scientists to assist in research and monitoring, from local to global investigations. Community and citizen science (CCS) can take many forms. Through this track we promote and share innovative and effective practices, and advance scholarship that examines and reflects on CCS approaches.

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Science communication includes the efforts of natural, physical and social scientists, communications professionals, and teams that communicate the process and values of science and scientific findings to non-specialist audiences outside of formal educational settings. The goals of science communication are varied, including enhanced dialogue, understanding, awareness, enthusiasm, improving decision making, or influencing behaviors. Science communication channels include in-person interaction, online, social media, mass media, or other communication methods.

ART & SCIENCE
Scientific and artistic endeavors are both used to explore and understand the world around us. Artistic techniques can help scientists visualize data and communicate results to other scientists as well as non-scientists. Art plays an increasingly important role in science education in both informal and formal environments. The integration of art and science yields interdisciplinary methodologies that enable connections between science and society.

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
One of the fundamental motivations of geosciences is to produce knowledge that helps to solve society’s most pressing issues. Social and behavioral sciences can help us understand how people and institutions think, feel, and behave with respect to scientific knowledge. Insights from varied fields (including but not limited to anthropology, economics, history, political science, decision science, psychology, education, and sociology) and from non-academic communities, can help to forge stronger linkages between science and society. This track promotes research and practice from these fields, and aims to serve as a bridge between social sciences and other disciplines in geosciences.