EDUCATION/OUTREACH News
2020
NSF Blog: No soils, no life
27 Oct 2020 - They’re beneath our feet, but we seldom hear important signals in the soils
2020 CZO Webinar Series on Sustainability
17 Jun 2020 - For an updated listing of these talks, including abstracts, see /national/education-outreach/sustainability-2020/ The U.S....
2018
Undergraduate course curriculum, “Introduction to Critical Zone Science,” available free online
01 Jan 2018 - A 15-week semester-long upper-level undergraduate course curriculum entitled “Introduction to Critical Zone Science” is now available free online.
2017
CZOs at AGU 2017
05 Dec 2017 - Information on CZO award recipients, events, presentations, etc. at the 2017 AGU Fall Meeting.
Water Resources Research Special Collection: Concentration-discharge relations in the critical zone
30 Oct 2017 - Water Resources Research published a new special collection in September 2017 featuring concentration-discharge research from multiple CZOs.
CZNews: Fall 2017
25 Oct 2017 - The CZO National Office's quarterly newsletter CZNews: Fall 2017.
Earth Science Week 2017 Video Contest
15 Aug 2017 - For Earth Science Week 2017, the American Geosciences Institute invites you to enter the Earth Connections video contest. Submit a brief, 30-90...
CZNews: Summer 2017
27 Jul 2017 - CZO National Office's quarterly newsletter CZNews: Summer 2017.
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Contribute a classroom/field activity to NAGT’s Teach the Earth
22 May 2017 - Contribute a classroom or field activity to Teach the Earth.
2017 CZO Webinar Series: Critical Zone and Society
06 Apr 2017 - 2017 CZO Webinar Series: Critical Zone and Society.
K-12 Soil Science Teacher Resources
24 Mar 2017 - The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is a professional scientific society, made up of soil scientists, educators, and consultants focused on...
2016
Critical Zone Q&A with researcher Adrian Harpold
19 Oct 2016 - University of Nevada Reno's Adrian Harpold reflects on his past and present time researching at Critical Zone Observatories.
CZ Science Cafe Series: Soil in the Critical Zone
12 Aug 2016 - Dr. Craig Rasmussen, hydrologist from the University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, gives the second Cafe presentation in...
CZ Science Cafe Series: Soil Microbes in the Critical Zone
12 Aug 2016 - Dr. Rachel Gallery, an assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona, gives a Cafe...
CZ Science Cafe Series: Water in the Critical Zone
12 Aug 2016 - Dr. Tom Meixner, a hydrologist in the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Arizona, gives the second Cafe presentation...
2015
CZ Science Cafe Series: Introduction to the Critical Zone
10 Nov 2015 - Dr. Jon Chorover explains the basic concept of the Critical Zone and the earth science during the first Cafe presentation in the Critical Zone...
Mt. Lemmon Science Tour App
04 Nov 2015 - This app is designed to accompany a drive up the Catalina Highway and it describes a wide range of sky island science, including some of that done...
Forests Worldwide Vulnerable to Drought, UA Researcher Says
28 Aug 2015 - David Breshears was interviewed by Sara Hammond about forest vulnerability to growing risks of drought and heat-induced die-off. Read and listen...
Joint AGU-ESA Event Brings Together Collaborative Networks
17 Aug 2015 - Members of AGU and the Ecological Society of America came together in their first joint event to discuss opportunities for research collaboration.
CZO Ecology Session at ESA 2015 Meeting
16 Jul 2015 - A session entitled 'Ecology in the Critical Zone" will take place at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) 2015 Meeting held from August...
Jon Chorover to speak at international workshop on hydro-biogeochemical processes
16 Jul 2015 - Jon Chorover of the Santa Catalina Mountains & Jemez River Basin CZO has been invited to talk at the Hydro-Biogeochemical Processes: Mechanisms,...
Soil, Not Dirt: A Digital Journey Connecting Soils, Plants, and Climate by Rebecca Lybrand
08 Jun 2015 - Join Rebecca on an exciting GoPro adventure to study soil in the desert, grasslands, and pine forests of Arizona.
Video: CZ graduate students reflect on experience at University of Western Australia Summer School
13 May 2015 - Students from around the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) gathered in Perth for two weeks in Feb. 2015 for the Inaugural WUN Summer School.
Critical Zone Profile - CHRISTOPHER SHEPARD (soil researcher, PhD student)
17 Mar 2015 - PhD Student; Soil, Water, and Environmental Science; University of Arizona.
Critical Zone Profile - XAVIER ZAPATA-RIOS (hydrologist, PhD student)
13 Mar 2015 - PhD Student, Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona.
2014
Using a CZO network to explore the architecture, dynamics and evolution of the Critical Zone
03 Nov 2014 - The US CZO National Office has organized a webinar on December 8, 2014 at 11AM - 12:30 PM ET.
Critical Zone Science & Management Course
06 May 2014 - Critical Zone Science & Management Class ENVS‐GEO‐HWR 422/522 in Fall 2014
2014 All Hands Meeting
24 Apr 2014 - Information for the 2014 All Hands Meeting for the CZO Network on 21-14 September, including registration information and abstract submission.
“What’s so critical about the Critical Zone?” webinar
02 Apr 2014 - March 31, 2014. Dr. Enriqueta Barrera (NSF CZO program director) and Dr. Gordon Grant (USFS; CZO Steering Committee chairperson)
2013
Discoveries in the Critical Zone: Where Life meets Rock
11 Jul 2013 - The National Science Foundation's Cheryl Dybas recently finalized a new report entitled "Discoveries in the Critical Zone: Where Life meets...
InTeGrating CZO Science
06 Jun 2013 - During the week of May 19, five faculty members interested in Critical Zone science traveled to Northfield, MN to participate in an InTeGrate...
Post-doctoral researcher Adrian Harpold funded to accomplish cross-CZO science
11 Jan 2013 - Harpold awarded an NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship for a research and education program that spans 3 western Critical Zone Observatories
2012
CZO Presentations at 2012 AGU
03 Dec 2012 - A listing of more than 125 CZO-related presentations for the 2012 annual meeting of the AGU.
2011
Video: View first draft CZO video created by a UA Flandrau Science Center team
11 May 2011 - View the first draft of a video created by a UA Flandrau Science Center team. The video introduces the motivation and science involved in the...
2010
Printable one pager from AGU
10 Dec 2010 - Printable Info Sheet on JRB-SCM CZO (PDF) ...
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