What's Happening at IGES? ...
Recent News: IGES President Nancy Colleton participates in Aviation Week roundtable, and is quoted in Popular Mechanics article.
2008 Thacher Scholars Award
Winners Announced!
Read more about this high school competition or download the PDF announcement. Check out the 2007 winners featured in Imaging Notes.
Politics of Earth Observations
With a new administration in the offing, IGES's Dan Stillman writes about observing Earth in a changing political climate. The article appears in the summer 2008 issue of Imaging Notes. View PDF.
2008 Earth Day Photo Contest
Winners Announced!
Students in grades 5-8 participated in a unique national effort to capture our changing world by taking photographs of changes in their local environment. Read more.
White House Science Study
IGES provided input and research for a new study by the Woodrow Wilson Center that calls for enhanced capacity for White House science and technology policymaking.
Earth System Science Education Alliance
With support from the National Science Foundation, IGES is working with colleges, universities and other institutions to offer Earth system science courses for K-12 and pre-service teachers.
Alliance for Earth Observations
The Alliance is a publicly and privately funded initiative of IGES to promote the understanding and use of land, air and sea observations for societal and economic benefit.