This article is written in both English and Spanish. Tell us about your Thriving Earth Exchange project.Cuéntanos sobre su proyecto de Thriving Earth Exchange. The mission of this project is to strengthen the cross-disciplinary collaboration capacities of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to…
Bridging Language Gaps in Community Science Language isn’t just a tool for communication—it’s a foundation for connection, collaboration, and trust. Two years ago, Thriving Earth Exchange embarked on a journey to make community science more…
by Julia Jeanty Before becoming the AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Program Manager for Community Science Fellows, Julia Jeanty served as a volunteer Community Science Fellow on a project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the blog below,…
Fellow Highlight: Imeña Valdes Imeña Valdes earned her B.S in Biology and a Certificate in Agroecology from Florida International University and an M.S in Plant Biology and Conservation from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic…
Community science is very critical at this moment in time. Kate Semmens The Nurture Nature Center is making meaningful strides through its 10 active AGU/Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub projects that span six states….
Project Team: Dr. Pamela Talley, Mr. Richard Ellis, Ojasi Kirtikar, Ogonna Precious Eli, PhD Student, & Mr. Mercy Onaopemipo Akintola In the heart of St. Louis, Missouri, the historic Lewis Place neighborhood is standing up…
Creation Justice Ministries Creation Justice Ministries, an organization that helps faith communities advocate around environmental issues, is one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs. The 40-year-old organization, which began as the Eco-Justice…
Thriving Earth Exchange is excited to announce the May 2025 launch of community leaders! They will work with Community Science Fellows to launch 12 Community Science projects in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Fellow Highlight: Catalina Vigoya A native from Bogotá Colombia Catalina Vigoya received her bachelor’s degree in Biology at the Pedagógica Nacional University from Colombia where she…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Community Leader Highlight: Mirella Gallardo and Rafael Schmitt Established in 1995 to help Andean mountain communities like Miraflores improve their livelihoods, Instituto de Montaña develops community-driven…
Asking tough questions about water quality, a Pennsylvania team discovers the power of a pivot Encompassing more than 500 square miles of central Pennsylvania, the Conodoguinet Creek watershed provides drinking water and recreational opportunities to…
The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N) and AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange have been working together since 2018 and formalized the partnership with a Memorandum of Understanding in 2021. Today, the organizations…
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our May 2025 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The…
By Aryaana Khan In September 2024, Thriving Earth Exchange launched a project in St. Petersburg, Florida focused on hosting an assembly of interfaith climate actors. This sixth assembly of faith-inspired climate actions focused on strengthening…
The Capacity Collaborative (TCC), a non-profit built around bolstering resilience in rural communities, is one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs. Now in its second year of community science projects, TCC’s Southeast…
Restoring Our Own Truth through Education and Demonstration (ROOTED) Community Science Project, Willington (McCormick), SC Project Team: Dr. Rev. ErNiko Brown, Dr. Agnes Pasco Conaty & Mr. Samuel Bamidele The Willington, South Carolina project,…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Community Lead Highlight: Ana Karen Novoa Rodríguez A native of the community of Coatepec, Mexico, Community Lead and General Manager of FIDECOAGUA, Ana Karen Novoa Rodríguez,…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Fellow Highlight: Elvira Lafuente After living in more than five different countries and furthering her academic research in evolutionary biology, Elvira joined the September 2024 fellow…
Thriving Earth Exchange is excited to announce the September 2024 launch of community leaders! They will work with Community Science Fellows to launch 22 community science projects in the United States and Mexico. We…
Momentum continues to build as the first AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub projects celebrate the 1-year mark. Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Community Science Hub initiative is building and…
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our September 2024 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Welcome to Miraflores Miraflores is a very small town in the mountainous Yauyos Province of Peru. Its residents are highly dependent on farming and livestock, but…
. The article below is in both English and Spanish A magical place Coatepec is a small region in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is known as the “coffee capital of Mexico,” because its…
In May of 2023, Thriving Earth Exchange started a new initiative focused on Spanish-language inclusion. As part of this effort, Marina Cox was hired to support Spanish-speaking communities, translate materials, and provide general guidance and…
Advancing Faith-Based Environmental Advocacy Creation Justice Ministries is one of four organizations named as an AGU/Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub. Formerly known as the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program, the 40-year-old organization has…
Often, careers in community science are not straight lines. Like many in my field, I’ve pivoted, adapted, and taken a circuitous pathway in my career. So last month when I was able to connect my…
By Kimberly Cartier From June 3 to 7, ten environmental journalists were invited as fellows to the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute for an immersive workshop to learn about hydrology, climate science, and water-related…
We know here at Thriving Earth Exchange that water, how much of it is available to whom, where it travels, and what contaminants it carries with it, impacts people everywhere. Roughly one third of…
The Kansas State Center for Hazardous Substances Research (CHSR), a multidisciplinary unit within the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, has been named as one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs….
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our May 2024 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The…
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