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Provide Your Input: Metadata for Legacy Seismic Data Survey
Please take a survey to provide your perspective as to which elements should be Required, Recommended, Optional, or Not Included in metadata for legacy seismic data.
2021-03-29T14:36:00+00:00
IRIS to Host FREE “Seismology Skill Building Workshop for Undergraduates” This Summer
The Seismology Skill Building Workshop for Undergraduates is a FREE, not-for-credit workshop open to all undergraduate students or recent graduates who will be starting graduate school in the fall of 2021.
2021-03-15T15:55:00+00:00
Two Former IRIS Board of Directors Members Awarded Medals by the Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) honored seismologists Thorne Lay and Emily Brodsky, both professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for their research contributions in geophysics.
2021-01-19T19:28:00+00:00
2020 Board of Directors Election Results
The IRIS Consortium is very pleased to announce the results of the 2020 Board of Directors election.
2020-12-01T16:24:00+00:00
IRIS Releases “Rapid Response Science and Instrumentation: A Community White Paper”
This white paper on rapid response science, capabilities, and instrumentation was assembled from community feedback gathered by IRIS over the past two years.
2020-11-19T23:11:00+00:00
IRIS Congratulates Seismology Community Members Awarded AGU Honors
IRIS is pleased to recognize a number of seismology community members honored by the American Geophysical Union for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the Earth and space sciences.
2020-11-19T18:04:00+00:00
UNAVCO and IRIS Joining Forces for Advancing Geophysics
Beginning in 2019, UNAVCO and IRIS began discussions focused on how both organizations can collectively work together to further advance geophysics support for the community.
2021-02-08T17:00:00+00:00
Alaska Transportable Array Station Affiliation Changes
Due to local, state, and federal travel restrictions in response to the pandemic and with the support of the National Science Foundation, IRIS postponed removal of most of the Alaska Transportable Array stations to the 2021 field season.
2020-09-19T03:27:00+00:00
Read the Summer 2020 Issue of the IRIS Data Services Newsletter
The newsletter highlights IRIS Data Services products and services.
2020-08-05T12:13:00+00:00
IRIS Publishes 2020 At-A-Glance
This report provides an overview of recent IRIS activities.
2020-05-19T17:26:00+00:00
IRIS Earthquake Browser Receives Best of Show Award in Earth Science from NSTA
The IRIS Earthquake Browser, a freely available online interactive application to explore recent and historical global seismicity and tectonic plate boundaries, was awarded the National Science Teaching Association’s 2020 Best of Show in the Tried & True Technology Teaching and Learning: Earth Science category.
2020-05-07T00:54:00+00:00
Follow-Up RFI: Final Call for Expressions of Interest from IRIS and UNAVCO Member Institutions for Hosting Future Geophysical Facilities
Much has transpired since the original Request for Information was issued in summer 2020, therefore we decided to publish this follow-up RFI.
2021-01-21T18:07:00+00:00
Postponing GAGE/SAGE Science Workshop
Due to the COVID-19 situation, the Board of Directors for UNAVCO and IRIS have agreed to postpone the in-person GAGE/SAGE Science Workshop until August 2021.
2020-04-29T18:56:00+00:00
UNAVCO, IRIS and Partners Issue ‘Communicating Geohazards’ Handbook
This handbook is the product of a two-day short course with three remote follow-on sessions that covered responsible communication of geohazards with a focus on earthquakes and volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest, but is applicable to communicating about geohazards of all types, anywhere in the world.
2020-04-28T02:34:00+00:00
