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Coastal Vulnerability Assessments in Puerto Rico

Focused engagement helps to foster equity and inclusion in using cutting-edge science.

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Provide robust documentation for your data and software

Data and software may be publicly available but if they are not well-documented, then they are not completely accessible to all.

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The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Open Science Recognition Challenge

This recognition challenge seeks to spotlight the stories and teams behind projects that have addressed a challenge or advanced a solution, while...

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Cite all the data and software that you use and encourage citation practices in your colleagues

Data and software citations foster a culture of data and software sharing. 

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Recognize all contributions to your research project

Performing science involves many skills, especially when you are emphasizing open science. An important part of open science is recognizing all...

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Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST)

Through the ASIST initiative, the USGS is leading the way in open science by bringing together scientists from different fields to collaborate closely...

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Help Protect Trout and Drinking Water Supplies

Reproducible workflows and stakeholder engagement enable open forecasts that are valuable for decision makers. 

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Learn about data equity

Learn how data equity improves open science.

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Using Evaluation Techniques to Determine Societal Impacts of Climate Adaptation Science

This story highlights a project team researching an aspect of open science—co-production—and demonstrates how teams can make sensitive social science...

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USGS Science Data Management Team supports researchers in conducting open science

The Science Data Management Team’s tools help make USGS data available to all, while maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations...

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Take training to improve your ability to create reproducible workflows

Reproducibility and transparency are a big part of open science. There are several training opportunities that aim to help scientists improve their...

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The Lake Trophic State - US Dataset

Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data and code, along with a collaborative team focused on equity make this project a great...

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