Posts by geogadmin

The following is a Washington Post “Wonkblog” By Emily Badger, posted October 13 with the title above (directed from AAG SmartBrief): On a 1951 U.S. Geological Survey map of the Virginia land 20 miles west of Washington, Reston doesn’t exist. The place that would come to be Reston is there: the former Old Dominion railroad tracks, the meandering creek called Colvin Run, the faint outlines of a few roads laid long...

The following Climate Central article was written by Brian Kahn and posted October 14th with the title above: This year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest winners were officially announced on Wednesday. All the images are stunning displays of the natural world, but this year’s winner also has a climate change tale to tell. The image, titled “A Tale of Two Foxes,” was taken by amateur photographer Dan...

A reception honoring current recipients of UCSB and extramural fellowships in Engineering; Environmental Science and Management; and Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences was held on October 7, and Geography was particularly well-represented. Nineteen of our graduate students were feted at the event which was held at the Loma Pelona Center, 4 to 6 pm: Brython Davis Graduate Fellowship:  Erin Blake Wetherly Eugene Cota-Robles...