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An unprecedented number of Dangermond travel awards have been announced for Fall 2013. Thanks to the generosity of Jack and Laura Dangermond, multiple travel expense awards are available to help qualified undergraduate and graduate Geography students present GIS-related work at conferences and workshops each quarter. Eight of the 22 awards will facilitate participation by graduate students Mike Alonzo, Forest Canon, Elizabeth Garcia,...

After a remarkable 40-year career as a geophysical and oceanographic engineer, Derek Manov of the Ocean Physics Laboratory (OPL) recently retired. A farewell party held in honor of Derek and attended by many of Derek’s friends was held September 27, 2013. Derek completed his B.S. degree at Cal State Northridge University and shortly thereafter was hired by the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Geological...

In the fall semester of 2012, Lumari Pardo-Rodriguez took Professor David López-Carr’s course, “Geography 288: Six Things you need to know to achieve maximum success in Grad School,” which led to her writing an article for the UCSB GradPost, titled “Make your Research Marketable!” Lumari made waves on the GradPost again this year by participating in TA orientation as part of a panel discussing how...