NASA requires a highly trained workforce to achieve its scientific goals. One means of finding those skilled scientists is by way of its Earth and Space Science Fellowship program, which provides training grants to principal investigators at universities and educational institutions that support graduate student research. Three students from UC Santa Barbara have received NASA funding for earth science projects. Deanna Nash, David...
Read MoreThis year our Annual Geography Awards Colloquium took place on June 7th, and highlighted and celebrated extraordinary Graduate students and Undergraduate students. There were 9 awards given to students this year. Graduate Awards: The Jack and Laura Dangermond Graduate Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding graduate student in Geography studying within the area of Geographic Information Science. The...
Read MoreOn Saturday April 7, geography graduate students participated in Tech Savvy, a daylong conference at UC Santa Barbara. This conference gives girls in grades six through nine an opportunity to explore STEM education and related careers through hands-on workshops. UCSB Department of Geography’s Visibility and Outreach committee members Sari Blakeley, Susan Meerdink, Amelia Pludow, and Rafael Ramos created and ran one of these...
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