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We welcome Katie O’Brien to our Department of Geography Staff. As Student Programs Assistant, Katie will provide assistance with coordination of both graduate and undergraduate student programs for the department, as well as provide administrative and editing support as needed. Katie earned her BS in Anthropology and Geography at California Polytechnic State University where she also minored in Women’s and Gender Studies. During...

Congratulations to our most recent UCSB Geographers who have completed their degrees. Listed below are those who earned their Masters and PhDs over the course of the year. Congratulations to those who have Mastered it, and to those who are Phinally Done! MA Daniel Phillips (Summer 2016) Maximilian Stiefel (Summer 2016) Cascade Tuholske (Summer 2016) Haiyun Ye (Fall 2016) Mingquan Chen (Winter 2017) Sara Lafia (Winter 2017) David...

Congratulations to the Geography class of 2017. Commencement was held on Saturday, June 17th, and the Geography department graduated a combined 62 students, achieving their Geography BA, Geography BA with GIS emphasis, or Physical Geography BS. After the ceremony, our department held a reception in the Ellison Courtyard to recognize our outstanding undergraduate students. Below are the awardees listed with their awards.    ...