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Three Geography graduate students volunteered on Sunday May 14, at Tech Savvy, a daylong conference held 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. These workshops were created and run by Geography Graduate students Nina Bingham, Susan Meerdink, and Rafael Ramos who represented the UCSB Department of Geography’s...

On May 23rd, the UCSB Geography Club hosted its first Grad Panel in Ellison 3621, which gave undergraduates the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session with Geography graduate students. The Panel featured graduate students Nina Bingham, Sari Blakeley, Corbin Hodges, Marcela Suarez, and Bo Yan. Club members Avani Rathod and Chris Chien hosted the Q&A session, where graduate students shared their personal...

The Outreach and Visibility Committee introduced students at Isla Vista Elementary to UCSB Geography by showing examples of remote sensing applications.  On May 18th, four dedicated committee members manned two tables at Science Night at Isla Vista Elementary, which is a biennial event where groups from the surrounding community teach students about science through hands-on activities. Jasmine Arpagian, Sari Blakeley, Xin Feng, and...