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Regional Science Association International (RSAI) was founded in 1954 and now has an international membership of over 4,000 people. RSAI is a community of scholars interested in national and global processes of economic and social change with a strong foundation of quantitative methods. “[R]egional science is at the cutting edge of research into new model design for regional analysis and impact assessment” Professor Murray joins...

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Richard Church received the 2018 Isard Award from the North American Regional Science Council at its annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, November 7-10, 2018. The Isard Award is named in honor of Professor Walter Isard, the founder of the Regional Science Association. The award was established in 1994 to acknowledge “regional scientists who have made significant theoretical and methodological...

On October 5, 2018 the department, alumni and friends celebrated the retirement of Distinguished Professor Richard L. Church. This began with a Roast/Memories session followed by a Reception. The Roast included an overview of Dr. Church’s career at UCSB. Rick began his tenure at UCSB in Fall 1980 and he retired following the Spring 2018 quarter. His addition to the department brought expertise in location modeling, spatial...