Geography Awareness Week is an annual celebration during the third week in November to promote geographic literacy and education, organized by National Geographic Education Programs. Established by Presidential proclamation over 25 years ago, GAWeek is centered around events, policy advocacy, communication, volunteerism, and activities for students, families, and community members. Every year the UCSB Geography Department celebrates...
Read MoreThe Geography Department is pleased to welcome Nea Alvarado Voss, our new Personnel Analyst. Nea earned her BA from Cal State Northridge in Environmental Biology, and her Master’s in Education from UCSB. She spent several years working in the public school districts, both as a Science teacher and an Administrator. She also took a brief detour to work for a local start up as a General Manager and Accountant – a very...
Read MoreUrban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) has selected Professor Emeritus Waldo Tobler as a 2016 GIS Hall of Fame inductee. URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations that have made significant and original contributions to the development and application of GIS concepts, tools, or resources, or to the GIS profession. Congratulations, Waldo! Please click here for the full feature on URISA’s...
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