News Archive 2001-2015

Last Friday, Consuelo Rivera, Geography’s Undergraduate Assistant, asked everyone in the Department to choose their favorite graphics for use as Geography posters to be displayed in our classrooms. The choice was among a selection of terrific new graphics which were designed by Ian Barin. As Consuelo puts it, “The results are in, and (drum-roll sound) the winner is…Image 23 – and Images 6, 8, and 20 tied for...

The UCSB Geography Newsletter is a biannual production, and electronic mailings occur in spring and fall each year. And, yes, both publication dates are calculated to “brand” the Department and to encourage donations (just before Christmas and just before tax filing). You can download a PDF of the fall edition here. The content of each Newsletter revolves around major Departmental news items since the last mailing and also...

At the current deforestation pace, 57 percent of species could be threatened, a new study suggests. The following is a sciencenews.org news flash by Chris Samoray, posted November 20, 2015 with the title above: Between 36 and 57 percent of all tree species in the Amazon probably meet International Union for Conservation of Nature standards for being a threatened species, new findings show. Under current deforestation trends where 40...