News Archive 2001-2015

Consuelo Rivera officially joined Geography staff as our new undergraduate advisor on July 13, 2015. As a way of introducing herself, she sent the following statement: “I was born in the city of Los Angeles and have one younger brother. I grew up in Pico Rivera, CA which is about 11 miles away from Downtown LA. I earned my BA in Psychology from UCLA in 2013 and my MA in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola Marymount University in...

According to a University of Wyoming news article posted July 16, 2015 and with the title above, polar bears are unlikely to physiologically compensate for extended food deprivation associated with the ongoing loss of sea ice. The one-of-its-kind research conducted by UW scientists and others was recently published in the journal Science: “We found that polar bears appear unable to meaningfully prolong their reliance on stored...

According to a July 15 2015 News Release by the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, Pennsylvania residents in counties with a high well density are more likely to be admitted for a suite of ailments: Hospitalizations for heart conditions, neurological illness, and other conditions were higher among people who live near unconventional gas and oil drilling (hydraulic fracturing), according to new research...