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Our Executive Officer, Mo Lovegreen, just announced that UCSB has received a Gold rating by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS): “We achieved 66.27 points, a Gold rating (the Gold level threshold is 65 points) in version 1.2. We are one of six institutions that have submitted under version 1.2. AASHE will be sending a formal letter to Chancellor Yang acknowledging our Gold rating. You can...

The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) awards annual fellowships to students pursuing degrees in transportation-related disciplines, and, this year, Geography graduate student Yihong Yuan was awarded $5000 (including $1500 to cover travel costs to the 2013 Annual Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington DC). Yihong scored a double by also winning a UCSB Graduate Division Dissertation...

Karl Antonsson is our new Undergraduate Assistant, effective May 1, and the Department of Geography is delighted to have such a talented addition to its staff. As Karl puts it (in the 3rd person, with typical modesty): “he was born and raised in Pasadena, CA with his two siblings. During his early years he developed a passion for learning and science which has continued to propel him to this day. Starting in high school and...