Congratulations to Dar Roberts, on recently being named an American Geophysical Union Fellow, an honor given to individual AGU members who have made exceptional scientific contributions and gained prominence in their respective fields of Earth and space sciences. As quoted by Margaret Leinen, AGU President on the 2016 class of fellows: “…each played a leading role in promoting discovery and developing solutions for a...
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The Geography Department graduating class of 2016 included 67 students, 28 of whom earned the Bachelor of Arts in Geography, 25 earned the Bachelor of Arts in Geography with an emphasis in GIScience, and 14 earned the Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography. In addition to the graduating seniors, awards were given for special achievements in the Geography major. CHAIR’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GEOGRAPHY Awarded to the graduating...
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UCSB Geography field trip! Lecturer Jennifer Bernstein, along with 50 of her GEOG 108 Urban Geography students, headed south to the LA River on Saturday, May 14th. Hosted by FOLAR (Friends of the LA River), the group spent the day touring the river and the surrounding area. This trip was a case study in the social, political, environmental, and economic factors that go in to managing nature in an urban environment. As quoted by...
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