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Professor Keith Clarke is a grandpa! Eli Matthew Clarke-Lauer was born on the fifth of April at 5:34am, weighed in at 8 lb 2 oz, and measured 21 in. His proud father Matt commented: “He was born with the typical Clarke full head of dark hair, just like his mother, but we are still in disagreement about which of his other adorable features comes from which parent. Annie and Eli are both healthy, happy, and doing well.”...

AAG Scholarship Honors Awards are among the most prestigious awards in American geography and have been awarded since 1951. They are offered annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments by members in research and scholarship, teaching, education, service to the discipline, public service outside academe and for lifetime achievement. Mei-Po Kwan is the recipient of this year’s Association of American Geographers (AAG)...

The UCSB Geography News for Spring 2011 was sent out electronically on April 1. This is the forth Geography Newsletter to be sent in an electronic format; a PDF is available here. Geography News is a biannual production, and electronic mailings occur in March and November each year—and, yes, both dates are calculated to encourage donations to the Department (just before Christmas and just before tax filing). The content of each...