Bren School Professor of landscape ecology and conservation planning and Affiliated Geography Faculty member Frank Davis has became one of the first 21 scientists to be named Google Science Communication Fellows. The scientists, chosen from universities, NGOs, and scientific entities across the U.S. and Canada, were selected for their perceived ability to communicate climate science (source). The following is from “Making sense...
Read MoreIn an article titled “A westward extension of the warm pool leads to a westward extension of the Walker circulation, drying eastern Africa,” published online in Climate Dynamics: Observational, Theoretical and Computational Research on the Climate System (DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0984-y) on February 4, UCSB Geography Researchers Chris Funk and Park Williams note that “Observations and simulations link anthropogenic...
Read MoreStudents at UCSB now have the unique opportunity to complement their academic majors with a minor that features scientific and humanistic perspectives about space, place, spatial reasoning, and spatial analysis. The minor, administered through the Department of Geography, draws on courses across 26 departments and programs. Students who opt to complete the minor choose from one of three focus areas: Spatial Thinking, Space and Place,...
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