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The following article with the title above is by alumnus Kirk Goldsberry who wrote it for fivethirtyeight.com, an award winning website launched by ESPN: In late October, The Washington Post published a provocative op-ed about the rapidly changing demographics of U.S. cities. An influx of college graduates, it argued, is displacing lower-income African-Americans. Despite rapid overall growth in places such as Austin, Texas, some of...

“A UCSB geographer teams up with archaeologists to clarify factors that contributed to the demise of early Rapa Nui society.” Julie Cohen, in a January 27 news article for the UCSB Current with the title above, goes on to state: Long before the Europeans arrived on Easter Island in 1722, the native Polynesian culture known as Rapa Nui showed signs of demographic decline. However, the catalyst has long been debated in the...

Maps & Web Mapping establishes an innovative, eText-only introduction to the history, principles, and current technologies used in mapping and cartography in a way that’s never been done before. Created to work with resources in Mygeoscienceplace.com, this solution engages students with interactive tools, including MapMaster™ interactive maps, Google Earth™ exercises, lecture videos, Map Projection animations,...