Switzer Foundation Fellowship Awarded
Congratulations to graduate student Michael Antos, who was selected to receive a Switzer Environmental Fellowship by the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation.
This year, the Switzer Foundation awarded 22 Fellowships "for emerging environmental leaders who are pursuing graduate degrees and are dedicated to positive environmental change in their careers."
End of the Little Ice Age in the Alps
Adjunct Professor Thomas Painter's recent work, End of the Little Ice Age in the Alphs forced by industrial black carbon, is published in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).
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Rim fire and cities in the west
Professor, John Muir Chair, and IoES Director Glen MacDonald on the Rim Fire and its effects on cities in the west in the San Francisco Chronicle.
ESRI UC Map Gallery Winners
Graduate student Scott Stephenson's map, New Trans-Arctic shipping routes navigable by midcentury, wins Best Analytic Presentation at the ESRI International User Conference Map Gallery.
Credit to Scott Stephenson, Professor Laurence Smith, and Matt Zebrowski.
Research Awards for Studying Indonesia Borneo
Graduate student Jenny Elaine Goldstein receives multiple awards for research on degraded tropical peat forest in Indonesian Borneo.
A Scramble for the Amazon
Professor Susanna Hecht's new book, A Scramble for the Amazon, release party on Tuesday 4 June.
Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwestern United States
Professor and IoES Director Glen MacDonald contributes to Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States.
Geography in LA Times
Professor and IoES Director Glen MacDonald in the LA Times, Geography is covering new ground for travelers.
Awards from AAG Population Speciality Group
The Population Specialty Group of the AAG awarded Professor Emeritus Bill Clark a Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to Population Geography in terms of teaching, research, and service.
Graduate students Chuncui Velma Fan and Dylan Connor placed first and second, respectively, in the Population Geography Student Paper Competition of the AAG. (Fan: Wage Inequality among Immigrant Workers in the U.S. Metropolitan Areas: Spatial-temporal Patterns and Implication for Rising Overall Wage Inequality. Connor: Child Mortality and Urban Space: A multilevel analysis of 21,563 mothers in Dublin City, 1911)
New Trans-Arctic shipping routes navigable by midcentury
Research by graduate student Scott Stephenson and Professor Larry Smith suggests that Trans-Arctic shipping routes may significantly expand in feasibility by mid-century.
Reference: PNAS
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