The View From Above
The department’s AIR Photo Archive as featured by UCLA Newsroom.
Entries by Brian Won
Professor John Agnew elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor John Agnew has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Source: AAAS
Iconic aerial photo archives now available as fine art prints
Iconic aerial photo archives from the UCLA Department of Geography are a rich resource for researchers and the public – and are now available as fine art prints. The department has launched a new website featuring images from two of its collections, which are among world’s best. UCLA Newsroom
Glen MacDonald in USA Today on California Fires
Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor Glen MacDonald interviewed by USA Today on California wildfires. USA Today
Passing of Professor Emeritus Norman Thrower
Norman Joseph William Thrower Norman Joseph William Thrower, 100, was born October 23, 1919 in Crowthorne, England and he passed away September 2, 2020 at his home in Pacific Palisades. Norman attended art school at Reading University. His art training was interrupted by WWII. At 21 he joined the British army. His artillery unit ended […]
Graduate students awarded Fulbright-Hays
Graduate student Samuel Brandt was awarded a Fulbright-Hays 2020 doctoral dissertation research abroad fellowship. UCLA Newsroom
Passing of Professor Antony R. Orme
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the passing of Professor Antony (Tony) R. Orme. Professor Orme received his undergraduate degree and doctorate from the University of Birmingham and served at UCLA from 1968 to 2010 as a faculty member in the Department of Geography. […]
Los Angeles Biodiversity Atlas featured
Professor Thomas Gillespie’s and Geography graduate student Monica Dimson’s work on the Los Angeles Biodiversity Atlas was featured by the UCLA Newsroom.