Entries by Lukas Hart
Dr. Judith Carney: 2026 Stanley Brunn Awardee
Congratulations to Judith Carney, who will receive the Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography at AAG 2026. Her four decades of scholarship have reshaped understandings of agroecology, gendered agrarian […]
UCLA Geography Leads New Land Use and Land Cover Mapping Effort in Brazil
Led by Khalil Ganem, with Dr. Yongkang Xue and researchers from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research and Associação Plantas do Nordeste, the study developed the first land use and […]
Dr. Marilyn Raphael Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Congratulations to Dr. Marilyn Raphael! Her recognition by and election to the National Academy of Sciences for her contributions to science and society is well deserved. National Academy of […]
Dr. Park Williams Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Park Williams, recipient of the 2025 Jerold S. Kayden Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in Climate Studies! Guggenheim Fellowship
Dr. Michael Storper Receives the 2025 ERSA Prize in Regional Science
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Storper on receiving the 2025 ERSA Prize in Regional Science! A leading scholar in economic geography, Dr. Storper’s work has markedly shaped our understanding of cities, regions, […]
Dr. Susanna Hecht Receives CAPE and LASA Award
Congratulations to Dr. Susanna Hecht for receiving the Distinguished Scholarship CAPE Award at the AAG and the Best Article Award from LASA for her article co-authored with her graduate student, […]
Ursus Symposium on Tariffs and Trade Wars
Below is a link to a video of the UCLA Geography, Canadian Studies Program, International Institute, Anderson School, Ursus Symposium on Tariffs and Trade Wars: Impacts of the Changing Economic-Political […]
Dr. Shaina Potts Book Recognition Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Shaina Potts, who was awarded the AAG Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography AND the Political Geography Specialty Group’s Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award […]
Dr. Greg Okin Elected as a Fellow to the AAAS
Dr. Greg Okin, our department chair, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science! This honor recognizes researchers who significantly advance science and […]
