UCLA Geographers selected as AAG Fellows

UCLA Geographers selected as AAG Fellows

3 UCLA Geographers have been selected as American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellows for the class of 2019.

The title AAG Fellow has been conferred for life on Professor John Agnew, Professor Emeritus William A. V. Clark, and Professor Eric Sheppard.

AAG Announces 2019 Class of AAG Fellows, UCLA Newsroom

David Livingstone Centenary Medal awarded by AGS

David Livingstone Centenary Medal awarded by AGS

Professor Susanna Hecht has been awarded the David Livingstone Centenary Medal by the American Geographical Society (AGS).

Press release (PDF).

2019 AAG Honors

2019 AAG Honors

Professor Helga Leitner received 2019 AAG (American Association of Geographers) Distinguished Scholarship Honors.

American Association of Geographers

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art awarded

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art awarded

Professor Helga Leitner was awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, held by 18 Austrian scientists and 18 artists at any one time who also act as academic advisors to the President of Austria.

PC: Peter Lechner/HBF

Revolvy

AGU Horton medal awarded

AGU Horton medal awarded

Professor Dennis Lettenmaier awarded AGU (American Geophysical Union) Robert E. Horton Medal.

Press release - American Geophysical Union (AGU), Robert E. Horton Medal - American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Annual FoG Luncheon cancelled

Annual FoG Luncheon cancelled

This year's annual Friends of Geography (FoG) luncheon, scheduled for May 20, 2018, has been cancelled.

Landscapes, Memories, Places: Remembering Denis Cosgrove

Landscapes, Memories, Places: Remembering Denis Cosgrove

Scheduled for 20 April 2018, the symposium: Landscapes, Memories, Places: Remembering Denis Cosgrove, Cultural Geographer is scheduled at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere and Arti, Palazzo Loredan in Venice, Italy.

Istituto Veneto at Venice, RHUL Geohumanities

Professor Emeritus William A.V. Clark wins award

Professor Emeritus William A.V. Clark wins award

Professor Emeritus William A.V. Clark wins the 2017-2018 Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award, which honors outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching, and service performed by an Emeritus or Emerita Professor since retirement.

UCLA Newsroom, UCLA Emeriti Association

Spring 2018: Geographies of Food

Spring 2018: Geographies of Food

The Tod Spieker Colloquium
Spring 2018

Geographies of Food: Research Advances in Contemporary Foodways

Mapping kelp forests

Mapping kelp forests

Assistant Professor Kyle Cavanaugh helps map kelp forests as a part of Floating Forests.

UCLA Newsroom, Floating Forests

AAG Awards to faculty

AAG Awards to faculty

The American Association of Geographers (AAG) has awarded a lifetime honors award to Professor Emeritus William A. V. Clark.

Professor Judy Carney and Professor Helga Leitner were elected to the inaugural class of AAG Fellows.

AAG Announces the 2018 AAG Honors, AAG Announces Inaugural Class of AAG Fellows

30 UCLA Faculty on Highly Cited Researchers list

30 UCLA Faculty on Highly Cited Researchers list

Thirty UCLA faculty members, including Geography Distinguished Professor Dennis Lettenmaier, are among the most influential researchers in their fields for 2017 according to Clarative Analytics.

UCLA Newsroom, Clarivate