Geography

Dr. Amy Rock was recently appointed to the...

Dr. Amy Rock was recently appointed to the American Association of Geographers' Committee on the Status of Women in Geography. The focus of this standing committee is to monitor and promote opportunities for women, and identify outstanding mentorship within the discipline.

Matthew Derrick, chair of Geography, was...

Matthew Derrick, chair of Geography, was elected as president of the California Geographical Society at the organization's annual meeting May 3-5.

Summer won third place in the Digital Map...

Summer won third place in the Digital Map Competition at the California Geographic Conference in Big Bear Lake, CA with her map The Impact of the Thomas Fire.

Leo won first place in the Digital Map...

Leo won first place in the Digital Map Competition at the California Geographic Society Annual Conference in Big Bear Lake, CA for his map Historical Physical & Architectural Features of Eureka, CA.

Riley won second place in the Paper Map...

Riley won second place in the Paper Map Competition at the California Geographic Society Annual Conference in Big Bear Lake, CA for his map The San Gabriel Mountains.

Gil won first place in the Print Cartography...

Gil won first place in the Print Cartography competition at the California Geographic Society Annual Conference in Big Bear Lake, CA with his map The Southern California Coast.

Danielle won first place in the McKnight...

Danielle won first place in the McKnight Student Paper Contest for best undergraduate geography paper at the California Geographic Society Annual Conference in Big Bear Lake, CA with her work Cartography and Resistance: Counter-mapping in Palestine.

Kevin won the Geosystems award for best...

Kevin won the Geosystems award for best paper in physical geography at the California Geographic Society Annual Conference in Big Bear Lake, CA with his research "Determining Factors That Contributed to the Carr Fire."

Amy Rock has been invited to join the...

Amy Rock has been invited to join the editorial board of Cartographic Perspectives, the journal of the North American Cartographic Information Society. The journal serves as the premier open-access journal for creative and rigorous research in cartography and geographic visualization.