Announcements

Associate Professor Brandi Summers Named Interim Director of ISSI

December 15, 2023

Professor Brandi Summers

ISSI Director Stephen Small will be on sabbatical during spring semester, researching his new book on Black Liverpool. Brandi T. Summers, Associate Professor of Geography, has agreed to serve as Interim Director until Professor Small’s return on July 1, 2024. Summers is currently a member of the ISSI Advisory Committee and has been deeply involved with ISSI for a few years, including...

Professor Emeritus Michael Watts Awarded Ester Boserup Prize

December 20, 2023

Michael Watts

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Michael Watts, who received the Ester Boserup Prize for outstanding development research! The prize is awarded by the Copenhagen Centre for Development Research, a virtual centre connecting researchers from different disciplines,...

Assistant Professor Clancy Wilmott Presents at TedxBerkeley

January 19, 2024

Professor Clancy Wilmott

The annual TEDxBerkeley event is happening tomorrow and our very own Assistant Professor Clancy Wilmott will be presenting! Wilmott's talk will discuss her Indigenous re-mapping project with the Sogorea Te Land Trust called “Before You Are Here.” Learn more here!

Geography Senior Tatiana Butte Awarded John Gardner Public Service Fellowship

January 23, 2024

Tatiana Butte

Geography senior and Public Policy minor, Tatiana Butte, has been chosen as a John Gardner Public Service Fellow, which provides meaningful postgraduate leadership opportunities and encourages UC Berkeley’s best students to pursue a career in public service. The program honors John Gardner's own...

Geography Professor Emerita Gillian Hart Publishes Paper on Antipode Online

January 31, 2024

Professor Gillian Hart

Professor Emerita Gillian Hart's latest paper, Progeny of Empire: Defining Moments of Nation Formation in South Africa and Palestine/Israel, aims to confront and counter the equation of antisemitism and anti-Zionism by recognizing the value of—but also reaching beyond...

Lecturer Diana Negrín da Silva wins Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs

March 9, 2024

Professor Diana Negrin

Geography Lecturer Diana Negrín da Silva has won The Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs, an annual award presented to a faculty member who has provided outstanding pedagogical mentorship to GSIs...

‘Not a typical research project’: How maps and an enchanted garden in Oakland are teaching UC Berkeley students about the Bay Area’s past

March 13, 2024

students presenting research in front of tables covered in maps

“For them to find their voice, to feel comfortable, to find a place, even if it’s somewhat ephemeral, to engage — for me, that’s one of the most meaningful elements.”

A new article by Tor Haugan spotlights Geography Lecturer Seth Lunine and the unique research project he leads in...

Summer Nicholas, Geography junior, hired as an intern for Sustainable Oils

March 23, 2024

Summer Nicholas

Geography junior, Summer Nicholas, has been hired as an intern for a Biotech/Agtech company, Sustainable Oils (SusOils). Sustainable Oils owns genetic patents of a crop called Camelina. Camelina is used to produce renewable diesel. Between May and August, Summer will be traveling across Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, and Washington as part of a Sustainable Oils...

Geography Undergraduate William Fei Wins Honorable Mention for "A Celebration and Archive of San Pablo Avenue"

April 9, 2024

San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA

William Fei, Geograpahy undergraduate, has won an honorable mention from the Cartography and Geographic Information Society for his interactive map website, "A Celebration and Archive of San Pablo Avenue." Fei's site was created for his final...

New Markers Remember Enslaved People Brought to Texas by Sea

April 18, 2024

Tianna Bruno stands next to a marker dedicated to enslaved peoples brought to Texas by sea

“Between 1817 and 1840, there was legal, and extralegal, trafficking of enslaved Africans into these waters and onto this land. . . . We want to remember them today.”

In an article featured in...