Berkeley Geography
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UC Berkeley's Geography Department is a leading center of scholarship about earth’s landscapes and human relationships to the environment.
McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA
Joined September 2016
Check out Fear of a Dead White Planet, co-edited by Geography Associate Professor Jake Kosek!
The Weekly Read is "Fear of a Dead White Planet," by the More Worlds Collective (Joseph Masco, Tim Choy, Jake Kosek, and M. Murphy), which asks: How does one study when the planet is on fire? Read this book now for free! https://t.co/pRWOvbCwFp
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As California grapples with conflictual views of fire, Annabelle Law’s (BA '24) essay offers a powerful reframe: fire, when guided by Indigenous knowledge, can be a source of healing and abundance, renewing both ecosystems and communities. https://t.co/nBmBZYjkrE
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Congrats to Professor John Chiang on being elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (@ametsoc) — one of the most prestigious honors in the weather, water, and climate sciences. Fewer than two-tenths of one percent of AMS members attain this rank!
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Professor Kurt Cuffey explains how glaciology reveals critical insights into global warming, from polar amplification to rising sea levels. Read the whole story below!
Did you know if all polar ice melted, sea levels could rise over 200 feet? Research from @BerkeleyGeog Prof. Kurt Cuffey provides crucial data for understanding climate change + informing policy. Learn more: https://t.co/wRdndFHc2n
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Something of particular relevance to geography is the migration of quilts, quiltmakers, and quilting knowledge in the Second Great Migration, and as the exhibition text notes, quilting's "unique capacity for connecting kin across time and distance".
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Elaine Yau, Associate Curator and Academic Liaison at @BAMPFA, took faculty, staff, & students on a special tour of Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California. The exhibition speaks to many of the themes within Black geographies. https://t.co/dYq8QQTPs9
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✨ Want to customize your crib? ✨ Students: Starting today, you can reserve stunning artworks online through the @UCBerkeley Library. Explore the Graphic Arts Loan Collection! 🖼️ 🔗 https://t.co/3d3i87oagC
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New students, new picnic tables, new beginnings! Today’s student orientations were full of community — lunch on the balcony at picnic tables hand-built by Dr. Jake Kosek and transfers connecting with alumni. Here’s to the start of a new journey! 💛🐻💙
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.@BerkeleyGeog + Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Program (ISSP) Curriculum Planner Alli Warren brings experience, creativity + precision to everything from scheduling to course development. Learn more about her: https://t.co/7mfRFhbuj3
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Learn more about how @BerkeleyGeog Prof. @clancywilmott uses mapping to challenge colonial legacies + build a more equitable world: https://t.co/s2gHj4fg4R
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🌎 Coming Fall 2025! Dive into powerful global narratives with GEOG 170: Writing the World — a brand new course that explores how influential written stories shape and challenge our views on identity, culture, and power. Register NOW! https://t.co/GLClKiZyOL...
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Since arriving at @UCBerkeley from China in 2021, Yuqi Tian has made an indelible mark on campus, championing access for the disabled. This week, she’ll earn 3 degrees in @BerkeleyGeog, Italian studies + comparative literature. Congrats Yuqi! Read more: https://t.co/1WVDdicv09
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Congratulations to the Class of 2025🎓 We're so proud of everything you’ve achieved and we can't wait to see what you do in the world! 🌎💙💛 #BerkeleyGrad #ClassOf2025 #Geography
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Huge congrats to april l. graham jackson, Geography PhD alum '24 and @UChicago Postdoctoral Scholar, for receiving the @NewberryLibrary Fellowship! There, she will focus on rare Chicago archives at the Newberry Library. This is a big one for Chicago Studies - congrats april!
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Learn more about the Indigenous history of the Bay Area through “Before You Are Here,” a new map co-created by @BerkeleyGeog Prof. @clancywilmott’s studio.geo-? research lab + the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: https://t.co/oypOL5FEJD
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Join us Friday, May 2 @ 3pm for a powerful convo w/ sexuality educator @iHartEricka + cultural preservationist Ebony Donnley aka Deep East Oakland’s own DJ Sure Love to Ball (@EbonyDonnley) — hosts of the Hoodrat to Headwrap Podcast! Click here to RSVP: https://t.co/sI3s7oIbTk
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Dive into The Urban Experience — a course you definitely don't want to miss! Learn about how race, class, and gender and its effects on the American city. Seats are filling up, so secure yours now! https://t.co/Mwyh3Bfsy2
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Global Environmental Politics is a course you won't want to miss! Learn more about the relationship between societies and environments in GEOG 138 this summer. Secure your spot NOW! https://t.co/f5K8VHSbGe
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Ever wondered about the history and geography of our beautiful Bay Area? Secure a seat NOW in GEOG 72AC (The Bay Area) and enrich your understanding of our home! https://t.co/ndTRm29p9L
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Global Environmental Change is not just about climate shifts — it's about the complex, interconnected transformations in ecosystems, societies, and economies worldwide. Learn more and sign up for GEOG N1 this summer! https://t.co/uJUCFeSoay
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