GGG Making the News: June 17 - 21, 2019

As we come to the end of another Academic Year, we have a lot to celebrate!

[1] Alfonso ArandaYasmina Choueiri, and Alejo Kraus-Polk passed their qualifying exams. Congrats to all!

[2] Mia Dawson was selected for the Feminist Research Insitute Collaboratory Fellows Program for 2019-2020, the UC Davis Graduate Mentorship Fellowship for 2019-2020, and the Mellon Public Scholars Program for Summer 2019. They were also quoted in Capital Public Radio in an article covering a protest against police participation and corporate take-over of Sacramento Pride. Congrats to Mia!

[3] Ryan Miller and Dr. Nicholas Pinter were interviewed for a KQED story on California Wildfire

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[4] Eric Balcom, Mayra Sanchez Barba, Izzy Castner, Yasmina Choueiri, Mariah Coley, Tyler Jackson, Andrew Leach, Grace Liu, Gwyneth Manser, Ryan Miller, Sally Neas, Erica Scaduto, Jennifer Sedell, Tatiana Sierra, JayLee Tuil, and Rebecca Van Stokkum were initiated into the second cohort of the UC Davis Gamma Theta Epsilon International Geographical Honor Society. Picture below.

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