Glaciers are more than stunning landscapes—they hold vital clues about our planet’s past and future climate. Professor Kurt Cuffey explains how glaciology reveals critical insights into global warming, from polar amplification to rising sea levels. Read the whole story: bit.ly/41MI01U

BAMPFA's Elaine Yau took faculty, staff, & students on a special tour of "Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California," an exhibition that speaks to many of the themes within Black geographies.

New students, new picnic tables, new beginnings! Today’s new student orientations were full of community — lunch on the balcony at picnic tables hand-built by Dr. Jake Kosek and transfer students connecting with alumni who’ve been exactly where they are now. Here’s to the start of a new journey! 💛🐻💙

🌎 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! #ucberkeleygeography
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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

Join us Friday, May 2 @ 3pm for a powerful convo w/ sexuality educator Ericka Hart + cultural preservationist Ebony Donnley aka Deep East Oakland’s own DJ Sure Love to Ball — hosts of the Hoodrat to Headwrap Podcast! We'll see you there!
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Learn more about the Golden State with GEOG N50AC! Explore the truth about California this summer during Summer Session D. Secure your spot now! geography.berkeley.edu/courses/geog...

Phd candidate Andrea Lara-Garcia has been awarded the Mentored Research Award for the 2025-2026 academic year! This fellowship supports diverse doctoral students in developing advanced research skills through faculty-guided pre-dissertation research. Congrats, Andrea!

BUGs (Berkeley United Geographers) is hosting an event TODAY with professors from our very own department, Sociology, City Planning, Media Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Italian Studies. Join us for snacks and panels today April 9th at 6pm in McCone Hall 575 or Zoom rb.gy/ehi9xv! See you there!

Join us March 19 @ 3:30 to discuss “‘Sounding’ Celebration and Reparatory Justice Through Spaces of Feeling: the Case of Jamaica” with Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah of the University of West Indies, Mona. See you there!
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By donating to Geography during #CalBigGive, you'll provide critical funding for undergraduate research, enabling students like Tatiana Butte to explore their passions, gain hands-on experience, and create work that drives meaningful change. givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...

Your donation during #CalBigGive supports students like Andrea Lara Garcia, a Geography Ph.D. student who conducts critical borderlands scholarship focused on the Southwest United States. givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...

It's here! #CalBigGive, the annual, online fundraising event uniting the Cal community to support our remarkable students, groundbreaking research, and transformative programs that make our university shine 🌟 Support Geography student research by donating here: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...