When Aida Guhlincozzi and Julia Cisneros were younger, they each attended science camps that helped spark their interest in the geosciences.
As they moved up the academic ladder, however, and each finished their undergraduate degrees at Texas A&M before coming to graduate school at Illinois, they noticed there were fewer and fewer women—especially women of color.
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- Sid Kenyon (BA ‘13; MUPP, ‘15, UIC) visited campus last week and had lunch with current GGIS majors. He shared how a geography degree helped prepare him for a career in the field of transportation planning.
- PhD candidate Melissa Heil (Advisor: David Wilson) has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment at Illinois State University.
- PhD candidate Arrianna M. Planey has accepted a a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Health Policy and Management within the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.