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Coverage of Krueger Thesis Continues

GIST MS student Samuel Krueger’s award-winning thesis continues to be covered in the news media.  Outlets have included: LA Curbed: USC Geography Student Finds LA Has a Very Long Urban Center The Atlantic -Cities: The ‘Strong Core’ Theory of Los Angeles KCRW – Which Way, LA:  Really! Los Angeles has an urban core… Planetizen: Extra, Extra: LA Has a Dense…
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Video Introduces UNIGIS International Network

The UNIGIS network of post-graduate GIS education programs, of which the Spatial Sciences Institute is a member, introduces its international online education opportunities via a new video. The 11 minute introduction features researchers, educators, and students from UNIGIS locations around the globe. As part of the UNIGIS network, the USC GIST program provides access to…
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National Renewal Energy Lab

One of my colleagues, Karen Kemp, sent me this link to an amazingly large and diverse group of GIS staff working for the National Renewable Energy Lab. It’s a very interesting list of GIS-related positions, education, and interests. For more details, check out http://www.nrel.gov/gis/staff.html.
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GIST Research News Featured on LA Curbed

One metric of having arrived in the planning and real estate world in Los Angeles is coverage on the blog Curbed Los Angeles.  GIST MS student Samuel Krueger’s research was highlighted by the site this week, drawing input from the notoriously engaged (and remarkably snarky) “commetariat” on the site.  Click through to: “USC Geography Student Finds…
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