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Soaring with Second Graders – Lisa Sedano

Lisa Sedano
USC Spatial’s Lisa Sedano Mentors Baldwin Hills Elementary Students Outstretched arms hugged Dr. Lisa Sedano as she greeted a large group of children on Trousdale Parkway on a sunny morning earlier this summer. No wonder the young visitors to the USC campus were excited to see Sedano, lecturer with the USC Spatial Sciences Institute, as…
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USC Spatial’s Contributions to CGIA

The California Geographic Information Association has announced that Dr. An-Min Wu, Lecturer of Spatial Sciences with the USC Spatial Sciences Institute, has been elected as its Vice Chair for 2018-2019. Wu will serve as CGIA Chair in 2019-2020. In addition, Dr. Jennifer Swift, Associate Professor (Teaching) of Spatial Sciences with USC Spatial, has been elected…
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Benny Friedman

Benny Friedman
Benny Friedman - I always like to say that I was born a geodesign student. Long before I ever knew the world of geodesign existed, I was making homemade maps on my bedroom floor, exploring new neighborhoods, and trying to design my own cities in my favorite computer game Sim City. Once high school came…
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There goes the night

There goes the night Artificial lights spell darker times for much of the planet’s wildlife — but it doesn’t have to be that way By Stephanie Pain 03.23.2018 On September 23, 1887, eminent ornithologist Ludwig Kumlien climbed the 60-meter-tall tower adorning Milwaukee’s new architectural landmark, the Industrial Exposition Building. It was the perfect vantage point to…
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