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Message From the Chair
June 2025
Summer 2025 has arrived, complete with a balmy 100°F June welcome, more smoke from Canadian fires, and continued dismantling of scientific institutions. However, summer remains a heavy favorite as we all take a chance to take a breath and refocus.
And we are actually doing OK. We have not lost many funded projects (although the loss of every one has been felt acutely). We have not lost many faculty members, and no students are without funding. New awards are coming in.
The revocation of visas for Chinese students in the U.S. has been (again) reconsidered. Our incoming Ph.D. students are getting visa interview appointments at the U.S. embassies in their countries and are getting visas.
Our work is recognized as critically important even under the new reality. GEOG remains strong. So take that deep breath of summer for now and make sure you take a chance to recharge.
We will need all our energy and capacity to weather the storm.
Tatiana Loboda
GEOG Chair and Professor
