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Kenichi Soga named Bakar Fellow
We are excited to congratulate GMS Faculty affiliate, Kenichi Soga, for named to the 2019-20 cohort of Bakar Fellows. Soga is a Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering who invented next-generation sensor systems based on distributed fiber optic sensing (DFO
Power at the Margins II: Mobilizing Across Housing Injustice
Call for proposals
Power at the Margins II: Mobilizing Across Housing Injustice
March 12-14, 2020
University of California, Berkeley
Abstract due: October 1, 2019
Announcing new GMS core faculty members
The Global Metropolitan Studies program is thrilled to announce the arrival of two new core faculty members, Desiree Fields and Brandi Summers. They join Alison Post (Political Science) and Joan Walker (Civil Engineering), our long-standing core faculty.
GMS publishes its Annual Report for the 2018-2019 academic year
GMS Co-Directors Matt Kondolf and Alison Post are pleased to release the annual report on activities conducted during the 2018–2019 academic year.
GMS DE Students receive prestigious fellowships
During the 2018-2019 academic year, students from the Designated Emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies received several prestigious fellowships to support their research.
GMS DE Students publish new articles in peer-reviewed journals
During the 2018-2019 academic year, students from the Designated Emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals. The list showcases the diversity of exciting research published by GMS DE students.