U Geography professors Andrew Linke and Simon Brewer and grad student Matt Shawcroft recently published Dry growing seasons predicted Central American migration to the US from 2012 to 2018 in the journal Scientific Reports. In this paper they demonstrate how drier growing seasons are driving emigration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Their paper was recently covered in an article in The Economist.

Congratulations to former University of Utah, Geography alum Emma McFee! She was nominated and received a State of Utah Public Safety Medal of Excellence presented by Spencer Cox the Governor of Utah. Emma had a challenging but rewarding year at work running point on damage assessments for flooding and managing other disaster grants. Way to go Emma!

McKenzie Skiles has received the AGU Cryosphere section’s Early Career Award! The award recognizes “significant early career contributions to cryospheric sciences and technology.” Congrats, McKenzie!

Geography and ENVST faculty Jessica DiCarlo named a Wilson China Fellow