Department News Research Award: Doctoral student Greg Taff receives a Fulbright to study land use change in Latvia. Research Fellowship: Doctoral student Jingfeng Xiao receives a NASA Earth System Science Fellowship. New book: Assistant Professor Wendy Wolford publishes book on land reform and social movements in Brazil. Award: Post-doc Carlos Tovares receives an award from the Consortium in Latin American Studies (Duke and UNC) for a proposal for the creation of a new UNC/Duke working group. New book: John Pickles, Earl N. Phillips Distinguished Chair of International Studies publishes new book. SEEDAG: S.W. Walsh and L. Zonn elected to SEEDAG offices. Faculty Service Award: Doug Eyre (prof emeritus) was one of 2 just honored with the General Alumni Association's Faculty Service Award. Book Award: Assistant Professor Wendy Wolford's book "To Inherit the Earth" was selected as a finalist for the World Hunger Year book award.
