William Cumming

Preston Cumming Accepts Post-Doc Position

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:38:08 +0000

Preston Cumming Accepts Post-Doc Position Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 01/30/2013 - 09:38

Preston has accepted a Two-Year Post-Doctoral Fellow Position beginning September of 2013 through the University of British Columbia Vancouver's Botany and TerreWEB Programs (Terrestrial Research on Ecosystem & World-Wide Education and Broadcast). TerreWEB is an enriched, interdisciplinary and collaborative program focused on global change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, mitigation and adaptation strategies, and the role of scientific communication to affect appropriate changes in human behaviour for adapting to global change.

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Preston Cumming Receives a Buzzard Graduate Scholarship

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:56:09 +0000

Preston Cumming Receives a Buzzard Graduate Scholarship Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 07/27/2012 - 09:56

Preston was awarded a Buzzard Graduate Scholarship from Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU). The scholarship was named after GTU founder, Dr. Robert G. Buzzard, and is given to students who show contributions to their GTU chapter and their department.

See GTU Scholarship Recipients for more information.

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Preston Cumming Receives GPTI Award

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:34:10 +0000

Preston Cumming Receives GPTI Award Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/19/2012 - 09:34

Preston was awarded the Department of Geography Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award - GPTI.

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Preson Cumming Receives UGGS Award

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:31:51 +0000

Preson Cumming Receives UGGS Award Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 04/18/2012 - 09:31

Preston received the Top TA/GPTI award for 2012 from the United Government of Graduate Students.

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Preston Cumming Receives Hazel Schmoll Award

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:26:36 +0000

Preston Cumming Receives Hazel Schmoll Award Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 04/04/2012 - 09:26

The Hazel Schmoll Award is presented by the ��Ƶ Herbarium. Preston will use the funds to support his work titled â€œDo changes in yearly fine-scale soil properties affect native and non-native species colonization patterns?â€

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Preston Cumming Receives UGGS Travel Grant

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:06:40 +0000

Preston Cumming Receives UGGS Travel Grant Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 02/27/2012 - 08:06

Preston will use the award to travel to Portland, Oregon to attend the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America.

See United Government of Graduate Students for more information.

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Department Receives ASSETT Award

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:04:03 +0000

Department Receives ASSETT Award Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/24/2012 - 08:04

The Department of Geography received an Assett (Arts and Sciences Support of Education Through Technology) award relating to the use of technology primarily for teaching and learning. The funding will be used to implement the use of mobile web and applications into many of the Geography course labs and recitations within the next year. PhD candidate, Preston Cumming submitted the funding proposal with support from department chair, Peter Blanken.

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Preston Cumming Received an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award

Anonymous — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:20:53 +0000

Preston Cumming Received an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 05/17/2011 - 20:20

Preston received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award through the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program for his research entitled "Does Change in Fine-Scale Soil Properties After Fire Stimulate Exotic Species Colonization?"

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Preston Cumming Receives John Marr Ecology Fund Award

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:21:24 +0000

Preston Cumming Receives John Marr Ecology Fund Award Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/04/2011 - 11:21

Preston received this award through the Graduate School's John Marr Ecology Fund. Its purpose is to provide grants of $300 to $1000 for Ph.D. candidates doing field research in plant ecology in the Rocky Mountains or the Arctic.

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Gamma Theta Upsilon wins trivia bowl

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:36:30 +0000

Gamma Theta Upsilon wins trivia bowl Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/04/2010 - 10:36

Proving that there is no better discipline for 'Jeopardy' training, the Geography Department's GTU (Gamma Theta Upsilon) team won first place at the 2nd annual UGGS (United Government of Graduate Students) trivia competition.
See UGGS and GTU for more information.

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