Stanley W. Trimble, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Geography at UCLA, where he joined the faculty in 1975. His research focuses on environmental history and human impacts on hydrology, including soil erosion and stream changes, with a regional focus on the U.S. and Europe. He earned his B.S. in physical sciences and mathematics from the University of North Alabama and his M.A. and Ph.D. in geography from the University of Georgia. Dr. Trimble has been a visiting professor at several prestigious universities and served as a research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He has authored numerous books and articles, including "Man-Induced Soil Erosion and Environmental Hydrology."
I graduated from a small state teacher’s college in 1963, majoring in physical sciences and math. While I was not privy to overall grade distributions there, I know that Cs, Ds, and failure were not uncommon. This was simply a fact of life and was understood by all. I later became interested in spatial science, […]
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