Congratulations to MacArthur Science Research students James Colella and Oscar DeGus for their poster presentations at the Middle States Association of American Geographers. Over the last year, including this summer and through the fall, James and Oscar worked on projects related to the concept of physical and digital place, as well as high school student post-secondary gap years. Ultimately, posters were constructed and accepted for the AAG Middle States Conference on November 1st at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. This professional conference is attended by undergraduate, graduate, postdocs, professors, and researchers in the multidisciplinary field of geography.