Annie Elledge, a fourth year PhD student, was awarded a Mini Research Grant from the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers. The grant will support her dissertation research on the weight-inclusive wellness industry in North Carolina’s Research Triangle.
Climate change is expected to have important negative consequences for the health and living standards of vulnerable populations in low and middle-income countries, but to date there are few population-based strategies that have been documented to help protect against these … Read more
Geography doctoral candidate, Caitilin McMillan, had been awarded a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant from the Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program to support her fieldwork. Caitilin’s dissertation project, “Social and Geographic Dimensions of Humanitarian Care Work”, examines how … Read more
Kriddie Whitmore received a Student Research Grant from the Geological Society of America. Kriddie also received ‘outstanding mention’ for exceptional merit – one of the top 10 proposals among 348 winners. Kriddie’s research proposal was titled “Estimating Surface Area of … Read more
The US National Science Foundation awarded a $1.6 million grant to support a research project in Nepal led by UNC Geography Professor Conghe Song. This is an international interdisciplinary project with UNC being the lead institute, collaborating with North Carolina … Read more
This project examines the childhood geographies of youth caregivers under the age of 18 years old. Every day in the United States, more than 1.4 million youth caregivers support family members who have a chronic illness, disability, or other health … Read more
Associate Professor Clark Gray has been awarded an NIH award to investigate climate-induced migration in Africa. Project Summary This project will provide new insight into climate-induced migration in Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on how this process varies over space and … Read more
Please find following an Endeavors article about Chang Liu’s research that is supported by the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the Office for Undergraduate Research. Link.
Podcast – Geography faculty Dr.Arce-Nazario discusses IAH New Faculty Collaboration Grant with Senior Associate Dean Rudi Colloredo. Click here to listen.
Dr. Mike Emch won a huge grant, “Impacts of Environment, Host Genetics and Antigen Diversity on Malaria Vaccine Efficacy,” funded by the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health (NIH),1R01-AI137410-01, $3,632,091, 2018-22. This is an NIH … Read more
