2018 UNC Geography Department Newsletter is out!
Find the 2018 Department Newsletter here.
Find the 2018 Department Newsletter here.
Darius has recently been interviewed for The Measure of Everyday Life (WNCU) for an episode on transportation and segregation. Have a listen here, and share with your networks! Congrats, Darius, and thanks for continuing to spread the word about the … Read more
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
Diego Riveros-Iregui delivered a lecture in the College of Biological Sciences at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. His presentation was titled: “The physical template of landscapes and the biophysical dimensions of water”
Sarah Schmitt was selected to the inaugural class of Kenan Graduate Fellows in the College of Arts and Sciences. This is a newly established recognition across the college for graduate students who “have distinguished themselves as outstanding researchers and teachers” while at UNC. … Read more
Sertanya Reddy was awarded a Dean’s Graduate Fellowship for 2018-2019. The fellowship, awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences, supports excellence in scholarship. Sertanya’s research explores the experiences of underrepresented students who receive support to travel overseas and engage … Read more
Mark Ortiz has been named a Graduate Public Scholar by the Humanities for the Public Good Initiative with the office of Fine Arts and Humanities. Mark is a member of the first cohort of students across the College of Arts … Read more
Mark Ortiz is one of eight graduate students in the inaugural group of Druscilla French Fellows. Mark’s work focuses on youth involvement in climate policy and is generating new intellectual and applied spaces for considering the moral, ethical, and material … Read more
Dr. Arce Nazario reveals that Puerto Rico’s oral history is even more important after hurricane. http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/01/environmental-justice-0125
Graduate student Amy Braun was selected for the spring 2018 Future Faculty Fellowship Program at the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence. https://cfe.unc.edu/teaching-and-learning/teaching-as-a-graduate-student/future-faculty-fellowship-program-2/.