Dr. Andrew Curley testifies before Congress on the socio-political history of energy development for the Navajo Nation Washington D.C. — On Thursday, April 12, 2018 Dr. Andrew Curley presented aspects of his research to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee … Read more
Monday, April 16 at 1pm in Carolina Hall 321 we will be hosting a networking event to try and bring together students and faculty from various departments across campus who work on climate change. At 3:30pm in the Toy Lounge of … Read more
Sertanya Reddy received the Jessie Ball duPont Dissertation Fellowship. This named fellowship is awarded to a scholar who is making contributions to adolescent studies. Sertanya has a long history of researching with children, youth, and young adults that precedes her PhD … Read more
Sarah Schmitt was awarded the Thomas S. and Helen Borda Royster and Snowden and Elspeth Merck Henry Dissertation Fellowship within the Royster Society of Fellows for the academic year 2018-2019. Sarah is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate studying water-ecosystem interactions … Read more
On 29 March 2018, students in Prof. Lentz’s GEOG 232 “Agriculture, Food, Society” visited UNC’s Campus Community Garden. In conversation with director Claire Lorch and two volunteers, we learned about the garden’s agricultural practices, community participation, and food distribution program. … Read more
Congratulations to Sierra Houck, Haley Moser, and Laura Roberson on successful research projects presented at UNC’s Celebration of Undergraduate Research! Senior Laura Roberson presented a paper titled: “Condoms on Campus: A Geography-Based Approach to Sexual Health Resources on a College … Read more
We mourn the passing on April 1st of Jason Davis, Assistant Professor of Geography and faculty fellow at the Carolina Population Center. Jason was a young and prolific scholar who studied the relationships between migration, development and environmental change in … Read more
Sertanya Reddy has been awarded the 2018 Gwendolyn Harrison Smith Community Award. The selection committee was impressed by the tremendous amount of work that Sertanya has done to help develop more meaningful and lasting ways to address diversity on campus, … Read more
As summer months come and go in North and South Carolina, many people are noticing more days of intense heat or uncomfortable humidity each year. To some, it’s little more than a growing inconvenience—but to others, the increasing heat burden … Read more
Davis, J. (2018) School Enrollment Effects in a South-South Migration Context. International Journal of Educational Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.03.006.
