On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops took over the city of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). This event, commonly known throughout the United States as the Fall of Saigon, marks the official end of the Vietnam War, also known … Read more
Congratulations to Professor Diego Riveros-Iregui, who received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Biden! The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. … Read more
Bikesh Jojiju, a PhD student in the Department of Geography and Environment, has emerged as the winner in the graduate student category of the Innovative Use of GIS competition. The event, co-sponsored by UNC Library and the Department of Geography … Read more
Sidney Hip, an undergraduate student majoring in Environment, Ecology, and Energy, has won the prestigious Innovative Use of GIS competition. Co-sponsored by UNC Library and the Department of Geography and Environment, the competition celebrates creative applications of Geographic Information Systems … Read more
The Raleigh City GIS Event took place on November 21, 2024. Dr. Liang represented the Department of Geography by setting up an exhibition booth featuring the department’s latest publications and submissions from the recent GIS Day map contest. Dr. Jun … Read more
The classic UNC map contest, sponsored by Geography and Environment department and UNC Library, as usual, held on GIS Day, which is Nov 20, 2024. The following winners were picked by the event participants, and a panel of six GIS … Read more
In Today’s UNC GIS Day Map Contest, sponsored by Dept. of Geography and Environment and UNC Library, Mark Chilton, a student from GISci Graduate Certificate Program, received 3rd place with his online map: https://registerchilton.github.io/Geography456//Public/Forgotten%20Landmarks.html The title of his online map … Read more
Prof. Lentz cited in news item about language instruction at UNC
Prof. Gabriella Valdivia’s research and work in the Ecuadorian Amazon is highlighted in the fall 2024 edition of Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine: https://magazine.college.unc.edu/features/symbiosis-with-the-river/
