Kriddie Whitmore has received a Student Research Grant from the Society of Wetland Scientists. Her proposal was titled “Carbon Emissions from Small Wetlands in a High-Elevation Tropical System.” This grant will provide funds for her field season in Ecuador this … Continued

Scott Kirsch has been awarded a William Dearborn Fellowship in American History at Houghton Library, Harvard University, in support of his project ‘The 1921 Wood-Forbes Mission to the Philippines.’  The award supports research in the library’s special collections. For more … Continued

Dr. Steve Birdsall has officially retired, but Geographers have been delighted that he remains active, teaching and mentoring students and keeping his office door open for visitors to stop in to say hello. After learning about funding gaps that left … Continued

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 … Continued

Graduate student Angelica Gomez was selected to receive a grant from the Faculty for the Future Fellowship Program (FFFP). Sponsored by Schlumberger Foundation, this program funds women from developing countries and emergent economies to prepare for Ph.D. or post-doctoral studies … Continued

Geography major in college news – Carolina student earns Luce Scholars Program Fellowship    

Geography graduate student Angus Lyall has been offered the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI). Angus’ dissertation project explores the contentious negotiations between indigenous groups and the Ecuadorian state … Continued

Graduate student Doug Hopping has been ​awarded a summer Policy Communication Fellowship by the Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal. As a fellow, Doug will spend the summer in Chitwan, Nepal participating in fieldwork and writing policy memos based on research from the long-running Chitwan Valley … Continued

As recipient of the Mellon Fellowship for Assistant Professors, Dr. Lentz will be at the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ in spring 2017.

Ph.D. Student Sarah Schmitt just received the Pathfinder Fellowship in the amount of $5,000.  The Pathfinder Fellowship is funded by CUAHSI, the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc., sponsored by NSF.  This award will fund new, two-month … Continued