The new NIH grant is a 3-year grant, and the title is “Climate, Population Health, and Well-being over Time”. Dr. Gray’s collaborator is Valerie Mueller at IFPRI, and the short abstract is below. This project investigates how short- to medium-term … Read more

Sarah Schmitt has been awarded a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant.  The Young Explorers Program supports “hard-working, passionate, creative individuals with great ideas” and has helped launch the careers of many of the Society’s, and our planet’s, most renowned explorers. … Read more

Dr. Havice receives NSF GSS grant for “Tracking mobile marine species: Spatial data, visualization and the science-policy interface” Ocean governance is of increasing interest to scientific and policy communities and presents unique challenges based on the ecological and political nature … Read more

Sarah Schmitt (1st year Ph.D. student) has been awarded a student research grant from the Geological Society of America.  Sarah works with Dr. Diego Riveros-Iregui and her project will focus on “Understanding Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Water Cycling in the … Read more

Matt Dannenberg just received an AAG Dissertation Research Grant, which consists of a certificate and cash prize of $1,000. More information about AAG Dissertation Research Grant.

Tracking Geographic Science in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Management Since the mid-1990s, scientists have implemented large scale tagging projects to collect data on movement and behaviors of iconic oceanic species. Of these, Atlantic bluefin tuna are a flagship species for ocean … Read more

This project provides insight into the reconfiguration of secularism and the public role of religion worldwide through an empirical investigation of the varying practices and attitudes concerning the public role of Islam in Turkey. Turkey is a prime context within … Read more

Maggie Kovach has been awarded an EPA Star Grant in Public Health. The Star Grant provides full funding for two years.

Mabel Gergan has been awarded an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant for her work in Sikkim, India on hydropower development and indigenous youth agency.

Gaby Valdivia who was just awarded an NSF grant (2013-2015) for a collaborative proposal entitled “Collaborative Proposal: The Impact of Oil Extraction, Regulatory Policy, and Environmental Practice on Native Amazon and Afro-Ecuadorian Communities.”  The award is through the Cultural Anthropology division. … Read more