Cornelius O. Cathey Award This award was established in 1987 in memory of Cornelius O. Cathey, professor of history from 1947-1974 and dean of student affairs from 1963 to 1972. It is given annually to the student who has made … Read more
UNC Geography Department ranks 8th in the US in the 2017 QS world university rankings. Rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. Full ranking are available here: https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2017/geography
Clark Gray and David Lopez-Carr are the joint recipients of this year’s AAG Population Specialty Group’s Research Excellence Award.
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The UNC Department of Geography faculty embraces the University’s mission to serve North Carolina, the United States, and the world through our teaching, research and service. We are committed to global education, research, and international exchange of ideas as fundamental … Read more
Geography major in college news – Carolina student earns Luce Scholars Program Fellowship
Innovative Use of GIS competition is sponsored by the Department of Geography, GIS Graduate Certificate Program and the Davis Library Research Hub every other year. In addition to the monetary awards, the first place undergraduate – Kathleen Lowry, a … Read more
Professor Pickles presented the keynote address –“The Challenge of Territory”– to over 500 high-school student attendees at the MUNCH XVII Model United Nations Conference, Chapel Hill, Thursday, February 23rd, 2017.
Department of Geography organizes a conference on Feminist Geography, to be held May 18-20, 2017. Feminist Geographers will join us from around the world to ask how feminist theory travels in geography, what borders feminism breaks down or reinforces, and … Read more
