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Graduate student Stevie Larson’s on the front page of Daily Tar Heel

April 1, 2015

Our very own Stevie Larson’s on the front page of today’s Daily Tar Heel! http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/03/students-explore-asian-american-identities Stevie spoke on a panel about Asian-American identities, immigration and race in the U.S. for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

Persha talk at World Bank conference

March 30, 2015

Dr. Persha gave a talk last week at the 2015 World Bank Land and Poverty conference, presenting baseline results on an ongoing study of linkages between land tenure security and smallholder investment in climate-smart agriculture in Zambia.  The study is … Read more

International Year of Global Understanding

September 5, 2012

Professor Pickles was an invited speaker at the special session on the” IGU Initiative on a UN  International Year of Global Understanding” at the 32nd International Geographical Union Conference in Cologne, August 26-30th, 2012.  For more information on the initiative see: … Read more

Paul Robbins to give Spring Eyre Lecture

January 13, 2012

Insects and Institutions: In the era of West Nile Virus, do people manage mosquitoes or vice versa?Dr. Paul Robbins, University of Arizona, School of Geography and Developmenthttps://geography.unc.edu/information/colloquia/spring12/insects-and-institutions-in-the-era-of-west-nile-virus-do-people-manage-mosquitoes-or-vice-versaAfter decades of neglect and treatment as an incidental nuisance, mosquito populations in the … Read more