Six UNC geographers featured in a recent story by Endeavors
October 7, 2019
Link: https://endeavors.unc.edu/climate-game-changers/
Category: Faculty
Professor Elizabeth Olson who has been awarded with a National Science Foundation grant with a total amount of $300,000. The title of the project is “Youth Family Caregivers and the Geography of Childhood. ”
September 10, 2019
This project examines the childhood geographies of youth caregivers under the age of 18 years old. Every day in the United States, more than 1.4 million youth caregivers support family members who have a chronic illness, disability, or other health … Continued
Dr. Song publishes paper entitled “No proportional increase of terrestrial gross carbon sequestration from the greening Earth”
September 1, 2019
Zhang, Y., C. Song, L. E. Band & G. Sun (2019) No proportional increase of terrestrial gross carbon sequestration from the greening Earth. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences.
Graduate student Woodul, Drs. Delamater and Emch publishes paper entitled “Hospital surge capacity for an influenza pandemic in the triangle region of North Carolina”
September 1, 2019
Woodul, R. L., P. L. Delamater & M. Emch (2019) Hospital surge capacity for an influenza pandemic in the triangle region of North Carolina. Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology, 30, 100285.
Dr. Gökarıksel’s students in the 2019 Duke Middle East in Europe summer program conducted research about migration and refugee spaces in Berlin.
August 20, 2019
Dr. Gökarıksel co-directed and taught in the Duke Middle East in Europe summer program based in Berlin. She and her students created this storymap that has many pictures and reflections on the dynamic spaces of Berlin.
2019 Geography Graduation Ceremony and Awards
July 25, 2019
Congratulations to 2019 Geography Graduates! Picture of Graduation Cake on May 12, 2019. Panoramic View of the Graduation Ceremony McNally Award for Excellence in Geography and J Douglas Eyre Award for Outstanding Leadership: Ezra Rawitsch Melinda Meade … Continued
UNC Geographers create podcast series to tell stories of Durham, NC
May 22, 2019
Students in Geography 429: Urban Politics of Durham, NC. (taught by Dr. Nina Martin) worked in groups throughout the semester to create podcasts on variety of urban geography-related topics, carefully examining the transitions happening in Durham. Please check the following … Continued
Dr. Song featured in Endeavors
May 16, 2019
Find the coverage of Dr. Song from this link: https://endeavors.unc.edu/restoring-rural-china/
Dr. Gray receives NIH award to investigate climate-induced migration in Africa
May 15, 2019
Associate Professor Clark Gray has been awarded an NIH award to investigate climate-induced migration in Africa. Project Summary This project will provide new insight into climate-induced migration in Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on how this process varies over space and … Continued
Dr. Emch won the Melinda S. Meade Distinguished Scholarship Award in Health and Medical Geography Group Meeting at AAG
April 11, 2019
Dr. Emch won the Melinda S. Meade Distinguished Scholarship Award in Health and Medical Geography Group Meeting at AAG, 2019. The Award seeks to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancements of health and/or medical geography research. … Continued