On Nov. 15, volunteers will fill in critical gaps as part of a Humanitarian Mapathon in the Davis Library Research Hub, second floor, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The effort will support the Measles & Rubella … Read more
Project title: The Creation of Favelas as Sites Necessitating Pacification Research question: How is the favela constructed as a space, an identity, and as a site that necessitates pacification? Project description The study of geography begins deconstructing the concept of … Read more
The Department of Geography and the Davis Library Research Hub are collaborating to host an Innovative Use of GIS competition, and a GIS Day map competition. Both competitions are for current undergraduate and graduate students of the University of North Carolina … Read more
UNC Geography’s Rebecca Chaisson and recent graduate James Ellsmoor are on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia this week promoting the use of solar energy. The project is part of an initiative by the nonprofit Solar Head of State, and is designed … Read more
The Department celebrated the students in the Class of 2016 with a party in honor of their accomplishments. Student, parents, and faculty joined together for food and fun. Special recognition was given to Molly Bruce, Lily Herbert, and Ian Gallager … Read more
See the piece by Jack Largess in the DTH and the article about the non-profit Solar Head of State featuring James Ellsmoor and Rebecca Chaisson. Way to go all! For more information, check this link.
As part of a larger senior thesis on small island states, climate change and innovation, geography major and Morehead-Cain scholar James Ellsmoor, has researched and reported on Kiribati’s move to purchase land in Fiji as a climate change adaptation strategy. … Read more
Geography department and Davis Library co-sponsored the GIS day map competition event, which was open to all students from UNC-CH. Andrea Stewart, who is a Environmental Science Major, and also double minor Computer Science and Geography, won the third place. She created an … Read more
