colloquium
Dr. Rob Haswell
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesRobert Haswell was a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Natal: Pietermaritzburg between 1974 and 1989, before entering Parliament in South Africa first as a member of the Democratic Party and then as an African National Congress Member … Read more
Dr. Daniel Exeter
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Daniel Exeter Using Big Data to understand the geography of health and deprivation in New Zealand Dr Daniel Exeter, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland Abstract There has been a considerable amount of research into socio-demographic patterns … Read more
Undergrad “I know what you did last summer”
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Robert McDonald
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesRobert McDonald (TNC) Colloquium Title - Conservation for Cities Flyer download Abstract Homo sapiens are now primarily an urban species. By 2050, the world’s urban population will swell by almost 3 billion. All this growth will require new infrastructure, as will … Read more
Dr. Amber Pearson
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAmber Pearson (Mich State U) Link to CV. Link to flyer TITLE Quantifying the health benefits of nature in cities ABSTRACT The last decade has seen mounting evidence to suggest that the presence of natural environments in urban neighborhoods … Read more
Dr. Heather Randell
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHeather Randell (SYSYNC) Link to CV TITLE: The impact of climate change on educational attainment: Evidence from the global tropics ABSTRACT: Investments in education serve as an important pathway out of poverty, yet reduced agricultural productivity due to droughts … Read more
Dr. Aaron Hipp
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAaron Hipp (NCSU) Link to CV. Title: Spatial Energetics To address current obesity and inactivity epidemics, researchers have attempted to identify spatial factors that influence health behaviors. Technological and methodological developments have led to a revolutionary ability to examine dynamic, … Read more
Dr. Eric Delmelle
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEric Delmelle (UNC-Charlotte)
Dr. Jaskiran Dhillon
University Room, Hyde Hall University Room, Hyde Hall, Chapel Hill, United StatesJaskiran Dhillon (The New School) Title: Reflections on Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention Abstract: Jaskiran Dhillon’s new book Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention (University of Toronto Press, 2017) offers … Read more
Dr. Ian Baird
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIan Baird (UW-Madison) Title: The Political Ecology of Cross-Sectoral Cumulative Impacts: Modern Landscapes, Large Hydropower Dams and Industrial Tree Plantations in Laos and Cambodia Abstract: Environmental and social impact assessment is now a widely accepted tool in the Mekong Region … Read more
Kirsi Pauliina Kallio & Jouni Hakli
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMichael Jerrett Eyre Lecture
Toy Lounge, Dey Hall Chapel Hill, United StatesDr. Eric Tate
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Eric Tate, U. of Iowa Title: "Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience to Floods" Abstract: Flood disasters are the most frequent and deadliest among natural hazards. Designing and implementing sustainable solutions is somewhat of a wicked problem, due to the dynamic … Read more
Dr. Ryan Emanuel
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Ryan Emanuel, NC State University
Dr. Tendai Chitewere
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Tendai Chitewere, San Francisco State University (Click link for CV.) Green Lifestyles and Consumption-based Environmentalism: critical lessons from an ecovillage A growing number of ecological cohousing communities, ecovillages, are attempting to model sustainable ways to live. These efforts concentrate environmentally … Read more
Graduate Student Colloquium
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGraduate Student Colloquium: Mental Health First Aid Training
Senior Honors Thesis
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium Series: “I know what you did last summer”
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDepartment of Geography Colloquium Series: "I know what you did last summer" Come learn about your favorite geographers’ summer adventures. Geography undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty will share photos and stories of their research, travel, and fun times. If … Read more
Graduate Student Retreat
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium – Malini Ranganathan
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSandy Marshall
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJason Moore
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDanielle Purifoy
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGraduate Event
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesNicholas Reo
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSenior Honors’ Thesis
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGraduate student welcome back event
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesUndergraduate event: I know what you did last summer
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Tyrell Haberkorn
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Tyrell Haberkorn, Asian Cultures and Languages, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Eyre Lecture, Dr. Tony Bebbington
Toy Lounge, Dey Hall Chapel Hill, United StatesEyre Lecture, Dr. Tony Bebbington, Higgins Professor of Environment and Society, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University
Dr. Danielle Purifoy
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Lisa Campbell
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Lisa Campbell, Rachel Carson Professor of Marine Affairs and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Dr. Yulong Zhang
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Yulong Zhang, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Institute for the Environment and Geography Department, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Dr. Jen Swenson
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Jen Swenson, Associate Professor of the Practice of Geospatial Analysis, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University (host: Aaron Moody)
Dr. Matt Himley
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Matt Himley, Associate Professor of Geography, Illinois State University (hosts: Gabriela Valdivia and Elizabeth Havice)
Dr. Josh Lepawsky
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Josh Lepawsky, Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (hosts: John Pickles and Jessica Tanner) Co-sponsored with Carolina Seminar on the Anthropocene, Social Science and the Humanities: stay tuned for information about an accompanying workshop.
Natalie Koch on “The Desert as Laboratory”
321 Carolina Hall 321 Carolina Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesREVISITING DISCOURSES OF LOVE, SEX, AND DESIRE IN MODERN IRAN AND DIASPORA
FedEx Global Education Center at UNC FedEx Global Education Center, UNC, NC, United StatesI Know What You Did Last Summer Colloquium
Hello geographers, This is not an ideal semester for any of us. And this week is stressful and disorienting. We are supposed to be starting a semester, not transitioning. But here we are, shifting, re-organizing, moving, caring for each other, … Read more
Colloquium Event: Dr Bhattacharjee ”Reproduction, a shift from home to the market: The Story of Commercial Surrogacy in India”
A departmental welcome for Dr. Dalia Bhattacharjee. Dr Bhattacharjee is visiting UNC for 2-years as a Fulbright postdoctoral scholar. Title of the talk: Reproduction, a shift from home to the market: The Story of Commercial Surrogacy in India. Bio: Dalia … Read more
Colloquium Event: Dr Willie J. Wright
Date/Time: Friday, March 19th at 3:30 WILLIE J. WRIGHT Assistant Professor Geography and Africana Studies Rutgers University Title: Beyond Geographies of Race Abstract: Enthusiasm for black geographies has grown significantly since it was formalized in the edited volume, Black Geographies and the … Read more
Prof. Jatin Dua to speak on “Chokepoints: Temporalities of Navigation in the Red Sea”
Alumni Hall 308 308 Alumni Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCHOKEPOINTS: TEMPORALITIES OF NAVIGATION IN THE RED SEA Jatin Dua, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology - Univ. of Michigan Monday, Nov. 1 at 3:35 pm - Alumni 308 and Virtual co-sponsored by the Dept of Anthropology, Dept of Geography, and … Read more
CANCELLED – Department Colloquium: Irus Braverman
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Dr. Tekle Kahsay
To understand how urban ecosystem services are provided one must understand the "ecological" and "cultural" driving forces that explain how the green spaces in a particular urban morphology are structured or created. The aims of this study is to characterize … Read more
Colloquium: Dr. Diego Riveros-Iregui “A Research Update from the Carbonshed Lab”
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Diego Riveros-Iregui, Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Professor of Geography, Interim Co-Director of UNC Center for Galapagos Studies, will give a talk on Geography Colloquium Series on Friday, September 9, 2022 during 3:30-5:00pm. Title: A Research Update from the … Read more
Colloquium: Dr. Willie Wright “Right Beyond the Site: Otabenga Jones & the Social Practice of Belonging”
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Willie Wright, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Abstract: Third Ward, one of the oldest African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas, is known for its residential demography, its political noncompliance, and its culture of arts. A onetime … Read more
Research in Geography Colloquium
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United States3:30-3:35 pm: Event Introduction Ana Zurita Posas and Luke Francis will introduce colloquium and the Geography Undergraduate Advisory Committee (GUAC) Will also explain to the audience the structure of the event 1. Office of Undergraduate Research 2. Undergraduates, 3. Professors, … Read more
Colloquium: Dr. Michael Emch
Geography Colloquium: Landscape Genetics of Infectious Diseases: Influenza Etiology and Malaria Vaccine Evaluation Studies
Colloquium: Dr. Yousuf Al-Bulushi
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGeography Colloquium: Racial Capitalism, Black Radicalism, and Dual Power: A South African Genealogy of Contemporary Struggles
Colloquium: Sopheak Chann
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSopheak Chann (Michigan State, co-sponsored with Carolina Asia Center)
Colloquium: Dinesh Paudel
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Eloisa Berman Arevalo
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Shaowen Wang
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesShaowen Wang (UIUC, co-sponsed with School of Data Science & Society)
Colloquium: Ashley Ward
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Angel Xu
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAngel Xu (UNC Public Policy)
Undergraduate Thesis Presentation
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesWelcome Back Event
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesI know what you did last summer
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Dr. Frances O’Morchoe
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Dr. Brenda S.A. Yeoh
FedEx Global Education Center at UNC FedEx Global Education Center, UNC, NC, United StatesTitle: Temporary Migrant Workers in (Post-) Pandemic Times: The Spatial Politics of Non-Integration and Prospects for Change Dr. Brenda S.A. Yeoh, Asia Research Institute National University of Singapore Tuesday, September 26th 12:15 pm-2:00 pm FedEx Global Education Center, Rm 4003 … Read more
Colloquium: Mahmoud Muna
FedEx Global Education Center at UNC FedEx Global Education Center, UNC, NC, United StatesColloquium: Dr. Lydia Jennings
University Room, Hyde Hall University Room, Hyde Hall, Chapel Hill, United StatesColloquium: Dr. Tianna Bruno and Dr. Lydia Jennings
Toy Lounge, Dey Hall Chapel Hill, United StatesColloquium: Dr. Tianna Bruno
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Virtual roundtable on Black Geographies of the South.
This event will feature contributors from the recent special issue of Southern Cultures devoted to Black Geographies. Those contributors include: LaToya Eaves, UT Knoxville Priscilla McCutcheon, Univ. of Kentucky Christy Hyman, Cornell University + Mississippi State University Teona Williams, Rutgers … Read more