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.
Kalyanee Mam
FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, United StatesKalyanee Mam, Filmmaker, We are co-sponsoring with Communications a screening of her films Lost World and A River Changes Course, Nelson Mandela Auditorium, Fedex Global Education Center. Stay tuned for more information about an accompanying workshop.
Natalie Koch on “The Desert as Laboratory”
321 Carolina Hall 321 Carolina Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCelebration of Geography Graduate Student Research
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCelebration of Geography Graduate Student Research (host: Sara Smith and Grad Committee)
REVISITING DISCOURSES OF LOVE, SEX, AND DESIRE IN MODERN IRAN AND DIASPORA
FedEx Global Education Center at UNC FedEx Global Education Center, UNC, NC, United StatesDr. Brenda Yeoh
TBADr. Brenda Yeoh, Raffles Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Geography & Director, Humanities and Social Science Research Office of Deputy President, National University of Singapore (host: Besty Olson) Time and location: TBD
Dr. Mark Anderson
Dr. Mark Anderson, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of California-Santa Cruz
Undergraduate student event
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesUndergraduate student event (host: Gabriela Valdivia and UGrad Committee)
Spring Commencement
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, 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
Celebrating Black Brilliance and Contesting White Supremacy in the landscapes of Higher Education: Lessons Learned From the Struggle for Hurston Hall
By: Omololu Refilwe Babatunde 5 years ago the Real Silent Sam Coalition (RSSC)-- a student lead group of students, faculty, staff, and community members that for twenty years engaged the Chapel Hill community in an exploration of the troubling race, class, … Read more
Geography Department Colloquium on Sept. 18 (1-2:30)- “Silence Sam” Screening
To continue the conversation surrounding monuments to white supremacy from our last colloquium event with Omololu Refilwe Babatunde, we will be hosting a screening of the film "Silence Sam" this Friday at 1pm. The film, created by students of the … Read more
Graduate Student Panel
“Are you applying to graduate school this semester, or interested in applying in the future? Bring yourself and any questions you have to our “What is Grad School?” event on Friday, October 16th from 1-2:30pm for an opportunity to hear … Read more
DEPT COLLOQUIUM EVENT- A Conversation on Anti-Racist Action in Geography (October 30, 1-2:30 p.m.)
What does working toward a more anti-racist future in Geography mean? What do you want to see for a more just and equitable department? Join us for a conversation about ongoing anti-racist efforts in our geography department and envision what … Read more
UNC Geography Trivia Night!
Looking for a way to unwind and distract yourself from the impending end of the semester? Please join us for a night of competitive fun! UNC Geography Alum Paul Atherton will be returning to host an evening of bar-style trivia. … Read more
2020 GIS Day Map Contest
The deadline is Nov. 13 noon, 2020. You can submit digital maps, or online maps (URLs) via this link. The best three maps will be decided by a panel of GIS specialists. Students who create the best three maps will also receive … Read more
Colloquium Event: Black Geographies and Southern Psychiatric Space
By: Mab Segrest Official portrait of the asylum circa 1900 The 170 years history of Georgia's Asylum for Lunatics, Epileptics and Idiots (from 1842 to 2010) reveals how settler colonialism shaped state asylum psychiatry, embedding it with the racism it … Read more
Geography Event: Spring 2021 Geography Courses Pre-Registration
Hosted by: The Geography Undergraduate Committee YOU ARE INVITED TO Geography's Pre-registration & More Virtual Party! We can’t have our usual pizza & registration event, but we can still hang out. Come chat with Geography instructors and students & pre-register for Spring 2021 courses! Also, we are looking for student … 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
Colloquium Event
A departmental celebration and panel discussion of Feminist Geography Unbound: Discomfort, Bodies, and Prefigured Futures, edited by Banu Gokariksel, Michael Hawkins, Christopher Neubert, and Sara Smith You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Mar 26, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and … Read more
Colloquium Event: Dr Aretina R. Hamilton
Dr Aretina R. Hamilton, Director of DEI Programming, Education, Training, and Development at Brandeis University Date/Time: Wednesday, March 31st from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Title: The Cartographies of Unapologetic Southern Queer Blackness Speaker: Dr. Aretina R. Hamilton Director of DEI Programs, Training, Education, and … Read more
Colloquium Event: NC Geography Alumni panel
NC Geography Alumni panel—Geography careers outside the academy Zoom Geography Colloquium "Where are they now? UNC Geography Alumni Panel" When: Apr 16, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://unc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcu-trz8sGNfk1aA69NA4kt3gp73Ec8Pq After registering, you … Read more
Colloquium Event: Honors Theses
UNC Geography undergraduate students present their honors theses The link for zoom registration is (Friday April 30th at 3:30): https://unc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pf--rpzgsGNPR22J9-88jQBe3FqH1QVgU
I Know What You Did Last Summer Colloquium
I Know What You Did Last Summer Colloquium Friday, September 17th at 3:30 Zoom Join the Geography Department for this annual celebration, this year held over Zoom! Everyone is invited to share a story, photo, or art piece about something … Read more
Colloquium Event: DR. ARRIANNA MARIE PLANEY “Intersectionality & Time: Thinking Spatially and Relationally about Health Inequities”
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTitle: Intersectionality & Time: Thinking Spatially and Relationally about Health Inequities DR. ARRIANNA MARIE PLANEY Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Health Policy and Management Gillings School of Global Public Health Faculty Fellow, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research … 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
Prof. Kirsch delivers keynote address to ICGS in Manila
Prof. Scott Kirsch delivers keynote address at the 2021 International Conference on Geographical Studies (ICGS) in Manila. Please join the conversation via zoom at 9:30 EST on Wednesday (3 November)!
International Symposium on the Dynamics of the Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems
This event will be hosted by Carolina Asia Center co-chaired by Prof. Conghe Song of Geography on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Due to the pandemic situation, the Symposium will be held virtually. Please mark your calendar if you wish to … Read more
2021 Map Contest
The deadline is Nov. 15 noon, 2021. You can submit digital maps, or online maps (URLs) via this link. The best three maps will be decided by a panel of GIS specialists. Students who create the best three maps will also receive … Read more
CANCELLED – Department Colloquium: Irus Braverman
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium: Tekle Kahsay
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: Jovan Scott Lewis
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Colloquium: Dr. David Padgett
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United States"Democratizing Geospatial Technology: A Model for Providing Technical Assistance in Community Based Participatory Mapping to Environmental Justice Stakeholders” Abstract: The “Democratizing Geospatial Technology Project,” funded by the American Geographic Society's EthicalGEO Fellowship program, has as its central vision, that environmental … Read more
Colloquium: Po-Yi Hung
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesColloquium on Ugrad Research
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCelebrate undergraduate research, learn something new, and enjoy a snack! Please join our colloquium on 3:30PM Friday (22 Apr) to hear from honors theses students Janis Arrojado and Gloria Hope.
I Know What You Did Last Summer Colloquium
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for this annual department-wide event where we share our tales of summer adventures, research activities, and finding joy in the everyday. All Geographers are invited to present (with a special welcome to our undergraduate students) for a few … 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
3:30-3:35 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
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGeography Colloquium: Landscape Genetics of Infectious Diseases: Influenza Etiology and Malaria Vaccine Evaluation Studies
Colloquium: Dr. Yousuf Al-Bulushi
Geography Colloquium: Racial Capitalism, Black Radicalism, and Dual Power: A South African Genealogy of Contemporary Struggles
2022 GIS Day Map Competition
The Department of Geography and the University Libraries’ Davis Library Research Hub are collaborating to host the map competition on this year’s GIS DAY (Nov. 16, 2022). Please submit your map via https://geography.unc.edu/private-forms/unc-gis-day-map-competition-submission/ before noon, Nov 14., 2022 Map competition event: 3:00 … Read more
Colloquium: Sopheak Chann
Sopheak Chann (Michigan State, co-sponsored with Carolina Asia Center)
Colloquium: Shaowen Wang
Shaowen Wang (UIUC, co-sponsed with School of Data Science & Society)