Headline: FemGeog 2017 Sponsored by UNC Geography
FedEx Global Education Center at UNC FedEx Global Education Center, UNC, NC, United StatesUNC Geography is pleased to host and co-sponsor the Second Feminist Geography Conference. The Conference will be held May 18-20 in the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC. For the full conference schedule and more information please visit the conference … Read more
Graduate Student Meet and Greet
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHoliday
Labor Day
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
Dr. 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. Elizabeth Olson
Reading Room, 211 New East 211 New East, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTitle - Caregiving Kids: researching children as providers of family caregiving
Dr. Amber Pearson
Amber 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
Heather 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
Aaron 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
Pre-registration pizza party
204 Carolina Hall 204 Carolina Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGeography will host a pre-registration pizza party on Wed, Nov 1st at 5pm in Carolina Hall 204. Majors and minors can claim spots in classes before their assigned registration time. Best of all, free pizza and soda!
Dr. Eric Delmelle
Eric Delmelle (UNC-Charlotte)
Dr. Jaskiran Dhillon
Jaskiran 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