Ian 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
The Assassination of General Qasem Soleimani: Context and Implications for Iran and the United States, Q&A with Dr. Charlie Kurzman, Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies. FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005.
Kalyanee 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.
Celebration of Geography Graduate Student Research (host: Sara Smith and Grad Committee)
Dr. 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
Undergraduate student event (host: Gabriela Valdivia and UGrad Committee)
Join 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
Dr. 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
Dr. 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
Sopheak Chann (Michigan State, co-sponsored with Carolina Asia Center)
Shaowen Wang (UIUC, co-sponsed with School of Data Science & Society)
Angel Xu (UNC Public Policy)
