colloquium
Dr. Jason Delbourne Colloquium
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Jason Delbourne of NC State will be coming to talk with us about his work on genetic engineering, scientific innovation and society, including his recent experience as part of a 15 person National Academy of Sciences that produced a report on … Read more
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
Dr. 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
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
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
Dr. Charlie Kurzman
FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, United StatesThe 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
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.
Celebration 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)
Dr. 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
Undergraduate student event
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesUndergraduate student event (host: Gabriela Valdivia and UGrad Committee)
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
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)