2015 News
- New research about indigenous livelihoods in the Ecuadorian Amazon December 18, 2015
- Erika Wise will be a member of the AAG’s delegation to the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris November 30, 2015
- Geography faculty member Dr. Ashley Ward uses high tech computing labs to teach her medical geography class. November 20, 2015
- Geography minor Andrea Stewart won third place in GIS day map competition November 20, 2015
- Geography major Taylor Nelsen won first place in GIS day map competition November 19, 2015
- Geography department and Davis Library has con-sponsored the GIS Day event on Nov 18, 2015 November 17, 2015
- Dr. Gray receives NIH grant for the project “Climate, Population Health, and Well-being over Time” November 13, 2015
- Geography graduate student Sarah Schmitt has been awarded a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant November 13, 2015
- Geography graduate student Chris Courtheyn featured on Daily Tar Heel November 2, 2015
- Christian Lentz featured on the home page of the UNC global website October 16, 2015
- UNC Geographers Take On Diversity: Adam Bledsoe October 13, 2015
- UNC College of Arts and Sciences recognizes Professor Larry Band for his being voted an AGU Fellow and describes his scientific contributions. October 7, 2015
- Professor Larry Band was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) October 7, 2015
- Dr. Havice receives NSF GSS grant for “Tracking mobile marine species: Spatial data, visualization and the science-policy interface” August 26, 2015
- Dr. Band was invited to give a University seminar at East China Normal University, Shanghai August 22, 2015
- Dr. Song Led a Team Conducting Household Survey in Ji County, Shanxi Province in summer of 2015 August 19, 2015
- Corinna Keeler received the 2015 graduate student award in the annual North Carolina ArcGIS User Group scholarship competition August 19, 2015
- Geography co-sponsors the Feminism Here and Now conference August 17, 2015
- SERCC employees along with some colleagues at a recent meeting in Charleston, SC June 30, 2015
- Dr. Gray wins the 2015-16 China Urbanization Research Proposal Competition. June 18, 2015
- Dr. Riveros-Iregui teaches UNC’s Tropical Hydrology Course in the Galapagos Islands June 4, 2015
- Geography building renamed Carolina Hall by the UNC Board of Trustees May 28, 2015
- Geography Graduate Students Win University Awards May 27, 2015
- 2015 Graduation Ceremony and Awards May 19, 2015
- Undergraduate student Carrie Hamilton received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates award this month May 18, 2015
- PhD student Maggie Kovach in College news for her research in NC’s heat-illness patterns May 12, 2015
- Dr. Gray receives the Interdisciplinary Initiatives Grant Award from the College of Arts and Sciences May 11, 2015
- Graduate student Sarah Schmitt has been awarded an Outstanding Mention from the Geological Society of America May 6, 2015
- Graduate student Angus Lyall received a NSF Research Experience for Graduates (REG) Fellowship April 29, 2015
- The first issue of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies edited by Banu Gokariksel is out. April 27, 2015
- Geography faculty and graduate students to present their scholarship in 35 sessions at Association of American Geographers meetings in Chicago from April 21st to 25th.For links to titles and abstracts click here April 17, 2015
- Graduate School Fellowships Awarded April 17, 2015
- PhD student Stevie Larson has been awarded the Cecile Daniel Osment Graduate Award April 16, 2015
- PhD student Mark Janko has been given the Melinda S. Meade Graduate Student Travel Award April 15, 2015
- Graduate Student Priscilla Vaz has been awarded an Inter-American Grassroots Development Fellowship April 14, 2015
- PhD Student Willie Wright has received the AAG Development Geography Specialty Group’s Gary Gaile Award April 10, 2015
- Video showcases geography major Lily Herbert, “New Languages Help Students Cross Borders.” April 9, 2015
- Sandy McNally ’63 featured in Alumni Magazine April 7, 2015
- Carrie Hamilton received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for her study on oil and conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. April 7, 2015
- Professor Betsy Olson awarded Student Undergraduate Teaching Award (SUTA) April 5, 2015
- Ph.D. student Sarah Schmitt received a student research grant from the Geological Society of America April 5, 2015
- Chris Neubert has been awarded the prestigious NSF GRFP fellowship April 1, 2015
- Graduate student Stevie Larson’s on the front page of Daily Tar Heel April 1, 2015
- Maggie Kovach is awarded 2015 GEAB Impact Award for research in “Climate Thresholds for Heat-Related Illnesses” March 31, 2015
- Persha talk at World Bank conference March 30, 2015
- Graduate student Darius Scott has been selected as an awardee in the Ford Foundation 2015 Predoctoral Fellowship Competition. March 24, 2015
- PHD student Matt Dannenberg received an AAG Dissertation Research Grant March 12, 2015
- Graduate student Adam Bledsoe has article published in Counterpunch about his views on renaming Saunders Hall March 12, 2015
- Darius Scott has been awarded a Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council March 4, 2015
- Dr. Erika Wise is the recipient of the 2015 Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers Paper of the Year Award … February 27, 2015
- Petition calling for renaming Saunders Hall written by UNC students is published in Daily Tar Heel February 3, 2015
- Geography students call on university to change the name of Saunders Hall January 28, 2015
- Dr. Valdivia received a Digital Innovation Lab/Institute for the Arts and Humanities Faculty Fellowship for the project Crude Entanglements: Living with Oil in Ecuador January 14, 2015
- Dr. Ward uses new technologies to bring the world to her students January 14, 2015
- Dr. Havice receives a grant from the National Geographic Conservation Trust January 12, 2015
- Dr. Gray received a UNC Junior Faculty Development Award for 2015 January 12, 2015
- Dr. Riveros-Iregui received a UNC Junior Faculty Development Award for 2015 January 12, 2015
- Dr. Riveros-Iregui was awarded a Visiting Professor Faculty Fellowship from the Advanced Study Program (ASP) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research January 12, 2015