2016 News
- Dr. Lentz works with the National Humanities Center and National University of Vietnam to develop teaching materials on Vietnam’s history and geography December 20, 2016
- Gökarıksel received Chapman Family Teaching Award December 14, 2016
- Geography graduate student Trey Murphy won second place in the recent Innovative Use of GIS competition December 9, 2016
- Dr. Birdsall delivers annual Eyre lecture, Department celebrates his 50 years of service to UNC December 7, 2016
- Dr. Lentz featured on Institute of Arts and Humanities Podcast December 5, 2016
- Dr Konrad in the news, discussing the recent wildfires and the possible influence of climate change December 5, 2016
- Graduate Student Amy Braun awarded Dissertation Fellowship November 29, 2016
- Geography major Johanna Schaaper won first place in GIS Day map competition, another two geography majors tied for 3rd place November 23, 2016
- Dr. Wise will be on an “Expedition Unknown” episode that premieres this Wednesday (Nov 23) at 9pm November 21, 2016
- Dr. Gray in National Geographic blog post about his research on how climate variability competes with schooling in Ethiopia November 18, 2016
- Dr. Riveros-Iregui receives National Science Foundation grant to study Hurricane Matthew floods in eastern North Carolina. November 18, 2016
- Geoweek and GIS Competitions November 7, 2016
- Dr. Havice delivered annual Shaw Lecture at Florida State University November 7, 2016
- Undergraduate student Ritter will lead the annual Humanitarian Mapathon in Davis Library Research Hub on November 15th November 3, 2016
- Drs. Gokariksel and Smith were interviewed by WCHL Chapelboro October 31, 2016
- Undergraduate student Ritter received the Gillian T. Cell Senior Thesis Research Award in the College of Arts & Sciences October 31, 2016
- Innovative Use of GIS competition and Map Competition on GIS Day October 24, 2016
- Dr. Valdivia was interviewed by WCHL Chapelboro October 21, 2016
- Dr. Olson featured in UNC Endeavors Magazine’s ‘Women in Science’ series October 19, 2016
- UNC Geography students promote solar in the Caribbean October 12, 2016
- Dr. Wise in Endeavors August 26, 2016
- Graduate student Mark Ortiz recently traveled to Houston, Texas to attend the Climate Reality Project’s Leadership Corps Training August 24, 2016
- Graduate student Tong Qiu won the best student paper at the 2nd Congress of the Society for Urban Ecology August 24, 2016
- Dr. Smith receives National Science Foundation grant, “Impacts of Education-Driven Urban Migration on Youth Aspirations and Identity.” August 10, 2016
- Dr. Havice runs fisheries and trade training program in the Solomon Islands August 9, 2016
- Dr. Olson receives PCORI funding for project titled ‘Building Networks for Comparative Research with Youth Caregivers and Older Adults. August 7, 2016
- Graduate Student Mark Ortiz attends Science and Technology Studies Summer School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. August 1, 2016
- UNC Geographers Take On Diversity: Stevie Larson June 29, 2016
- Graduate Student Maia Call selected as US Policy Communication Fellow by the Population Reference Bureau June 24, 2016
- Dr. Wise in college news “Carolina professor’s research speaks for the trees” June 10, 2016
- 2016 UNC Geography Department Newsletter is out! June 1, 2016
- Dr. Emch receives National Science Foundation grant titled “Finding Safe Drinking Water to Mitigate Arsenic Contamination: Tube Wells, Storage, and Diarrhea.” May 26, 2016
- The Department celebrated the students in the Class of 2016 with a party in honor of their accomplishments May 12, 2016
- Graduate student Doug Hopping has been awarded a summer Policy Communication Fellowship by the Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal. May 11, 2016
- Geography majors enjoy lunch, spring weather at a department-sponsored study break May 5, 2016
- Geography Faculty HB2 Statement May 5, 2016
- The Galápagos Archipelago: A Natural Laboratory to Examine Sharp Hydroclimatic, Geologic and Anthropogenic Gradients April 30, 2016
- Professor Riveros-Iregui and Carolina Climate Change Scientists host 3rd annual UNC Climate Change Symposium April 29, 2016
- First year PhD student Devran Koray Ocal has been awarded a faculty-graduate student joint research award by The Center for European Studies at UNC-CH April 28, 2016
- Graduate student Mark Ortiz has been accepted to attend the Science and Technology Summer School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 27, 2016
- Our Majors in the News April 22, 2016
- HB2 Statement April 20, 2016
- Geographers and others participate in a pop-up Mapathon to provide map support for emergency services in the Ecuador Earthquake, Davis Library Research Hub, April 18 April 19, 2016
- Dr. Lentz receives a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study April 15, 2016
- Dr. Emch gave a plenary talk at the 13th International Conference for Urban Health April 7, 2016
- The Galapagos Science Center, directed by geography professor, Steve Walsh, receives the 2016 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award by NAFSA April 7, 2016
- Graduate student Francisco Laso received the Norb Psuty Student Paper Merit Award at AAG’s Coastal and Marine Specialty Group April 7, 2016
- Graduate student Mike Hawkins was awarded the 2016 AAG Cultural Geography Specialty Group Masters Level Research Grant April 7, 2016
- Graduate student Sertanya Reddy has been selected for membership to the prestigious Frank Porter Graham Honor Society April 7, 2016
- Graduate student Scott Darius was selected to attend the NEH ODH institute this summer April 7, 2016
- Professor Emch’s research on infectious disease mapping featured in UNC Arts & Sciences in article called “Igniting Creativity” March 30, 2016
- Dr. Kirsch was interviewed by Eric Nost for Edge Effects March 21, 2016
- Graduate student Sarah Schmitt receives CZO SAVI grant March 18, 2016
- Dr. Pickles presents in Yi Fu Tuan Lecture at Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison, and ” Migration and the Re-Bordering of Europe” in UC Berkley March 16, 2016
- Steve Walsh will present on the Galapagos Initiative at the National Academy of Sciences, Sackler Colloquia on “Coupled Human and Environmental Systems.” February 22, 2016
- Graduate student Darius Scott and his advisor Elizabeth Olson interviewed for podcast ‘Backways: understanding segregation in the rural south.’ February 22, 2016
- Dr. Lentz presents in “People, Cities, and Urban Life around the Globe” January 20, 2016
- Geography major reports on a small island states’ controversial climate change adaptation strategy January 19, 2016
- Dr. Band honored for lifetime achievement by AGU January 12, 2016
- Sarah Schmitt wins CUAHSI Pathfinder Fellowship January 11, 2016