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Geography student helps make Gainesville Florida’s first ‘Welcoming City’

GAINESVILLE, FL – UF Geography senior Paula Roetscher was delighted when the Gainesville City Commission unanimously agreed to make Gainesville Florida’s first ‘Welcoming City’ at their Thursday evening meeting. The City Commission will make the decision official at their March meeting. This was a big victory for Ms. Roetscher, a double major in Geography and Sustainability […]

Stephanie Zick wins poster award at UF Water Institute Symposium

GAINESVILLE, FL – Geography Ph.D. student Stephanie Zick was awarded one of three $1000 scholarships for best poster at the 5th UF Water Institute Symposium, held on February 16-17, 2016, in Gainesville, FL. In her poster, she quantified the precipitation geometry in tropical cyclones and found significantly different precipitation evolution in storms that make landfall […]

Are spatial and temporal patterns in Lynn Canal overwintering Pacific herring related to top predator activity?

BLACKBURN – Are spatial and temporal patterns in Lynn Canal overwintering Pacific herring related to top predator activity? Kevin M Boswell, Guillaume Rieucau, Johanna JJ Vollenweider, John R Moran, Ron A Heintz, Jason K Blackburn, David J Csepp Article first published online: 18 FEBRUARY 2016 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2015-0192 ABSTRACT: In […]

Comparing the spatial extent of Atlantic basin tropical cyclone wind and rain fields prior to land interaction

GUO, MATYAS – Comparing the spatial extent of Atlantic basin tropical cyclone wind and rain fields prior to land interaction Qiao Guo & Corene J. Matyas Article first published online: 16 FEB 2016 Physical Geography DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2016.1142929 ABSTRACT: Understanding changes in the size of tropical cyclone (TC) wind and rain fields before landfall can improve identification of […]

Anthropogenic change in savannas and associated forest biomes

SOUTHWORTH – Anthropogenic change in savannas and associated forest biomes Michael J. Hill & Jane Southworth Article first published online: 15 FEB 2016 Journal of Land Use Science DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2016.1145949 ABSTRACT: Savannas are multi-layered tree–grass–forb systems which exhibit a high level of diversity in vegetation structure and arrangement, and complex ecosystem functions dependent upon highly seasonal climates subject […]

Geography Colloquium: Traditional Neighborhood Development and Transit-Oriented Development: Does Coordination of Land Use & Transportation Still Matter?

Traditional Neighborhood Development and Transit-Oriented Development: Does Coordination of Land Use & Transportation Still Matter? Speaker: Dr. Ruth Steiner Professor, Urban & Regional Planning Thursday, February 18, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Geography Colloquium: Tropical Cyclone Rainfall over Puerto Rico: Processes, Patterns and Impacts

Tropical Cyclone Rainfall over Puerto Rico: Processes, Patterns and Impacts Speaker: Mr. José Javier Hernández Ayala Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, February 10, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Potential selection bias associated with using geocoded birth records for epidemiologic research

MAO – Potential selection bias associated with using geocoded birth records for epidemiologic research Sandie Ha, Hui Hu, Liang Mao, Dikea Roussos-Ross, Jeffrey Roth, Xiaohui Xu Article first published online: 04 Feb 2016 Annals of Epidemiology DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.01.002 ABSTRACT: Purpose There is an increasing use of geocoded birth registry data in environmental epidemiology research. Ungeocoded records […]

Mapping to Support Fine Scale Epidemiological Cholera Investigations: A Case Study of Spatial Video in Haiti

BLACKBURN – Mapping to Support Fine Scale Epidemiological Cholera Investigations: A Case Study of Spatial Video in Haiti Andrew Curtis, Jason K. Blackburn, Sarah L. Smiley, Minmin Yen, Andrew Camilli, Meer Taifur Alam, Afsar Ali, and  J. Glenn Morris Article first published online: 03 Feb 2016 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13020187 […]

Response to Corridors for people, corridors for nature

WALKER – Response to Corridors for people, corridors for nature Robert Walker, Eugenio Arima, Stephen Perz, Carlos Souza eLetter first published online: 3 FEB 2016 Science ABSTRACT: An article in Science by Haddad points to the positive and negative impacts of building roads in developing regions. Transportation investments promote development, but they can also cause environmental degradation. We agree […]