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In Collaboration with the UF Water Institute: Drowned out: Water, Climate, and Justice

Dr. Farhana Sultana Associate Professor Department of Geography and the Environment Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Thursday, April 14, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Farhana Sultana is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary scholar of political ecology, water governance, climate justice, development, […]

The Role of Floods and Mining Disturbances as Drivers of Fluvial Instability, Middle Amite River, Louisiana

Speaker: Maram Alrehaili PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The Amite River Basin (ARB) in southeastern Louisiana has experienced numerous hydromodifications because of land use-land cover (LULC) changes. Mining in the middle section […]

Evaluating the progress of malaria control and effectiveness of vector control interventions for eliminating malaria from Nepal

Speaker: Shreejana Bhattarai PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, March 31, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Nepal has achieved significant progress in malaria control with vector control interventions and aims to eliminate malaria by 2026. However, Nepal is also experiencing […]

Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi

RYAN – Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi Oswaldo C. Villena, Sadie J. Ryan, Courtney C. Murdock, Leah R. Johnson Article first published online: 22 March 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3685 ABSTRACT: Extrinsic environmental factors influence the spatio-temporal dynamics of many organisms, including insects that transmit the pathogens responsible for vector-borne […]

Low-frequency variants in mildly symptomatic vaccine breakthrough infections presents a doubled-edged sword

NORRIS – Low-frequency variants in mildly symptomatic vaccine breakthrough infections presents a double-edged sword Brittany Rife Magalis, Carla Mavian, Massimiliano Tagliamonte, Shannan N. Rich, Melanie Cash, Alberto Riva, Julia C. Loeb, Michael Norris, David Moraga Amador, Yanping Zhang, Jerne Shapiro, Petr Starostik, Simone Marini, Paul Myers, David A. Ostrov, John A. Lednicky, J. Glenn Morris Jr., […]

Neogeography and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) – Case studies into collecting and utilizing geographic data online and in the classroom

Dr. Anwar Sounny-Slitine Assistant Instructional Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, March 24, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Geographic web tools and location tagging of online information has created novel ways researchers could collect data to inform studies.  This collection of […]

Leandra Merz a winner of the Association for Academic Women’s Emerging Scholar Award

Congratulations to PhD candidate Leandra Merz who has been named a winner of the Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) Emerging Scholar Award! From the AAW: “The committee was highly impressed with your ability to articulate the importance and transformative potential of your dissertation work. The committee felt that your publications along with your presentations and […]

Security and Trade in African Borderlands-An Introduction

WALTHER – Security and Trade in African Borderlands-An Introduction Olivier Walther Article first published online: 08 Mar 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2022.2049350 ABSTRACT: The goal of this special issue is to explore the relationships that bind trade and security in African borderlands. Examples from the Horn, North, and West Africa suggest that African countries are in the difficult situation […]

Globalized supply chains: Emergent telecouplings in Mexico’s beef economy and environmental leakages

SIMMONS, WALKER, WAYLEN – Globalized supply chains: Emergent tele couplings in Mexico’s beef economy and environmental leakages Yankuic Galvan-Miyoshi, Cynthia Simmons, Robert Walker, Gilberto Aranda Osorio, Petro Martinez Hernandez, Ema Maldonado-Simán, Barney Warf, Marta Astier, Michael Waylen Article first published online: 5 Mar 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102486 ABSTRACT: This article analyzes how trade liberalization in Mexico, particularly […]

Alumni Event & Celebration

A gathering of alumni with a variety of activities including developing career connections with current students, social activities and tours, a celebration of the retirements of Dr. Peter Waylen and Dr. Greg Glass, awards and recognition of our outstanding students, and much more. March 18-19th, 2022 Sign up through the Google Form today and email Dr. […]