Mostafa Rezaali receives NSF LEAP Summer Momentum Fellowship

Posted on July 2, 2025

We are excited to share that Mostafa Rezaali has been selected for the NSF LEAP Summer Momentum Fellowship, which includes a 10-week residency at Columbia University this summer! LEAP’s Summer Momentum Fellowship welcomes doctoral students in data science interested in having a summer research immersion in climate data science, with the opportunity to apply their data […]

Arriving at Airport City Manchester

Posted on July 2, 2025

The last four decades have witnessed the emergence of zones of various designations as a means of generating economic development and growth. On the one hand, a considerable amount of recent academic attention has turned to the various experiments with enterprise zones, export processing zones, freeport zones, and special economic zones in rapidly urbanizing areas […]

Congratulations on receiving tenure and promotion!

Posted on June 25, 2025

We are delighted to congratulate our colleagues Dr. Anwar Sounny-Slitine, Dr. David Keellings, and Dr. Kevin Ash who received tenure and promotions this summer!

Jesse Kisembe Awarded NASA FINESST Fellowship

Posted on June 20, 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Ph.D. candidate Jesse Kisembe, under the supervision of Dr. Berry Wen, has been selected for funding through NASA’s Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) program. The FINESST program is one of the most competitive early-career research opportunities in the geosciences. It supports graduate student–led […]

Spatial Patterns of Dengue Incidence in Nepal During Record Outbreaks

Posted on June 11, 2025

Dengue, which was first reported as a travel case in Nepal in 2004, was initially confined to the lower plains but has spread to higher elevations. Large outbreaks in 2022 and 2023, reached every district. We calculated the district-wise incidence for 2022 and 2023 by digitizing case data from Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population […]

Experiences of Women AAG Presidents

Posted on May 27, 2025

During its 119-year history, only eighteen AAG presidents were women. These women have served as role models and change agents who significantly influenced the AAG and the discipline of geography. This article adds to our understanding of the experiences and impacts of these diverse women by examining the challenges that they faced and strategies […]

Political violence and transport infrastructure in West Africa

Posted on May 16, 2025

This article analyses the patterns of violence produced by the competition for the control of transport infrastructure between state and non-state actors in West Africa from 2000 to 2024. Using disaggregated road and conflict data from the Global Roads Inventory Project (GRIP) and Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) project, the paper first shows […]

The resilience of agricultural trade networks in West Africa

Posted on May 14, 2025

Trade networks for agricultural products play an important role in agricultural development and regional integration in West Africa. However, mapping these networks is challenging due to the lack of a comprehensive analytical framework that supports evidence-based policymaking. This policy note represents a first attempt to integrate the spatial, social and temporal aspects that influence trade […]

Modeling Changes in Flow Dynamics From the Restoration of a Distributary Slough Along a Large Floodplain River

Posted on May 14, 2025

Sloughs are slow-moving or still water systems that serve as an important ecosystem component connecting rivers and floodplains such as the Apalachicola River in northwest Florida. However, sloughs of the Apalachicola River have become hydrologically disconnected from the mainstem due to the impact of failed navigation projects such as channel incision, disposal of dredge spoils, […]

Dr. Cynthia Simmons receives Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award for 2025-2026

Posted on May 13, 2025

Professor Cynthia S. Simmons has received the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Scholar award, Sustainability in Amazonia at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) in Brazil. This important recognition reflects the high esteem in which the academic community holds her work. Note that distinguished Fulbright scholar awards have not been subject to DOGE-related cuts in the federal […]

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