PhD student Neha Kohli was just named as a recipient of the 2023 Rothman Doctoral Fellowship from the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere. Neha received the fellowship for her project The Matter of Islands: Examining Island Narratives and Political Life in the Eastern Indian Ocean. This project examines how claims to territory […]
UF Geography is delighted to announce our latest faculty hire. Dr. Alan Wiig will be joining us in Fall 2023 as an Associate Professor with expertise in the areas of Urban Geography, Economic Development, Globalization, Information Technology, Infrastructure Studies, Smart Cities, and Urban Studies. We cannot wait to have such a dynamic scholar as part […]
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Speaker: Dr. Colin Carlson Assistant Research Professor Center for Global Health, Science, and Security Georgetown University Thursday, April 6, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Conventional wisdom dictates that the greatest health impacts of climate change will be the impacts of heat, extreme weather, and vector-borne disease – […]
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Caroline Huguenin was awarded an honorable mention by the Association for Academic Women (AAW) for the Emerging Scholar Award. The award recognizes outstanding researchers who have contributed to creating a more inclusive and diverse community. The Madelyn Lockhart Fellowship, established by AAW, honors PhD candidates who exemplify exceptional research and dedication to their community. The […]
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the winner of 2023 John R. and Fawn T. Dunkle Geography Award is Aryn O’Dell. The Dunkle award honors the long-time service and devotion of Professor John R. Dunkle to the Department of Geography at the University of Florida. We give this award of $1000 annually to […]
Make sure to join us this week with the Alumni Events and Evening of Excellence. Have questions about activities? Want to RSVP? Simply email Dr. Joann Mossa (mossa@ufl.edu). Looking forward to seeing all our #GeoGators this week! Friday, April 7 – Saturday, April 8 2023 Reserve Your Spot Event Highlights Alumni lunches Career networking with […]
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NORRIS, METRAILER, JIRANANTASAK, BLACKBURN – Beyond the spore, the exosporium sugar anthrose impacts vegetative Bacillus anthracis gene regulation in cis and trans Michael Norris, Andrew Bluhm, Morgan Metrailer, Treenate Jiranantasak, Alexander Kirpich, Ted Hadfield, Jose Miguel Ponciano, Jason Blackburn Article first published online: 28 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32162-x ABSTRACT: The Bacillus anthracis exosporium nap is the […]
Come down to Turlington 3018 at 6 PM on Thursday March 30th for Trivia and Pizza with the Geography Club!
LIPPI, CANFIELD, RYAN – Estimating the distribution of Oryzomys palustris, a potential key host in expanding rickettsial tick-borne disease risk Catherine Lippi, Samuel Canfield, Christina Espada, Holly Gaff, Sadie Ryan Article first published online: 15 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4445 ABSTRACT: Increasingly, geographic approaches to assessing the risk of tick-borne diseases are being used to inform […]