Graduating Senior Ian Halle
Our Senior Profile for UF Geography today features GeoGator Ian Halle What are your plans for after graduation? I have already begun working at an education technology company that goes by the name of Nearpod. I have interned there before and was able to get a full-time job as well. What is your best memory […]
GeoGator Grad Students get high Altmetic Exposure
Recent publications by Graduate Students from the Dynamic Amazonia group are getting high Altmetic Exposure. Congratulations to Aghane, Mike, and Dr. Maira! C. S. Simmons, L. Famolare, M. Maceido, R, T. Walker, M. Coe, E. Arima, D. Valle, R. Munoz Carpena, B. Scheffers, C. Fraisee, D. Juhn, M. Diniz (r), M. Diniz (r), C. Szlafsztein, […]
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Misconceptions About Weather and Seasonality Impact COVID-19 Response
GAINESVILLE, FL – Misconceptions about the way climate and weather impact exposure and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, create false confidence and have adversely shaped risk perceptions, say a team including University of Florida researcher Dr. Sadie Ryan. “Future scientific work on this politically-fraught topic needs a more careful approach,” write the […]
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Summarizing the Research and Knowledge Gaps for Mosquito-borne Arboviruses in Ecuador
GAINESVILLE, FL – Researchers and clinicians in Ecuador face a challenging environment: this biodiverse country is home to many disease hosts and vectors. Particularly, the mosquitoes in Ecuador carry and transmit arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses). This group includes diseases like dengue, chikungunya, Mayaro virus, yellow fever, and Zika, among others. All are spread by overlapping mosquito species. […]
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GeogGators featured in Center for African Studies’ Annual Research Report
Several UF Geographers had their research highlighted in the Center for African Studies‘ recently published Annual Research Report for 2019-2020, including Dr. Olivier Walther, Ryan Good, Leandra Merz, and Matthew Pflaum. The report also highlighted several working groups, including the Natural Resources in Africa group, which includes several geographers as members.
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Meet the Geographer: Bailey Glover
Bailey Glover Pronouns: he/him Graduate Representative 2020/2021 University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Liang Mao Focus Area: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH) Research Statement: Bailey is a PhD student in the department of Geography at the University of Florida. Before starting at UF, Bailey completed his master’s degree in environmental science […]
Meet the Geographer: Leandra Merz
Leandra Merz Pronouns: she/her Graduate Representative 2020/2021 University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Brian Child and Dr. Jane Southworth Focus Area: Global Environmental and Social Change Research Statement: My research centers on the study of human-environment interactions through the fields of geography and ecology. Specific areas of interest include community based natural resource management, people and […]
LAS6938 LAND POLITICS: RACE, RIGHTS, AND POWER IN THE AMÉRICAS
Land Politics: Race, rights, and power in the Américas LAS 6938 | Wednesdays | 11:45a – 2:45p | Synchronous Online Joel Correia, PhD | joel.correia@latam.ufl.edu Focusing on “land politics” in the Américas, we will examine intersections of rights, power, racial formations, and political economy. That is to say, instead of taking land as a given, […]
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