It’s GIS Day!
It’s GIS Day! Come join us at the North Entrance to Reitz Union between Noon and 4 PM!
Sleeping on fire: A trip to Africa’s most dangerous volcano, in an active conflict zone
UF Geography PhD student and National Geographic Explorer Mr. Nick Dowhaniuk‘s writing on Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo was recently featured by National Geographic. Nick wrote about the impact of an eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on a remote and war torn region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read the full story at National […]
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Geography Colloquium: Wild Futures in Conservation and Climate
Wild Futures in Conservation and Climate November 9th, 3pm, Rion Ballroom, Reitz Union Mac Stone, Conservation Photographer, Author and Educator Title: Dispatches from the Field – A World in Flux Mac Stone travels the globe to bring back stories from the frontiers where mankind and the natural world collide. Copies of Mac’s book Everglades: America’s Wetland will […]
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Stephanie Mundis brings Geography knowledge to Oak Hall School
UF Geography PhD student Stephanie Mundis (QDEC Lab, Emerging Pathogens Institute) recently visited the second graders at Oak Hall School, where she gave a presentation on her past work in Kenya. The second graders of Oak Hall have been studying Kenya this semester in preparation for their singing performance at Oak Hall’s International Day. When Stephanie […]
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Geography Colloquium: Understanding Spatiotemporal Relationships Between Plant Production and Water Balance Across Dominant Communities and Deserts of the Southwestern U.S.
Understanding Spatiotemporal Relationships Between Plant Production and Water Balance Across Dominant Communities and Deserts of the Southwestern U.S. Speaker: Dr. Erin Bunting Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, at Michigan State University Director of Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS) Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington […]
Geography Colloquium: Mapping Challenges, Genetic Mutations, & Complicated Diagnostics of Anthrax Across West Africa
Mapping Challenges, Genetic Mutations, & Complicated Diagnostics of Anthrax Across West Africa Speaker: Dr. Jason Blackburn Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, October 26, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Jason Blackburn is Associate Professor of Geography and the Director of […]
#AmazoniaIsGreat- let’s keep it that way!
“#AmazoniaIsGreat- let’s keep it that way!” – Dr. Cynthia Simmons at University of Florida’s Amazon Workshop 2017, hosted by UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development program and UF’s Center for Latin American Studies.
Geography Colloquium: Mapping cross-border policy networks in West Africa
Mapping cross-border policy networks in West Africa Speaker: Dr. Olivier Walther Visiting Associate Professor, Center for African Studies, University of Florida Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark Thursday, October 5, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend This […]
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Geography Colloquium: Measuring and modelling the lives of ocean wanderers
Measuring and modelling the lives of ocean wanderers Speaker: Dr. Philipp H. Boersch-Supan Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 28, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Albatrosses, penguins, and elephant seals exploit the resources of the world’s largest habitat – the […]
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Dr. Matyas and Dr. Mossa on Hurricane Irma
Geography’s Dr. Corene Matyas and Dr. Joann Mossa recently spoke to several new outlets about the cause and result of Hurricane Irma. 9/7 Dr. Corene Matyas explains the mechanics of a Catergory 5 storm at HowStuffWorks.com 9/7 Dr. Corene Matyas talks to Canada’s CTV News channel about what #Florida can expect from Hurricane Irma 9/7 […]