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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 […]

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 […]

Geography Colloquium: Geomorphic Impacts and Restoration Opportunities, Apalachicola River

Geomorphic Impacts and Restoration Opportunities, Apalachicola River Speaker: Dr. Joann Mossa Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 21, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Dr. Sadie Ryan named 2017 Faculty Fellow of the Florida Climate Institute!

Dr. Sadie Ryan named 2017 Faculty Fellow of the Florida Climate Institute at the University of Florida. The Florida Climate Institute Faculty Fellow award programs recognizes University of Florida faculty who are making outstanding research, extension, or education contributions to these Institutes. The purpose of these awards is to recognize contributions that contribute   significantly to […]

UF Students and Faculty participate in College Board’s Annual AP Reading in Human Geography

Mr. Ryan Good, Dr. Dawn Nekorchuk, and Dr. Heidi Lannon were selected to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP Reading in Human Geography. At the beginning of June, geography teachers and college faculty members from around the world gathered in the Cincinnati, Ohio, to evaluate and score the free-response sections of the AP Exam. […]

Dr. Simmons presents 2017 Aula Magna at Federal University of Pará, Brazil

Dr. Cynthia Simmons presents a series of invited lectures at a research meeting hosted by the Department of Geography, Federal University of Pará (Universidade Federal do Pará, UFPA), in Pará, Brazil. Dr. Simmons presented “Socio-Ecological Transformations in the Anthropocene: Re-imagining the Amazon?” at the research meeting, and presented this year’s Aula Magna for the doctoral […]

Dr. Jason Blackburn named Colonel Allan R. & Margaret G. Crow Term Professor!

Congratulations to Dr. Jason Blackburn, who was named a Colonel Allan R. & Margaret G. Crow Term Professor for the 2017-2018 year! These one-year professorships were created by Colonel Allen R. and Mrs. Margaret G. Crow to recognize faculty who demonstrate excellent in scholarship, teaching, and service. These professorships, funded entirely by private sources, allow the […]