Geography Colloquium: Anthrax in Australia: Integrating Ecological Niche Modeling and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Assessing Risk of Transmission

Posted on November 5, 2015

Geography Colloquium Anthrax in Australia: Integrating Ecological Niche Modeling and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Assessing Risk of Transmission Speaker: Mr. Alassane Barro Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, November 12, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Tyler James at Undergraduate Research Symposium

Posted on November 3, 2015

Tyler James is an undergraduate UF Scholar in Geography with Dr Sadie J. Ryan. On October 26th, he presented a poster on the the first of his projects at the UF Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium: James, T., and Ryan, S.J. STI knowledge in college students: Identifying targets for safer sex education. Extract of Introduction: In […]

Passion for Hydropower

Posted on November 3, 2015

Geography PhD candidate Johanna Engstrom recently published her master’s thesis Effect of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections on the Hydropower Production in Southern Sweden, which explores the climate drivers of hydropower production in southern Sweden, in the Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management. In addition to increasing our understanding of what large scale atmospheric drivers affect this region, the […]

Spring Course: GIS3420C/GIS6425C GIS Models for Public Health

Posted on November 2, 2015

This is a methodology-oriented course that focuses on designing and implementing GIS-based models to address health and healthcare issues, such as: suitability models, landscape epidemiology models, disease diffusion models, health accessibility and optimization models, etc.

Spring Course: GIS3043/GIS5107C Geographic Information Systems

Posted on November 2, 2015

Basic concepts, theories, and operations in GIS Hands-on experiences of mainstream GIS software Ability of spatial thinking and reasoning Knowledge for advanced GIS courses

Spring Course: GEO3930 Peoples and Plagues

Posted on November 2, 2015

During this course, the world’s population will reach 7.4 billion. One third will be TB positive; 300-500 million will have malaria; more than 35 million will live with HIV/AIDS. Multi-drug resistance in urban settings, climate change, and disease-related mortality are going to impact your near future.

Spring Course: GEO3250/GEO6255 Climatology

Posted on November 2, 2015

Learn the science behind climate change Analyze data for past/future climates and extreme events Create a video about climate change Qualifies for the Certificate in Meteorology and Climatology Good prep for MET 4532/6530 Hurricanes and/or MET 4572/6752 Atmospheric Data Analysis offered Fall 2016

Geography Colloquium: Doctoral Students’ SEDAAG Preview

Posted on November 1, 2015

SEDAAG Preview Presentations Geography Colloquium Livelihood Vulnerability Index in Grenada Speaker: Mr. David Hanson Graduate Student, Geography Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Mauritia Palm Swamp Degradation Speaker: Mr. Tyler Rundel Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, November 5, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Spring Course: GEO2242 Extreme Weather

Posted on October 31, 2015

This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of the science of weather and climate and current scientific developments in such areas as extreme weather prediction, global climate change, and improved forecasting of events. In addition, the course will address the impact of extreme climate and weather events on society and the environment. The […]

Spring Course: GEA3500 Geography of Europe

Posted on October 31, 2015

Add an international touch to your degree – gain an in-depth knowledge of Europe

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