Associate Professor Olivier Walther received an OECD grant for a project that will explore the diffusion of Jihadist groups from the Sahel to the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. This project is part of a long-term collaboration between the UF Sahel Research Group and the OECD Sahel and West Africa Club, which started when […]
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Happy New Year! As we kick off 2025, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the exciting developments in UF Geography and to look ahead to what promises to be another incredible year. With so much happening, there’s never a dull moment in our department—or in my role as chair. First, some big news: This […]
The Department of Geography will celebrate Dr. Tim Fik‘s retirement at the Evening of Excellence on March 6th. Join us at the Keene Faculty Center from 6-9pm!
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The 61st Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers (FSG) is taking place at the University of Florida in Gainesville from February 21-21, 2025. More information about the meeting is available from the FSG website. Download the draft program here.
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UF Giving Day is tomorrow on February 20th! Your contribution supports our students and department by funding annual awards, graduate student travel to conferences, and to bring external speakers to the department. Thanks for your support!
Political violence is very irregularly distributed across time. Periods of relative calm are often followed by massive waves of attacks. Violent events are relatively rare, sparse and concentrated, making it difficult to evaluate whether violence is actually increasing or decreasing. To overcome these limitations, UF Geography Associate Professor Olivier Walther developed a new dashboard in […]
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Join us at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Detroit from March 24-28, 2025! The preliminary program of our talks and posters is here. For the full conference program, please click here.
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Corene Matyas and Dr. Jane Southworth in UF Geography have just been announced as AAG Fellows for their work in climatology and human-environment dynamics by the American Association of Geographers. Congratulations, we are very proud of you! Read the full AAG statement here.
UF Geography will be at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting in New Orleans this week. Come and see our wide array of research on parade! The full program is available here.
We will be presenting every day at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this week. Come and see our wide array of research on parade! The full program is available here.