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Meet the Geographer: Dr. Olivier Walther

Dr. Olivier Walther Assistant Professor of Geography Affiliate Faculty, Center for African Studies Affiliate Faculty, UF Center for Global Islamic Studies Founder and Coordinator, African Networks Lab Faculty Member, Sahel Research Group University of Florida Focus Areas GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Sustainability & Global Environmental Change Research Statement: My research focuses on trade and political […]

GEO6938 GEO4938 Terrorism and Space

GEO6938 GEO4938 Terrorism and Space The aim of this course is to study international terrorism and its spatial implications. The course examines how a spatial approach can contribute to better understand the onset and diffusion of terrorist organizations across the world. Terrorism and Space puts a strong emphasis on spatial analysis and geographically-referenced data to […]

GEO3502 Economic Geography

GEO3502 Economic Geography The world is becoming increasingly connected. Yet, the benefits of globalization have not been shared equally across the regions. What makes regions competitive? Why are some cities more innovative than others? How do borders affect human flows and ideas? The aim of this course is to study the causes and consequences of […]

Geography Colloquium: The Spatial Pattern of Hurricane Rainfall and Associated Moisture for the North Atlantic Basin

Speaker: Guoqian Yan PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, December 3, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Hurricanes are one of the most dangerous natural disasters as they can produce extremely heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and storm surge. Understanding landfalling hurricane […]

Alumni Adventures: Dr. Abolfazl Mollalo

Dr. Abolfazl Mollalo – Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Baldwin Wallace University Who are you? I’m Abolfazl Mollalo. I noticed my first name is hard to pronounce in the US, so people simply call me Abe 🙂 I’m currently an assistant professor at the Department of Public Health at Baldwin Wallace University. The campus is […]

Celebrating First Gen GeoGators

The National First-Generation College Celebration, held annually on November 8, commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Please join us in honoring trailblazing GeoGator graduate students Sarah VanSchoick, Holli Capps, and Bailey Glover, all of whom are First-Generation students! Are you a First-Generation student? Share your story with us!   Credit: […]

GeoGators at SEDAAG

There will be a strong GeoGator presence at the SEDAAG 2020 Virtual Meeting this weekend. Undergraduate student Raina Barnard will be assisting Dr. Heidi Lannon, Dr. Gabriela Hamerlinck, and alum Dr. Mario Mighty  with the Recruitment of Underrepresented Students into Geography panel. At the end of the conference, Master’s student Sarah VanSchoick will begin her term […]

Why do sinkholes form in Florida?

Rainfall percolating and seeping through soil absorbs carbon dioxide, increasing the acidity of groundwater. As water moves through bedding planes and other spaces and cracks, it dissolves limestone and creates a network of cavities and voids. Over millions of years, pores and cracks are enlarged. Sinkholes form when the land surface above collapses or sinks […]

Meet the Geographer: Morgan Walker

Morgan Walker Pronouns: she/her or they/them Spatial Epidemiologist and GIS Lab Manager Spatial Epidemiology & Ecology Research Laboratory (SEER Lab) University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Jason Blackburn Focus Area: Geospatial Analysis and Techniques Medical Geography in Global Health  Research Statement: I am broadly interested in disease ecology and spatial epidemiology. My research focuses on transmission […]

Geography Colloquium: The Geography of Conflict in North and West Africa

Speaker: Dr. Olivier Walther Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, January 30, 2020 3:50-4:50 PM (Period 8) Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. African governments are increasingly confronted with new forms of political violence. This study maps the evolution of violence across North and West Africa. […]