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Sarah VanSchoick becomes a McNair Scholar

GeoGator Undergrad Ms. Sarah VanSchoick recently became a McNair Scholar. The University of Florida McNair Scholars Program, named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, supports undergraduate college students from low-income, first-generation and underrepresented backgrounds who intend to pursue graduate studies. During the summer, students participate in an intensive research program and attend weekly workshops […]

Geography Colloquium: Evaluating the Effects of Land Surface Conditions on Rainfall Patterns of Modeled Landfalling Tropical Cyclones Using Geospatial Methods

Evaluating the Effects of Land Surface Conditions on Rainfall Patterns of Modeled Landfalling Tropical Cyclones Using Geospatial Methods Speaker: Ms. Yu (Jade) Wang PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, April 18, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Graduate Student Poster Presentation

This week’s Geography Colloquium featured some of our current Master’s students presenting their research in a poster session:                       Megan Black presented Post-restoration analysis of bed morphology of the Lower Kissimmee River, Florida.                       Michael […]

Ryan Good receives Fulbright Fellowship

PhD Candidate Ryan Good was recently awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to Kenya for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Fulbright Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. […]

Video – Anderson Lecture: Material compensation reduces pro-environmental motivations, actions, and outcomes – Learning from a watershed management program in the Indian Himalaya

Video – Anderson Lecture: Material compensation reduces pro-environmental motivations, actions, and outcomes – Learning from a watershed management program in the Indian Himalaya For those of you who were unable to attend the Public Lecture for the 2019 Anderson Lecture with Dr. Arun Agrawal, the video is now available!

Geo6938 Geospatial Modeling Fall 2019

Geo6938 Geospatial Modeling Fall 2019 Overview Introduction to implementation of geospatial research projects. Geographical, temporal, environmental modeling concepts using geospatial data, programming languages, and tools. Learning objectives: Geospatial data & spatial analysis Remote sensing satellite image analysis Programming for analysis of geospatial data ESRI ArcGIS | Google Earth Engine | MATLAB No previous experience in […]

Met4532 – Met6530 Hurricanes Fall 2019

Met4532 – Met6530 Hurricanes Fall 2019 Instructor: Dr. Corene Matyas matyas@ufl.edu Learn about Hurricane Andrew and 20 other famous tropical cyclones! Prerequisites: GEO3250 or MET3503 (email me if you are graduating and I’ll consider an over-ride) Taught in a computer lab for hands-on learning TUR3006   M4-5, W5 Participate In: Forecasting Labs  Maps Discussions Presentation on […]