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Tropical Cyclone Idai Aims at Mozambique

The March12th NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day was a Terra-MODIS image of Tropical Cyclone Idai, preparing to make landfall on Mozamique. For help interpreting the image, NASA asked UF Geography Professor Dr. Corene Matyas to explain what was in the image: “Several cyclones in the past have started over Mozambique and then moved […]

Geography Colloquium: Temporal-Spatial Analysis of Vegetation Cover Change and Protected Area Management

Temporal-Spatial Analysis of Vegetation Cover Change and Protected Area Management Speaker: Mr. Meshari Alenezi PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, March 21, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Social-Ecological Factors Drive Dengue and Mosquito Presence in the Galapagos

GAINESVILLE, FL – With its turquoise waters and abundant wildlife, Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands have long been a vacation dream of many. Tourist guides highlight playful sea lions and giant tortoises, but they do not talk about the mosquitoes. For the more than 30,000 people who live there, emerging epidemics of mosquito-borne disease such as dengue, […]

Audrey Smith receives Graduate Honorable Mention Award at Women and Gender in Development Conference 2019

UF Geography graduate student Audrey Smith recognized as Graduate Honorable Mention Award for her poster presentation “Maternal and child health in a changing climate: A spatio-temporal analysis of NDVI and under-five stunting in Zambia” at the Women and Gender in Development Conference 2019: Out of the Theory & Into the Field, hosted by Virginia Tech […]

UF Researchers Forecast Accelerated Deforestation and Displacement of Indigenous Peoples in Brazilian Amazon

GAINESVILLE, FL – Amazonian deforestation continues to concern the world community, especially as the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA) begins to displace indigenous peoples and traditional communities. While the narrative surrounding the loss of Amazonian ecosystems is often framed as the penetration of capitalist relations into a resource […]

Geography Colloquium: Remote Sensing Analysis of Savanna Vegetation Change in African Parks – From Local to Regional Scale

Remote Sensing Analysis of Savanna Vegetation Change in African Parks: From Local to Regional Scale Speaker: Ms. Hannah Herrero PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, March 14, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Emily Stone receives Emerging Scholars Award from the UF Center for Undergraduate Research

Congratulations to Emily Stone, recipient of an Emerging Scholars Award from the University of Florida’s Center for Undergraduate Research! The Emerging Scholars program supports early undergraduate students who are interested in adding a research experience to their curriculum. The award provides two semesters of support to work on a research project with a UF faculty […]

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

Material compensation reduces pro-environmental motivations, actions, and outcomes – Learning from a watershed management program in the Indian Himalaya Speaker: Dr. Arun Agrawal Professor, School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan Tuesday, 12 March 2019 2:00-3:30 PM Reitz Union Chamber University of Florida This public lecture will examine how material compensation leads to […]

Anderson Research Lecture: Institutions as Boundary Objects in Models of Coupled Natural Human Systems

Institutions as Boundary Objects in Models of Coupled Natural Human Systems Speaker: Dr. Arun Agrawal Professor, School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan Monday, 11 March 2019 2:00-3:30 PM Reitz Union 2365 University of Florida This research talk assesses how institutions work as boundary objects in models of coupled natural-human systems (CNHS). Focus […]

Geography Colloquium: From the Landscape to the Lab – Experimentation in Medical Geography

From the Landscape to the Lab – Experimentation in Medical Geography Speaker: Dr. Michael Norris Research Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, February 28, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.