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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.

Geography Colloquium: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Transmission Risk in North Florida Ranched and Wild White-Tailed Deer

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Transmission Risk in North Florida Ranched and Wild White-Tailed Deer Speaker: Ms. Emily Dinh PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, February 21, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Geography Colloquium: GIS-Based Data-Driven Techniques for Spatial Analysis of Infectious Diseases at the State, Regional, and National Levels

GIS-Based Data-Driven Techniques for Spatial Analysis of Infectious Diseases at the State, Regional, and National Levels Speaker: Mr. Abolfazl Mollalo PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, February 14, 2018 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Geography Colloquium: Multi-scale Modeling for Infectious Disease Transmissions – Exploring two Indirectly Transmitted Pathogens in Southwestern Montana

Multi-scale Modeling for Infectious Disease Transmissions – Exploring two Indirectly Transmitted Pathogens in Southwestern Montana Speaker: Ms Anni Yang PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, February 7, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Geography Colloquium: A Matter of Degree, Here or There – Changing Extreme Daily Rainfalls, Zarcero, Costa Rica

A Matter of Degree, Here or There: Changing Extreme Daily Rainfalls, Zarcero, Costa Rica Speaker: Dr. Peter Waylen Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, January 31, 2018 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Dr. Matyas receives CLAS Teaching Award

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching/Advising Awards Committee has recognized Dr. Corene Matyas with a 2018-2019 College Teaching Award. She will receive this award at a reception organized by the Office of the President to be held at the University House later this semester. The Committee has also designated Dr. Matyas as the […]

Amazon deforestation, already rising, may spike under Bolsonaro

UF Geography’s Dr. Robert Walker discusses indigenous rights, conservation, and global climate change in his latest piece in The Conversation: Over the past 25 years that I have been conducting environmental research in the Amazon, I have witnessed the the ongoing destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest. Twenty percent of it has been deforested by […]

A 21st Century Agenda in Support of Amazonian Conservation

Associate Professor Dr. Cynthia Simmons and a team of international scholars – including UF Geography’s Dr. Robert Walker, Mike Waylen, and Aghane Antunes – present a strategy for achieving sustainable development in Amazonia, given global climate change and the massive infrastructure program planned for the region, in their latest paper Science in support of Amazonian […]