UF Researchers Make New Strides in Predicting Dengue Fever Outbreaks

Posted on July 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, FL – Medical Geography researchers from the University of Florida recently participated in a study that successfully predicted dengue fever outbreaks on the Caribbean island of Barbados, using climate data. This paper is part of a special issue of PLOS MEDICINE, focusing on the impacts of climate change on health, and is a result […]

Lee Southwick to join WSFA as a broadcast meteorologist

Posted on June 27, 2018

Recent Geography graduate Lee Southwick has accepted a job offer to work for WSFA in Montgomery, AL as a broadcast meteorologist! Lee graduated with a BS in Geography with a certificate in Meteorology and Climatology and has been a forecaster for the UF Weather Center for the past three years. While in Montgomery, she will […]

Dr. Greg Glass goes to Summer Camp

Posted on June 19, 2018

Dr. Greg Glass recently shared his Medical Geography knowledge with 4-H Summer Camp, teaching the campers to fish for ticks, at the Monticello UF Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences field station.

Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Geography and Global Health new for Summer 2018

Posted on May 14, 2018

Dr. Heidi Lannon receives Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas SAGE Geographic Innovator Award

Posted on April 14, 2018

Congratulations Dr. Heidi Lannon, Professor of Geography at Santa Fe Community College and adjunct professor with UF Geography – recipient of AAG’s 2018 Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas SAGE Geographic Innovator Award. The award is named for one of the founding members of the SAGE (Stand-Alone Geographers) Specialty Group, Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas, a retired professor […]

Dr. Joann Mossa receives R.J. Russell Award!

Posted on April 14, 2018

UF Geography would like to share the exciting news of Dr. Joann Mossa being awarded the R.J. Russell Award from the Coastal and Marine Specialty group, of which Dr. Heidi Lannon serves as Chair. Dr. Jean Ellis from South Carolina and Dr. Heidi Lannon nominated Joann for this prestigious award. Joann is only the 3rd […]

Anderson Lecture: Hurricane Maria – Causes and Impacts & Climate Variability in the Antilles Islands

Posted on April 5, 2018

Hurricane Maria – Causes and Impacts Speaker: Dr. Mark Jury Associate Professor, Department of Physics, RECINTO UNIVERSITARIO DE MAYAGÜEZ, Puerto Rico Thursday, 5 April, 2018 1:00-1:50 PM Reitz Union Auditorium University of Florida Refreshments provided All are welcome to attend. Climate Variability in the Antilles Islands Speaker: Dr. Mark Jury Associate Professor, Department of […]

Geography Colloquium: Tropical Africa and the Political Economy of Mitigating and Coping with Global Climate Change

Posted on March 28, 2018

Tropical Africa and the Political Economy of Mitigating and Coping with Global Climate Change Speaker: Dr. Abraham Goldman Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, March 29, 2018 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Geography Colloquium: Data driven decision-making for natural resource management: Plant community information to manage Lake Apopka North Shore Marsh Restoration

Posted on March 19, 2018

Data driven decision-making for natural resource management: Plant community information to manage Lake Apopka North Shore Marsh Restoration Speaker: Dr. Carrie Reinhardt Adams Associate Professor, UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture and Director of the Restoration and Plant Ecology laboratory, University of Florida Thursday, March 22, 2018 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University […]

UFGeog at AAG 2018

Posted on March 16, 2018

The UF Geography Department is sending a large contingent to New Orleans for the 2018 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Anthropogenic change to fluvial systems, I Geomorphology Specialty Group, Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group 4/10/2018 8:20 AM Balcony […]

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