MedGeo Faculty to Lead New CDC Center For Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease

Posted on January 4, 2017

GAINESVILLE – With a $10 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University of Florida will lead a highly collaborative research program focused on stopping vector-borne diseases such as Zika before they spread farther into the United States. Key leadership for the Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease will […]

GRADUATE STUDENT FUNDING DEADLINE – 31 January 2017

Posted on December 9, 2016

Please note that the Graduate Program Application and funding opportunity deadline is January 31. Please direct all questions to the Graduate Coordinator – Dr. Cynthia Simmons cssimmons@ufl.edu & (352) 294-7511.

Geography Colloquium: Geography Bee

Posted on December 1, 2016

Geography Colloquium ANNUAL GEOGRAPHY BEE A 3-Team Competition Faculty vs. Graduate Students vs. Undergraduate Students Thursday, December 1, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3006 University of Florida Who Will Win This Year? Faculty & Staff vs. Graduate Students vs. Undergraduate Students All are welcome! Snacks Provided!

To Keep a River Running

Posted on November 16, 2016

WALKER – To Keep a River Running Robert Walker Article first published online: 1 OCT 2016 Earth Island Journal It came in low, guns bristling through the open bay. Such a strange apparition, like a giant insect, almost familiar but for its unnatural sound and fury and the faces staring down at them, striped in the black […]

University of Florida and University of Michigan awarded funding to study “land-grab” impacts

Posted on November 15, 2016

The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant of $1.6 million to study the impacts of land transactions and investments on agricultural production, ecosystem services, and food-energy security in Ethiopia. Dr. Jane Southworth, chair of the Department of Geography at the University of […]

Geography Colloquium: Geographic Conceptualization for GIS Representation and Analysis

Posted on November 10, 2016

Geographic Conceptualization for GIS Representation and Analysis Speaker: Dr. May Yuan Ashbel Smith Professor of Geospatial Information Sciences in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas Thursday, November 17, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3006 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Spring Course: GEO3454 Peoples and Plagues

Posted on November 10, 2016

The world’s population will reach 8 billion by 2023. One third of the world is TB positive; 300-500 million have malaria; more than 30 million live with HIV/AIDS. Multi-drug resistance in urban settings, climate change, and disease-related mortality are going to impact your near future.

Geography Colloquium: Biofuels, Land Use, and Biodiversity

Posted on November 9, 2016

Biofuels, Land Use, and Biodiversity Speaker: Dr. Robert Fletcher Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida Thursday, November 10, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3006 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Spring Course: MET4560/MET6565 Atmospheric Teleconnections

Posted on November 4, 2016

Highly recommended: Interest in climate variability Knowledge of basic atmospheric processes (e.g., low pressure systems, how clouds form) Desire to visualize and explain patterns of pressure, temperature, precipitation

Spring Course: MET3503 Weather and Forecasting

Posted on November 4, 2016

Learning about the mechanisms behind weather & how to interpret various weather data.

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