GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A larger portion of Africa is currently at high risk for malaria transmission than previously predicted, according to a new University of Florida mapping study. Under future climate regimes, the area where the disease can be transmitted most easily will shrink, but the total transmission zone will expand and move into new […]
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Geography Colloquium ANNUAL GEOGRAPHY BEE A 3-Team Competition Faculty vs. Graduate Students vs. Undergraduate Students Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida To Do: Send your questions with answers by December 1 to Hannah Herrero at: hvherrero@ufl.edu Questions may be on ANY aspect of Geography: physical, human, […]
Geography Colloquium How Long Is Eternal: The Vulnerability of Cemeteries to Sea Level Rise on Small Caribbean Islands Speaker: Mr. Noah Mueller Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
Geography’s Dr. Sadie Ryan‘s NSF funded research in Ecuador was recently profiled for part of UF’s GatorGood initiative. Dr. Ryan’s work is focused on the impact of climate gradients on malaria, dengue fever, and cholera in Ecuador. Find out more about the far-reaching effects if Dr. Ryan’s work and learn how you can help contribute to the […]
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Geography Colloquium Anthrax in Australia: Integrating Ecological Niche Modeling and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Assessing Risk of Transmission Speaker: Mr. Alassane Barro Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, November 12, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
Tyler James is an undergraduate UF Scholar in Geography with Dr Sadie J. Ryan. On October 26th, he presented a poster on the the first of his projects at the UF Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium: James, T., and Ryan, S.J. STI knowledge in college students: Identifying targets for safer sex education. Extract of Introduction: In […]
Geography PhD candidate Johanna Engstrom recently published her master’s thesis Effect of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections on the Hydropower Production in Southern Sweden, which explores the climate drivers of hydropower production in southern Sweden, in the Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management. In addition to increasing our understanding of what large scale atmospheric drivers affect this region, the […]
SEDAAG Preview Presentations Geography Colloquium Livelihood Vulnerability Index in Grenada Speaker: Mr. David Hanson Graduate Student, Geography Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Mauritia Palm Swamp Degradation Speaker: Mr. Tyler Rundel Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, November 5, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
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Social Media and Public Relations Development Geography Colloquium Speaker: Mr. Mike Ryan Simonovich Social Media Coordinator, Geography Thursday, October 29, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
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Geography Colloquium: Collaborating with Traditional Healers to Enhance Surveillance for Plague in NW Uganda Speaker: Dr. Mary H. Hayden Behavioral Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.