Dawn Nekorchuk’s Team Win 2015 UF Global Health Case Competition

Posted on February 18, 2015

Dawn Nekorchuk, a Ph.D. student in medical geography, competed and was part of the winning team in the 2015 UF Global Health Case Competition which ran from January 28th to the 31st. The Global Health Case Competition poses a complex global health issue to interdisciplinary teams, encouraging innovative solutions arising from collaboration across multiple fields. […]

Grand Slam for UF at FSG

Posted on February 9, 2015

The weekend’s Florida Society of Geographer’s Annual meeting in Jacksonville, FL turned out great for UF Geography: out of six available student prizes the department won three! These are our winners: Best Graduate Presentation Award, 1st place: David Keellings: Investing Teleconnection Drivers of Bivariate Heat Wave in Florida using Extreme Value Analysis Honorable Mention Presentation: […]

Stephen Golant: Aging in the Right Place

Posted on February 5, 2015

Aging in the Right Place Stephen Golant, Professor in Geography. Available from Health Professions Press. Press Release Article in the Washington Post Encouraging new ways to look at the question of how to grow old successfully, Aging in the Right Place highlights the profound significance of where older people live and receive care. This book […]

Geography department featured in UF Honors’ Prism Magazine

Posted on February 4, 2015

The Geography department was featured in the UF Honors’ Prism Magazine. Dr. Joann Mossa and two senior majors, Kyle Gorma and Marcio Ngombe, were interviewed and gave insights to the major and department. http://ufprism.com/2015/…/13/geography-the-discovered-major/

Grad Program Applications Due Jan. 31 if Seeking Dept. Funding

Posted on January 27, 2015

If you are thinking about applying to our MS/MA or PhD programs and want to be considered for funding as a Graduate Student Fellow or Teaching Assistant, please complete your application by Jan. 31 and encourage your references to submit their letters ASAP. This year, we will award 2 Graduate Student Fellowships and they must […]

GRA Fellowships available

Posted on January 16, 2015

The Department of Geography at the University of Florida is seeking exceptional students to work as part of an interdisciplinary student-faculty team on a research project entitled, Hydrologic transformation in the Amazon basin: reconciling economy, society, and the environment. The project provides four years of support to six graduate fellows at the doctoral level, from […]

What’s in your future?

Posted on December 18, 2014

Check out our Spring Courses here: http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/soc/201501/all/geograph.htm

Jessy Van Horn and James Richardson Win Prize

Posted on December 11, 2014

Two alums of 2014, Jessy Van Horn and James Richardson, shared the $500 prize for the best graduate student poster at SEDAAG 2014 despite completing the research as part of their undergraduate course in Models in Hydrology. Jessy is currently a graduate student at the University of East Carolina and James is a technician with […]

Christian Kamrath named ORISE Fellow at the EPA

Posted on December 3, 2014

After graduating in May 2014 with a B.S. in Geography, Christian completed a summer internship on climate change communication with George Mason University and the National Park Service. He also volunteered at the local county emergency management office in Orlando. Recently, Christian accepted a position as an ORISE Fellow within the EPA, working with their […]

Geography graduate students representing the department at SEDAAG in Athens, GA.

Posted on November 25, 2014

Our graduate students are representing the department very well at SEDAAG in Athens, GA.

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