Geography Colloquium: Wild Futures in Conservation and Climate

Posted on November 8, 2017

Wild Futures in Conservation and Climate November 9th, 3pm, Rion Ballroom, Reitz Union Mac Stone, Conservation Photographer, Author and Educator Title: Dispatches from the Field – A World in Flux Mac Stone travels the globe to bring back stories from the frontiers where mankind and the natural world collide. Copies of Mac’s book Everglades: America’s Wetland will […]

Geography Colloquium: Florida’s Springs – People, Pumping, Pollution, & Politics

Posted on March 17, 2017

Florida’s Springs – People, Pumping, Pollution, & Politics Speaker: Dr. Christopher F. Meindl Associate Professor, Florida Studies Program, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Thursday, March 23, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Geography Colloquium: Florida Lakes Then and Now

Posted on March 15, 2017

Florida Lakes Then and Now Speaker: Dr. Mark Brenner Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida Director, LUECI Thursday, March 16, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Fountain of Youth

Posted on February 2, 2017

WALKER – Fountain of Youth Robert Walker Article first published online: 02 FEB 2017 Kudzu House INTRODUCTION: Upon my unanticipated return to Florida six months ago, I hurried to Silver Springs where I’d spent many a summer day as a child. To escape the heat of the Tampa Bay area, my parents would load my kid brother […]

Study savanna ecosystems, land change in Ethiopia and Florida with Dr. Southworth!

Posted on October 25, 2016

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Associate positon for Dr. Southworth with her research group to work on (1) time series analysis of remotely sensed and climate data in savanna systems; (2) land grabs in Ethiopia analyzed via remotely sensed data; and (3) land cover analysis in […]

Hurricane Matthew’s Near Miss of Florida May Result in More Widespread Damage Than Direct Hit

Posted on October 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew’s near miss of Florida may result in more widespread damage than a direct hit – according to UF’s Dr. Corene Matyas – who was quoted in an October 7th Tampa Bay Times article. Dr. Matyas’ National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research focuses on rainfall from tropical cyclones. From the Tampa Bay Times: “But Florida’s near miss may […]

Demonstrating correspondence between decision-support models and dynamics of real-world environmental systems

Posted on May 24, 2016

SOUTHWORTH – Demonstrating correspondence between decision-support models and dynamics of real-world environmental systems Ray Huffaker, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Miguel A. Campo-Bescós, Jane Southworth Article first published online: 24 May 2016 Environmental Modelling & Software DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.04.024 ABSTRACT: There are increasing calls to audit decision-support models used for environmental policy to ensure that they correspond with the […]

Spatiotemporal Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Genotypes in Florida: Genetic Diversity Segregated by Country of Birth

Posted on April 19, 2016

BLACKBURN – Spatiotemporal Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Genotypes in Florida: Genetic Diversity Segregated by Country of Birth Marie Nancy Séraphin, Michael Lauzardo, Richard T. Doggett, Jose Zabala, J. Glenn Morris Jr., Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 19 APR 2016 PLoS ONE DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153575 ABSTRACT: Background Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium […]

A Synthesis of Stream Restoration Efforts in Florida (USA)

Posted on March 22, 2016

MOSSA – A Synthesis of Stream Restoration Efforts in Florida (USA) D. Castillo, D. Kaplan, J. Mossa Article first published online: 22 MAR 2016 River Research and Applications DOI: 10.1002/rra.3014 ABSTRACT: Studies summarizing stream restoration projects in the US are outdated and omit the majority of restoration projects in Florida. To address this gap, we compiled stream […]

Potential selection bias associated with using geocoded birth records for epidemiologic research

Posted on February 4, 2016

MAO – Potential selection bias associated with using geocoded birth records for epidemiologic research Sandie Ha, Hui Hu, Liang Mao, Dikea Roussos-Ross, Jeffrey Roth, Xiaohui Xu Article first published online: 04 Feb 2016 Annals of Epidemiology DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.01.002 ABSTRACT: Purpose There is an increasing use of geocoded birth registry data in environmental epidemiology research. Ungeocoded records […]

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