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Geography Colloquium: Tools to Improve Online Collaboration, Data Sharing, and Research Efficiency

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Speaker: Dr. Jason Blackburn Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. By default, geographers are travelers and our collaborations span the globe. This is especially true at the University of Florida, where geography faculty, […]

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Geography Colloquium: Impacts, Recovery, and Ongoing Stressors in the Apalachicola River, Florida

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Speaker: Dr. Joann Mossa Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, January 23, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. The Apalachicola River has experienced impacts because of dredging for navigation and hydrologic droughts exacerbated by upstream water consumption. We review these impacts and […]

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Geography Colloquium: Decisions will be made – modeling vector borne disease at multiple scales for different purposes and use

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Speaker: Dr. Sadie Ryan Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Forecasting the impacts of climate change on vector-borne diseases (VBDs)—especially those under current public scrutiny and concern, such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and […]

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Geography Colloquium: Conserving Imperiled Mammal Species in Florida Across a Changing Landscape

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Conserving Imperiled Mammal Species in Florida Across a Changing Landscape Speaker: Terry J. Doonan Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Although many people know about the large, charismatic, endangered mammal species in Florida, few people […]

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Geography Colloquium: Avoiding Amazonian Catastrophes – Prospects for Conservation in the 21st Century

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Avoiding Amazonian Catastrophes – Prospects for Conservation in the 21st Century Speaker: Dr. Robert Walker Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, March 14, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. New infrastructure threats confront the Amazon. Resulting development could push its forest past […]

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Geography Colloquium: Amazons Within The Amazon – A Multiscale Assessment of Urbanization

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Amazons Within The Amazon – A Multiscale Assessment of Urbanization Speaker: Dr. Roberta Mendonça De Carvalho PhD Alumna, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, November 14, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Urbanization in the Brazilian Amazon has reached 80%. This is a […]

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Geography Colloquium: Maintaining Diverse Wildlife in Africa’s Rapidly Changing Savannas

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Maintaining Diverse Wildlife in Africa’s Rapidly Changing Savannas Speaker: Dr. Robert McCleery  Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation , University of Florida Thursday, November 7, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. With a full complement of large herbivores and predators the wildlife […]

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Geography Colloquium: Technology-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating

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Technology-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Speaker: Dr. Danielle Jake-Schoffman Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Behavior,, University of Florida Thursday, October 16, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Modifiable lifestyle behaviors have immense power to prevent and treat chronic […]

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Geography Colloquium: Drone Mapping for Coastal Seagrass Monitoring and Citizen Science

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Drone Mapping for Coastal Seagrass Monitoring and Citizen Science Speaker: Dr. Bo Yang Citizen Science GIS, University of Central Florida Thursday, October 10, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. High quality multi-spectral observations with fine spatial resolution and frequent temporal coverage are indispensable in seagrass […]

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