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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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Geography Colloquium: The Mad Dog Initiative – Identifying and Mitigating Invasive Species Threats in Madagascar

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The Mad Dog Initiative – Identifying and Mitigating Invasive Species Threats in Madagascar Speaker: Dr. Kim Valenta Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida Thursday, October 3, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Since 2013, The Mad Dog Initiative has worked to humanely reduce […]

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Geography Colloquium: Doing Research in Conflict Areas – Example of the Research on Boko Haram

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Doing Research in Conflict Areas: Example of the Research on Boko Haram Speaker: Dr. Tatiana Smirnova Research Assistant Scientist, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3018 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

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