Dr. Debbage recently published a Guest Column in the Greensboro News and Record titled “Flying High: Many Things Going Right in Local Economy” that discussed the recent announcement that Toyota plans to build a $1.3 billion Toyota plant in northern Randolph County.
GES faculty and students attended the annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) in Florence, Alabama, on November 21-22, 2021. Avery Catherwood (Ph.D. student) received the best paper award in the Masters category for “Loblolly Pine Traumatic Resin Ducts Serve as a Proxy for… Continue reading…
Recently, Dr. Debbage was the keynote speaker at the 7th International Conference on “Innovative (Eco-) Technology, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development” hosted by the Kaunas University of Applied Sciences in Lithuania. The title of his talk was “Sustainable Innovation in the Global Airline Industry: Lessons Learned for Cities and Regions.” The… Continue reading…
Dr. Sarah Praskievicz, associate professor of geography, has recently been awarded two major research grants to support her cutting-edge work on geospatial modeling of debris in river systems in the U.S.
He retires as associate professor of geography after a career in which he was instrumental in shaping the current array of programs as director of several internship programs, director of graduate studies, and key member of the interdisciplinary Archaeology Program.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s student awards. Congratulations to all of these high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students for their hard work and dedication! D. Gordon Bennett Award for Outstanding Geography Graduate Student Jesse Lane (Ph.D. candidate) “In recognition of Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Service… Continue reading…
This is the most prestigious international award in transportation geography offered by the AAG TGSG since 1990.
Dr. Wenliang “Will” Li is one of six recipients of the American Association of Geographers 2021 Research Grants. This award grant is awarded to support the proposed research project “Integrated assessments of climate change and human activities on building energy use”. This project will take Manhattan, New York City as a… Continue reading…
Nichole Bignall, a 4th year Ph.D. student in GES working with Dr. Keith Debbage, has been selected to receive the 2021 AAG-Kauffman Award for Best Student Paper in Geography & Entrepreneurship.
On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, I write to convey heartfelt congratulations on reaching the milestone of completing your degree. Well done and well deserved!
