Dr. Keith Debbage is the recipient of the 2020 AAG Media Achievement Award in recognition of his 30-year career as “a quintessential communicator of the scholarly ideas of applied urban and economic geography.” You can read the full citation here: http://news.aag.org/2019/12/aag-is-proud-to-announce-the-2020-aag-honors/ . Keith will receive this honor at the 2020… Continue reading…
At SEDAAG last week, Dr, Sultana was awarded the 2019 Research Honors Award for the Southeast Region from the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers. The Research Honors Award recognizes individuals that are considered among the leaders in their discipline with a sustained record of significant publications in… Continue reading…
A recent co-authored publication by Dr. Debbage on airline carbon emissions published in the Annals of Tourism Research has just been covered in the prestigious Forbes Magazine in an op-ed column by fellow geographer, Dr. Marshall Shepherd from the University of Georgia. Here is the link to the column: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/12/03/i-was-awarded-a-major-climate-prize-heres-why-i-am-not-flying-to-receive-it/#1dd0c0067aab
At the November 1st World Geography Bowl competition, hosted by GES, the home team edged out Appalachian State to bring the trophy back to our case. Team captain and overall MVP Shane Canup (Ph.D. Candidate) was joined by teammates Joyce Clapp, Thomas Cohen, Matthew Heavner, Elliot McLaughlin and John Shields… Continue reading…
Congratulations to PhD student Tyler Mitchell and 2017 alumnus Thomas Patterson for their publication in the journal, Environmental Research Communications. Their paper, “Changes in southeastern USA summer precipitation event types using instrumental (1940–2018) and tree-ring (1790–2018) data,” was based on old-growth montane longleaf pine data collected the Uwharrie Mountains during… Continue reading…
Congratulations to PhD student Tyler Mitchell and 2008 alumnus, Jason Ortegren for their publication in the journal, Climate Research (78:249–259, doi.org/10.3354/cr01573). The paper, “Tropical cyclone frequency inferred from intra-annual density fluctuations in longleaf pine in Florida, USA,” originated from Tyler’s thesis, which he completed in May 2019. Excellent work Tyler… Continue reading…
Dr. Debbage has just returned from a successful two week visit to the United Arab Emirates University. His trip was part funded by IPC Kohler Funds and involved developing institutional linkages between UNCG and UAEU. Dr. Debbage met with most of the senior leadership at UAEU including the Chancellor, Provost… Continue reading…
Dr. Debbage and his son, Neil Debbage, Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Texas at San Antonio recently published in the flagship journal Annals of Tourism Research (5-year Impact Factor: 6.6). The article was titled “Aviation Carbon Emissions, Route Choice and Tourist Destinations: Are Non-Stop Routes a Remedy? … Continue reading…
Dr. Evan Goldstein has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to support his project “COMET: the Coastlines and people Open data and MachinE learning sprinT.” This project seeks to harness open data and free open source analysis tools to produce quick turn-around open science, open data, and machine learning findings… Continue reading…
Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South has been named the recipient of the prestigious Alice Award. Southbound contains fifty-six photographers’ visions of the South over the first decades of the twenty-first century. It was published to accompany an exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston, South… Continue reading…
