Geography, Environment, and Sustainability

Department News

UNC System highlights STAMPS program

Posted on September 20, 2019

An article about encouraging diversity in STEM disciplines features UNCG’s STAMPS program (https://www.northcarolina.edu/news/2019/09/Polishing-Hidden-Gems). Dr. Patton and Dr. Sametz who lead […]

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Dr. Debbage gives talks in Sweden

Posted on September 16, 2019

Dr. Debbage recently spent over a week at the Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism at Mid-Sweden University in […]

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Dr. Goldstein receives prestigious early-career award

Posted on September 3, 2019

Dr. Evan Goldstein was recently awarded a 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine […]

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Dr. Keith Debbage discusses Young Millennials in the Winston-Salem Journal

Posted on June 26, 2019

The Winston Salem Journal interviewed Dr. Debbage about the recent U.S. Census data about Young Millennials and related demographics.  Here […]

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Nastaran Pourebrahim published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Posted on May 16, 2019

Nastaran Pourebrahm’s (with Drs. Sultana and others) paper is now available online in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Her […]

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GES students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Posted on April 25, 2019

Congratulations to the GES students who were recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa: Olivia Biro (GEO minor), Kaitlyn Farina (EVS […]

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Students and Faculty Attend AAG Annual Meeting in Washington

Posted on April 10, 2019

Numerous faculty and students from the Department attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) in Washington, […]

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UNCG to Offer Two New Sustainability Programs

Posted on April 10, 2019

Beginning in the fall of 2019, UNCG will offer two new sustainability degrees at the graduate level.  Students in the […]

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UNCG Alumnus Appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi

Posted on April 9, 2019

Congratulations to UNCG alumnus Dr. Thomas Patterson (PhD 2017) who has been hired as an assistant professor of geography at […]

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Dr. Keith Debbage publishes book chapter on the Geography of Tourism Entrepreneurship

Posted on March 29, 2019

Dr. Debbage has just published a book chapter titled “Geographies of Tourism Entrepreneurship and Innovation: An Evolving Research Agenda” by […]

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