Dr. Aaron Allen won the 2018 Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology for the book “Current Directions in Ecomusicology: Music, Culture, and Nature.” Congrats Dr. Allen! Read an interview about his work in Campus Weekly: https://uc.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2019/09/23/aaron-allens-work-fuses-music-environment-and-culture-wins-award/
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 the Department’s coordination of the program are quoted. STAMPS is an NSF-funded program that offers scholarships of up to $4,000 per year for four years, to academically talented and financially challenged… Continue reading…
Dr. Debbage recently spent over a week at the Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism at Mid-Sweden University in Ostersund, Sweden He was a Guest Speaker for a week long doctoral seminar in Tourism and Human Geography that attracted students from all over Europe. He also presented a colloquium… Continue reading…
Dr. Evan Goldstein was recently awarded a 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowship by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program. Congrats Dr. Goldstein on this impressive achievement! http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=09032019&utm_source=Gulf+Research+Program+Updates&utm_campaign=13470c1c36-2019_09_03_ECRF_awards&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_367e0eb01a-13470c1c36-450960125
The Winston Salem Journal interviewed Dr. Debbage about the recent U.S. Census data about Young Millennials and related demographics. Here is the link where you can read the interview and see the data graphics and maps: https://www.journalnow.com/news/
Nastaran Pourebrahm’s (with Drs. Sultana and others) paper is now available online in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Her study examined communication dynamics on twitter during natural disasters. She concluded that Twitter is a highly valuable source of disaster-related information particularly during the power outage. Government / relief /… Continue reading…
Congratulations to the GES students who were recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa: Olivia Biro (GEO minor), Kaitlyn Farina (EVS major), Madeline Galliano (EVS major), Rebecca Martinez (EVS major), Jessica Miller (GEO minor), Trevor Richardson (GEO minor), Hannah Snow (EVS major), Alexander Williams (GEO major)! https://uc.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2019/04/22/prestigious-phi-beta-kappa-welcomes-55-spartan-initiates/?fbclid=IwAR0J63IP2K4SF0P9xqz2JPqeuWrMan0xXzJf-p8aouLR5EMAFnlNT7KVO9U
Numerous faculty and students from the Department attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) in Washington, DC, from April 3-7. In addition to strong representation at the meeting, a number of students and faculty were recognized for their work or elected to leadership positions. Awards Joyce… Continue reading…
Beginning in the fall of 2019, UNCG will offer two new sustainability degrees at the graduate level. Students in the M.A. in Applied Geography will have the option of a concentration in sustainability. And students in any graduate degree program or who are considering a graduate degree will be able… Continue reading…
Congratulations to UNCG alumnus Dr. Thomas Patterson (PhD 2017) who has been hired as an assistant professor of geography at the University of Southern Mississippi beginning fall 2019. Dr. Patterson is a physical geographer with a focus on dendroclimatology and dendroecology.
