109 Graham Building Honoring our fall & spring graduates, showcasing your accomplishments, as well as presenting awards! Refreshments will be served. Hope you can join us! Please RSVP by May 1st: GES Departmental Graduation RSVP Form
We will grill burgers, hot dogs, and vegetarian options. Feel free to bring a dish to share. All GES faculty, staff, students, and alumni are welcome. Hope to see you there!
Join us for "Transportation Planning in Greensboro and Beyond" with Greg Carlton to learn about transportation planning and its impact on our community and region. Attendees can enjoy a free pizza lunch while gaining valuable insights into current and future transportation initiatives.
As part of College of Arts & Sciences Week, join us on a walking tour that highlights solar infrastructure, bird-window collision mitigation projects, green building design, green fund projects, and more.
Celebrate the College of Arts and Sciences with an exciting Geography Quiz Bowl Competition. Participants will have the chance to test their knowledge of world geography, cultures, places, and current events while competing in a fun and engaging academic challenge. Whether you're a geography enthusiast or simply looking for a... Continue reading...
Celebrate the College of Arts and Sciences with an exciting Geography Quiz Bowl Competition. Participants will have the chance to test their knowledge of world geography, cultures, places, and current events while competing in a fun and engaging academic challenge. Whether you’re a geography enthusiast or simply looking for a lively way to participate in the celebration, this event offers something for everyone. Free pizza lunch will be provided.
As part of College of Arts & Sciences Week, join us in Graham 106 for: “Where Can Geography Take You?” with Dr. Paul Knapp and “The Future of Environmental and Sustainability Studies“ with Aaron Allen.
Directly following the Colloquium lectures, stop by and talk with faculty and students about their research in this showcase event!
Join us in welcoming Geography's newest faculty member, Tasnuba Jerin, as she introduces herself, discusses her academic background, and shares insights into her teaching and research interests. This is a great opportunity for students and faculty to learn more about her work and connect with a new member of the... Continue reading...
“You Can’t Cook the Food If You Don’t Have the Water": Embodied Ecologies of Resource Insecurities
Dr. Cassie Workman, Associate Professor & Director of the Health, Medicine, and Society Program at UNCG
Dr. Workman’s research illuminates the biopsychosocial realities of syndemic, or co-occurring and overlapping, resource insecurities. By tracing the pathways through which resource inequities are created and maintained, she contends with the assumptions inherent in the definition and measurement of “insecurities.” Integrating social sciences into transdisciplinary approaches, she critically engages presumably intractable “wicked water problems” and the social and environmental terrains that shape them.
Hear from Erin Sherill, Deep River Riverkeeper, about the important work being done to protect and preserve the Deep River watershed. The presentation will explore environmental stewardship, water quality advocacy, and community efforts to safeguard local natural resources for future generations. Free pizza lunch will be provided.
Speaker: Jonathan Phillips, Chief Scientist at Croatan Earth Systems, NC and Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky Most studies of wetland response to sea-level rise are concerned with changes in elevation of salt marsh surfaces relative to the rate of coastal submergence. Marsh surface area increases... Continue reading...
