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John Nowlin has a new job!

Posted on April 24, 2018

John Nowlin has recently been hired as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geospatial Technologies, in the Agriculture Department at Arkansas […]


Dr. Debbage Gets AAG Research Award

Posted on April 5, 2018

Dr. Debbage will receive the John Rooney Award for Applied Research from the Association of American Geographers – Recreation, Tourism […]


Student Climate Change Summit

Posted on March 26, 2018

On March 29th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, students from elementary school through college are […]


Dr. Keith Debbage and Shaylee Bowen (M.A. ’17) Recognized at Entrepreneurship Conference in Los Angeles

Posted on January 19, 2018

Dr. Debbage and Shaylee Bowen’s paper at the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference in Los […]


Dr. Selima Sultana – “Minicars, Maglevs and Mopeds”

Posted on December 12, 2017

Dr. Selima Sultana’s book, Minicars, Maglevs, and Mopeds:  Modern Modes of Transportation around the World (2016 ABC-CLIO Press), was highlighted […]


Strong showing by UNCG at SEDAAG Geography Bowl

Posted on November 28, 2017

North Carolina’s World Geography Bowl Team took home their 2nd straight SEDAAG World Geography Bowl Championship on November 20, 2017, […]


Dr. Johnson contributes to Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security Affairs report

Posted on November 16, 2017

A report released this week by the Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security Affairs, chaired by the Center for […]


UNCG Students Recognized at the SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geography Annual Meeting

Posted on October 31, 2017

Two of the five papers selected for the Doctoral Honors Paper competition at this year’s annual SEDAAG meeting in Starkville, […]


Martha Bridges Sharma – class of 1967

Posted on October 5, 2017

Martha Bridges Sharma (B.A. in Geography ’67), in addition to having a truly remarkable career, has been a wonderful supporter […]


Dr. Roy Stine’s remote sensing team at work

Posted on September 29, 2017

Dr. Stine’s remote sensing team has been working in Salisbury, NC looking for the possible remnants of a Confederate prison […]