Tag: Department of Geography

UGA technology cited for “Making the World a Better Place”

A University of Georgia technology that makes land and water safe from explosives contamination is…
UGA geography professor named winner of national award

Marshall Shepherd, an associate professor of geography in the University of Georgia Franklin College of…
John Knox of UGA department of geography wins national award

ohn Knox, an assistant professor in the department of geography at the University of Georgia,…
New temperature table created to reduce heat-related deaths of children in cars

A team of researchers at UGA has developed an easy-to-use table of vehicle temperature changes…
New, easy-to-use UGA temperature table may help reduce heat-related deaths of children in closed car

Now, a team of researchers at the University of Georgia has developed an easy-to-use table…
California professor to lecture on alternative food at UGA

Julie Guthman, an associate professor in the community studies department at the University of California…
Former associate dean of Franklin College returns to UGA as associate provost for int’l education

Kavita Pandit, a high-level administrator and professor at the State University System of New York,…
Research shows dry autumns and winters may lead to fewer spring tornadoes

Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by…
UGA weather forecasting team wins national honors

A top-three finish in the national team rankings. Multiple regular-season and post-season individual honors. It…
Fewer twisters

Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by…
UGA faculty honored for outstanding research, scholarship

University of Georgia faculty and graduate students were recognized for outstanding research and scholarship at…
UGA wins grat to extend research in Appalachia

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $6.7 million to a consortium of…
Four UGA students win National Geographic internships

Four University of Georgia students in the department of geography have won internships with National…
Noted Indian journalist to speak on UGA campus on Dec. 5

Palagummi Sainath, an award-winning Indian journalist and photojournalist who reports primarily on poverty and social…
UGA geography professor wins top regional honor

Andrew Herod, a professor in the department of geography at the University of Georgia, has…
UGA researcher named Fellow of the American Meteorological Society

Marshall Shepherd, an associate professor in the department of geography at the University of Georgia,…
Research shows link between thunderstorms and asthma attacks

In the first in-depth study of its kind ever done in the Southeastern United States,…
UGA student wins travel stipend from Geographical Society

Joshua Durkee, a doctoral candidate in the Climate Research Laboratory of the department of geography…
New satellite study shows dramatic melting of Greenland ice during summer of 2007

Newly published research that includes satellite data from three separate sources shows that the seasonal…
Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas is working to make a difference. He is a senior double major in…
Geography head named associate dean of arts and sciences

Kavita Pandit, head of UGA’s geography department, has been named associate dean in the university’s…