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Geography Professor John O'LoughlinTwo new articles from The Washington Post and Global Voices both feature research conducted by Professor John O’Loughlin, from the Program on
Exciting news for Holly Barnard and the department! She recently recieved the following letter: Dear Professor Barnard,It is a pleasure to write to you with the news that you have been chosen to receive a Boulder
Banner image: A forest in the San Juan range of the Rocky Mountains, with dead Engelmann spruce trees alongside live aspen trees. (Credit: Robert Andrus)Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence
Phurwa Gurung has a new article titled "Challenging Infrastructural Orthodoxies: Political and Economic Geographies of a Himalayan Road" published by Geoforum Journal.HighlightsRoad increases vulnerability to food insecurity in
Johannes UhlStefan Leyk's research team has two new publications. Johannes Uhl is the lead author on both. One is in Nature's Communications Earth & Environment and the other in Earth Systems Science Data
Our former colleague, Lynn Staeheli, passed away December 20th 2020 at her home in Tucson, AZ. Lynn joined the department as an assistant professor in 1989 after completing her PhD at the University of Washington. Subsequently
Earth-orbiting satellites and other instruments collect huge amounts of data, each providing a different lens through which scientists can map the environment. Some instruments measure reflections of visible light or radar waves
PRESS RELEASEEmbargoed for Tuesday, December 15, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C….The American Association of Geographers (AAG) announced the recipients of its 2021 AAG Honors, the highest honors bestowed on its members.
2020 Graduates, congratulations on your success and your accomplishments. Please see a commencement video of department chair Emily Yeh and associate chairs Holly Barnard and Stefan Leyk.
My love of travel and the environment led me to seek out opportunities to learn new skills and leverage these to travel around the world. This desire transitioned into a degree in Geography. In fact, I am one of the