Department of Geography News

Mason Auger and Galen Maclaurin have been awarded the 2014-2015 Gilbert White Doctoral Fellowships.

James A. and Jeanne B. DeSana Graduate Research Scholarships for 2014-2015 have been awarded to Joel Correia, Eric Reiff, and Alex Stum.

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based...

The 2013-2014 recipients of Geography's Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching have been awarded to: Meredith DeBoom for the Teaching Assistant Award Julia Hicks for the Graduate Part Time Instructor (GPTI) Award Both awards carry a $1,000 fellowship.

The 2014-2015 Jennifer Dinaburg Memorial Research Fellowship recipients are: Chris Anderson-Tarver, Joel Correia, Julia Hicks, Galen Murton, Caitlin Ryan and Sam Smith.

Regarding the ongoing student movement afoot in Taiwan, Ian published this comprehensive insider report as a participant-observer from day one. Read his article Inside Taiwan's Sunflower Movement - Where Asia's Largest Student Uprising is Blooming

How did a Liberal Arts major from Vassar College end up researching carbon respiration in gale-force winds at the height of winter in the Rockies? Doctoral candidate John Knowles just smiles and shakes his head, recalling the story. Read entire article

Max Counter and Shea Frydenlund have been selected as the 2013-2014 recipients of the department's Adam Kolff Memorial Research Fellowship. The 2013-2014 fellowship provides $2000 toward research expenses for MA students.

The Africa Specialty Group notified Meredith that she is the winner of the 2014 Student Paper Competition. Her award will be presented at the upcoming AAG meeting in Tampa, Florida.

John O'Loughin co-authored this Washington Post article with Gerald Toal: How people in South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Transnistria feel about annexation by Russia .