Study Geography at UConn
Upcoming Events
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Dec
4
Sociology Colloquium: Filiz Garip (Princeton) 1:00pm
Sociology Colloquium: Filiz Garip (Princeton)
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
“Climate Change, Migration, and Inequality”
Filiz Garip (Princeton University)
There are over 10 million Mexican migrants in the United States; about half are undocumented. This work connects the historical mobility patterns to the United States extreme weather conditions in Mexico. The analysis combines predictive machine learning tools with mechanism-based statistical models. The results show that combination and sequencing of droughts are critical to all aspects of the migration process: who migrates, whether migrants use clandestine channels to cross, and when they return to Mexico.
Lunch will be served:
- Buffalo Chicken Wrap (buffalo chicken, chopped romaine, and shredded carrots with ranch dressing)
- The Riviera (turkey, brie cheese & thinly sliced granny smith apple with lettuce & cranberry mayonnaise on a croissant)
- Roasted Vegetable Stack Sandwich (grilled portabella mushroom, roasted red pepper, caramelized onion and other seasonal grilled vegetables topped with a balsamic glaze, served on a brioche roll)
- Chick Pea Salad Wrap (chick peas, dill, parsley and celery tossed with vegan mayonnaise, served with lettuce, tomato in an herb wrap)
- Potato salad
- Cookies & mini brownies
- Soda and water
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Dec
4
Wednesday Workshops: Hana Maruyama “The Land Is Fenced: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands” 1:15pm
Wednesday Workshops: Hana Maruyama “The Land Is Fenced: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands”
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Walter Childs Wood Hall
The History Department hosts Wednesday Workshops several times throughout the semester to further scholarly dialogue among graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars. In the form of a brownbag lunch, the speaker presents their research-in-progress and then engages in a Q&A with the audience.
Contact Information:
Please contact Assistant Professor Kaveh Yazdani at kaveh.yazdani@uconn.edu if you are interested in presenting at or attending a Wednesday Workshop.
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Jan
30
Teale Lecture: Bart Elmore (Ohio State University) 4:00pm
Teale Lecture: Bart Elmore (Ohio State University)
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights
- 01/30/25 - What the History of Monsanto Can Teach Us About the Future of Food
- This is an Honors Event. See tags below for category information. #UHLevent10935
Contact Information:
Gregory Anderson, Gregory.Anderson@uconn.edu;
Kathleen Segerson, Kathleen.Segerson@uconn.edu;
or Michael Willig, Michael.Willig@uconn.edu;
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Mar
27
Teale Lecture: David Sedlack (University of California, Berkeley) 4:00pm
Teale Lecture: David Sedlack (University of California, Berkeley)
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights
- 03/27/25 - Realizing the Promise of Nature-Based Water Treatment in the Age of Climate Change Adaptation
- This is an Honors Event. See tags below for category information. #UHLevent10937
Contact Information:
Gregory Anderson, Gregory.Anderson@uconn.edu;
Kathleen Segerson, Kathleen.Segerson@uconn.edu;
or Michael Willig, Michael.Willig@uconn.edu;
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Curriculum Info
Studying Geography at UConn
Major or Minor in Geographic Information Science
Courses being offered in the Spring 2025 semester which count towards the GISc major and minor include:
- Geog 2500: Intro to GIS
- Geog 2505: Applications of GIS
- Geog 3500Q: Geographic Data Analysis
- Geog 3510: Cartographic Techniques
- Geog 4095: Intro to Geospatial Artificial Intelligence
- Geog 4230: GIS & Remote Sensing for Geoscience Applications
- Geog 4240: Disaster Risk & Vulnerability
- Geog 4518: Mobile GIS [online]
Notable Geography News
- 2024 Virtual Open House for Prospective GSCU Graduate StudentsPosted on November 15, 2024
- UConn Students Compete in Sustainability ChallengePosted on November 12, 2024
- UConn GSCU wins regional GeoBowl at Fall NESTVAL Conference.Posted on October 28, 2024
- Geog2400: Intro to Sustainable Cities offered in both Winter & Spring semestersPosted on October 18, 2024
Recent Graduate Student Publications
BenBella, Diane & Ghosh, D. 2021. Combining Geospatial Analysis with HIV Care Continuum to Identify Differential HIV/AIDS Treatment Indicators in Uganda. The Professional Geographer.
Barocci, Antonio. 2020. Political arrests of women under fascism: gender and the special tribunal in Italy 1926–1928. GeoJournal.
Adams, Aaron., Li, W., Zhang, C., & Chen, X. 2020. The disguised pandemic: the importance of data normalization in COVID-19 web mapping. Public Health.
Terbeck, Fabian. 2020. Defining Suburbs: An Evaluation and Comparison of Four Methods. The Professional Geographer.
UConn Geography Alumni Award Recipients
2024: Nick McNamara, BA '03, MA '07, GIS/CAD Administrator, UConn ITS
2023: Jeanne Thibeault, PhD '10, Climate scientist, adjunct professor (retired).
2022: Julie Annino, PhD '02, Senior Transportation Engineer, CT Dept of Transportation
2021: Patrick Heidkamp, MA '03, PhD '07, Professor, Southern CT State University
2019: Todd Dumais, BA '03, Town Planner, City of West Hartford
2018: Richard Annitto, BA '85, Vice President, GIS and Survey Division, LiRo Group
2017: Ben Spaulding, PhD '10, Catastrophe Risk Manager, Homesite Group
2016: Patrice Carson, BA '82, Consulting Director of Community Development, Town of Bolton
2015: Tyler Kleykamp, BA '00, Chief Data Officer, Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management