Welcome to the Department of Geography at UConn
Notable Geography News
- Shamayeta and Deb’s Story Map: Finalist in ESRI’s 2020 Story Map CompetitionPosted on February 14, 2021
- Transportation Technology & Society research group: The Netherlands is the “Gold Standard”Posted on January 15, 2021
- Mark Boyer Op-Ed: Here’s to a boring 2021Posted on January 1, 2021
- Fabian Terbeck – Finalist for J. Warren Nystrom AwardPosted on December 15, 2020
- UConn Grad Students Win Poster Session Awards at CT GIS DayPosted on November 15, 2020
- Mark Boyer on Scholar’s Circle PodcastPosted on October 28, 2020
Upcoming Events
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3/11
Teale Lecture Series: The Quest For Environmental And Climate Justice
Teale Lecture Series: The Quest For Environmental And Climate Justice
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus WebEx Event Online
The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice
Robert Bullard, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy, Texas Southern University
Event Live Stream link and full list of Sponsors on the Teale Series webpage: https://cese.uconn.edu/the-edwin-way-teale-lecture-series/
Please join us for the next virtual Teale lecture to be streamed live on Thursday, March 11 at 4:00pm EST.
Dr. Robert Bullard has often been described as the father of environmental justice. A Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning Environmental Policy, and former Dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, he is also an award-winning author of eighteen books: https://drrobertbullard.com/books/
Climate change is the defining environmental justice, human rights, and public health issue of the twenty-first century. The most vulnerable populations around the world will suffer the earliest and most damaging setbacks because of where they live, their limited income and economic means, and their lack of access to health care. Dr. Bullard will examine the intersection of environmental action (or inaction) and racial disparities. The presentation will focus primarily on the United States and the need for empowering vulnerable populations, identifying environmental justice and climate change “hot-spot” zones. Bullard will discuss designing fair, just and effective adaptation, mitigation, emergency management and community resilience and disaster recovery strategies, and offer strategies to dismantle institutional policies and practices that create, exacerbate, and perpetuate inequality and vulnerability before and after disasters strike.
Bullard’s most recent books include Race, Place and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina (2009), Environmental Health and Racial Equity in the United States (2011), and The Wrong Complexion for Protection (2012).
In 2013, Robert Bullard was honored with the Sierra Club John Muir Award, the first African American to win the award, and in 2014, the Sierra Club named its new Environmental Justice Award after Dr. Bullard. Bullard completed his PhD at Iowa State University, and the Iowa State University Alumni Association named him its Alumni Merit Award recipient in 2015—an award also given to alumnus George Washington Carver in 1937.
Introducing and moderating the program discussion will be University of Connecticut hosts Carol Atkinson-Palombo and Michael Willig. Carol Atkinson-Palombo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Director of the Environmental Studies Program at UConn, and Chair of the University Senate. Distinguished Professor Michael Willig is the Executive Director of the Institute of the Environment and Director of the Center for Environmental Science and Engineering at UConn.
This WebEx event is open to the public and viewers may submit question via chat during the live program.Contact Information: CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu
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4/22
UConn Reads Forum: The Great Derangement: Climate Change And The Unthinkable
UConn Reads Forum: The Great Derangement: Climate Change And The Unthinkable
Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Other Virtual Event
This is the program’s main event! Author Amitav Ghosh will be joined by experts from multiple disciplines to discuss climate change and The Great Derangement (co-sponsored by the Teale Nature and the Environment Lecture Series)Contact Information: uconnreads@uconn.edu
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Student Opportunities & Resources
Geography Curriculum Info
Studying Geography at UConn
Major or Minor in Geographic Information Science
Courses being offered in the Spring 2021 semester which count towards the GISc major and minor include:
- Geog 2410: New Digital Worlds of GIS
- 2410 is a recommended prep course - Geog 2500: Intro to GIS
- Geog 2505: Applications of GIS
- Geog 2510: Visualizing Geographic Data
- Geog 3500Q: Geographic Data Analysis
- Geog 3512: Introduction to Spatial Data Science
- Geog 4230: GIS & Remote Sensing for Geoscience Applications
- Geog 4518: Mobile GIS
- Geog 4519: Spatial Big Data Analytics
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.
Outstanding Alumni
Conner Dickes, class of 2018, is a Planner/GIS Analyst at Milone & MacBroom.
Caroline Mazo, class of 2018, is a Physical Scientist at the US Geological Survey.
Tara Schwenzfeier, class of 2018, is a GIS Analyst at ForeFlight, a Boeing company.
Nick Lacafta, class of 2016, is a Technical Records Coordinator at the University of Connecticut.
Stefanie Walker, MA class of 2015, is a Senior Catastrophe Risk Consultant at Travelers Insurance.
Amy DellaGuistina, class of 2014, is an Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Senior Associate at Amgen.
Keep in touch with UConn Geography!
UConn Geography Alumni Award Recipients
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