Professor Debanuj DasGupta to deliver the keynote speech for the Sexuality and Space Speciality Group at the American Association of Geographers Annual Conference in New Orleans on 04/11/2018. 

Dr. Atkinson-Palombo to chair General Education Environmental Literacy Task Force for UConn Senate. At its meeting on February 5, 2018 the Senate approved the following motion: All University of Connecticut students will be required to take a 3-credit Environmental Literacy course as part of the General Education Requirements that will not add to the total […]

Professor Debanuj DasGupta traveled to Mumbai and Kolkata, India to give talks at three research universities. Prof. DasGupta is currently developing links between the Women’s Studies Research Centre at the S.N.D.T. University in Mumbai and the Department of Geography at Presidency University. Here are the details of the three talks: Title: “Understanding Gender Based Violence […]

Professor Debs Ghosh recently traveled to New Delhi to give two talks at Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Here are the details of the two talks: Title: Connected Technologies for “Smarter” Geographical Health Research Place: Geo-Research Forum, Geography Department, University of Delhi Date: 01/05/2018 And Title: Connected Technologies for “Smarter” Geographical Health Research Place: […]

Ken Foote discussing responses to recent violence on BYUradio. You can access your interview here: https://www.byuradio.org/

Professors Carol Atkinson-Palombo and Norman Garrick will be leading a three-week study abroad program in Amsterdam. (click on the image on the right to enlarge the graphic)   For more information: email:  carol.atkinson-palombo@uconn.edu Visit:  abroad.uconn.edu/program/sustainable-amsterdam Join:  The “UConn Sustainable Amsterdam” Facebook group.

Professor Fosdick will be giving a colloquium to the Earth & Environmental Sciences Department at Wesleyan University on Nov 9th, 2017.  The title of her talk is:  Tectonic insights from integrated sedimentary provenance: from orogenic growth of the Patagonian Andes to Quaternary faulting along the San Andreas Fault. If you are interested in attending, the […]

Congratulations to Shamayeta Bhattacharya who recently won 2nd place in the NESTVAL student paper competition. Her paper is titled:  Exploring and operationalizing the beach walkability construct based on tourist’s perception:  An empirical study conducted in the east Midnapore beaches.

Professor Foote was recently interviewed for an UConn Today posting regarding memoral sites and the Las Vegas shooting. You can find the posting here:  http://today.uconn.edu/2017/10/vegas-mass-murder-memorialized.

Google Earth: Strategies for Active Pedagogy In and Out of the Classroom Ken Foote, Geography Wednesday, September 13, 2017 1:30 – 3:30 pm – Laurel Hall 302 Registration is required. Google Earth offers remarkable worldwide imagery that can help students understand and apply important concepts drawn from many disciplines. This workshop offers examples how Google Earth […]