The UConn School of Law’s Center for Energy and Environmental Law, along with the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, will be hosting a one day conference titled Climate, Carbon, and Cars. The conference is devoted to the present and future of automobiles and their impact on climate change and the environment. This is a great […]
Professor Carol Atkinson-Palombo appointed Director of the CLAS Environment Studies program
We are delighted of the announcement that Professor Carol Atkinson-Palombo has been appointed Director of the CLAS Environmental Studies Program, beginning on July 1, 2017 and continuing to June 30, 2022. Professor Atkinson-Palombo has a distinguished record of serving on the Environmental Studies Advisory Board, and of teaching the introductory and capstone courses for the […]
Professor Atkinson-Palombo recognized by the Center for Real Estate.
Associate Professor Carol Atkinson-Palombo is being being recognized by the UConn Center for Real Estate for her contribution to real estate research. The award honors University of Connecticut Professors who have performed outstanding research in real estate and provided service to the UConn Real Estate Program and the real estate profession. Congratulations Professor Atkinson-Palombo.
Diane BenBella receives NIH pre-doctorial fellowship
Congratulations go out to Diane BenBella, who has been selected to receive a competitive multi-year pre-doctoral fellowship program funded by NIH starting in July 2017. This fellowship is part of a T32-AIDS Training Grant with Dr. Seth Kalichman (UConn) as the PI and Dr. Debs Ghosh (Diane’s major advisor) as one of the five training […]
in memoriam: Thomas Lewis
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Tom Lewis on January 26, 2017. For those who did not know Tom, he spent 15 years as an Associate Professor-in-Residence here in the UConn Geography Department after teaching 29 years at Manchester Community College. He also served as the Connecticut […]
Professor Mark Boyer: Can’t we have an honest debate about climate change?
Professor Mark Boyer recently had op-ed published in the New Haven Register concerning climate change. You can read it here: http://www.nhregister.com/opinion/20170105/forum-cant-we-have-an-honest-debate-about-climate-change
Professor Ouimet on WNPR discussing LiDAR and the Hidden Secrets of CT’s Industrial Past
Professor Ouimet was recently interviewed on WNPR about finding charcoal mounds using LiDAR. http://wnpr.org/post/laser-scans-reveal-hidden-secrets-connecticuts-industrial-past
Geography graduate student Joey Danko wins NESTVAL award
Congratulations go out to Joey Danko for winning the Graduate Student Paper Award at the 2016 NESTVAL meeting. Joey’s paper, titled The Local Socioeconomic Impact of Destination Redevelopments in Las Vegas (1990-2010): A Shift-Share Analysis Approach, was presented in the Urban Geography 2: City Planning and Development session of the New England – St. Lawrence Valley […]
Professor Ghosh to give lectures at Winter School on Geospatial Technologies
Professor Ghosh to give lectures at Winter School on Geospatial Technologies, Chitakara University, Himachal Pradesh, India Dec 7th-9th 2016. Dr. Ghosh has been invited as a guest lecturer to a Winter School on Geospatial technologies and Applications held at the Chitkara University. The 21-day (1st December – 21st December, 2016) Winter School focuses on the […]
Professor Ghosh to give colloquium at SFSU
Dr. Debs Ghosh has been invited to give a colloquium at San Francisco State University. The title of her talk is: Beyond the Ivory Tower: Integrating Research and Teaching using Community Based Participatory Research. Her talk describes a research project titled, Picture my (un)healthy community: A youth photovoice project at three geographic scales’, a community based participatory research technique that […]