Aidan Caron, a GIScience major at UConn, received a prestigious Geospatial Data Creation and Curation Fellowship in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Aidan is a junior undergraduate student with double-majors in GIScience and Political Science. He developed his interest in geospatial data upon taking courses related to urban accessibility, transportation geography, and American politics. “This […]

Professor Debs Ghosh and Professor Peter Chen were recently interviewed for the CAHNR One Health, One Community podcast.  Great work Debs and Peter!   Dr. Ghosh’s interview can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5qps2-11933ad Dr. Chen’s interview can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zufrk-11933c3

Read Adam Gallaher’s Op-Ed piece which appeared in the Hartford Courant on January 18. https://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-electric-vehicle-industry-01152022-20220118-ci42u6hklnephnmux6tuvvbmqa-story.html

UConn Alum Shapes U.S. Climate Policy

PhD student Adam Gallaher recently received a lot of media attention in regards to a tree-trimming study he was the lead author on (see the two links below).  Great work Adam. today.uconn.edu/2021/12/study-tree-trimming-pays-dividends-for-eversource-customers   www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/routine-tree-trimming-does-help-reduce-power-outages-study  

Congratulations to Diane Benbella for successfully defending her dissertation. Her dissertation title is:  A Geospatial Analysis of Uganda’s Progress and Challenges Towards the Target of “90-90-90” for Ending the HIV Epidemic

Shamayeta Bhattacharya was recently involved in the Collaborative to Advance Equity Through Research on Women and Girls of Color panel discussing her research.  You can read more about the panel here:  https://today.uconn.edu/2021/11/scholars-highlight-gaps-in-research-about-women-and-girls-of-color-in-stem-and-public-health-fields.     And a big congratulations go out to both Shamayeta and Aaron Adams who each recently published a paper in The Geographical […]

Congratulations to Professor Atkinson-Palombo for receiving the Outstanding Service Award from the UConn Provost. You can read the full story on the UConn Today site:  today.uconn.edu/2021/10/provosts-outstanding-service-award-2021  

Associate Professor Debs Ghosh will be giving two webinars during the Fall 2021 semester.  Please see links below for more info regarding specifics of each talk. October 7th , Department of Geography, Clark University.  “Towards Social Topology: Connecting people, places, things, and policies in GIS”. https://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/event/fall-2021-colloquium-speaker-series-debarchana-ghosh October 28th , UConn Center for mHealth and Social […]

Associate Professor-in-Residence Andy Jolly-Ballantine thinks everyone should check out the recent UConn Today article about the Sustainable Community Food Systems Minor. Sustainability, Community, and Food – Theory Meets Action for UConn Undergrads