Alex Fries, M.S. student in Geography at UA, attended the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) conference this past week, October 17-20 in Norfolk, Virginia. Alex entered his map, “Alabama: […]
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Department of Geography Ph.D. Graduate Manual – 2018
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY–Graduate Manual PhD 2018 […]
Map Giveaway!
Free Maps! On September 20-21, the University of Alabama will be giving away free maps from 10:00am-5:00pm. Visit Farrah Hall, 3rd floor on those days! For more information on the […]
Shao article about rebuilding Houston using outdated flood maps
Dr. Shao recently published an article about the use of outdated flood risk maps to rebuild in Houston, Texas since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Read the article on The Conversation here. […]
2017-18 Geography Gazette published
The Department of Geography is proud to produce a newsletter updating faculty, staff, students, and alumni about happenings within the department. If you want to learn more about the department, […]
Students receive awards during Honors Week
As part of The University of Alabama‘s Honors Week, the Department of Geography is pleased to announce the following award winners: Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Kevin Willson Outstanding Graduate Teaching […]
Therrell’s work on Mississippi River flooding featured in Nature
Research Dr. Matt Therrell did as part of a team examining flooding along the Missisissippi River has been featured in Nature. Read a recap about the research here. The first article […]
Cohen publishes about network for flood risk reduction
Dr. Sagy Cohen recently co-authored a paper about the creation of a global network for flood risk reduction. Read the paper in Environmental Science & Policy here. […]
Magliocca leads paper about knowledge gaps of social-ecological systems
Dr. Nicholas Magliocca was the lead author on a paper examining the knowledge gaps from case studies of social-ecological systems. Read the entire article in Global Environmental Change. Click for […]
Weber publishes paper about roads in Mojave Desert
Dr. Joe Weber recently authored a paper about the transition from folk to engineered roads in the Mojave Desert. Check out the full article in Journal of Historical Geography. Click […]