Matthew LaFevor, an associate professor in UA’s Department of Geography and the Environment, has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences (HEGS) Program. […]
Category: Research
“Searching for Home Waters” published by Michael K. Steinberg
University of Georgia Press $25.97 The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is an iconic species among fly anglers and cold-water conservationists in eastern North America. This fish registers as a […]
Health impacts of small-scale gold mining in Kenyasi, Ghana
Drs. Seth Appiah_Opoku and Joe Weber along with graduate student Will McWhorter have published a new article Health impacts of small-scale gold mining in Kenyasi, Ghana, on small-scale gold […]
Improving Mobility
Graduate student Emily Schnarre and faculty members Seth Appiah-Opoku and Joe Weber recently published a paper on “Improving mobility and infrastructural connectivity on college campus for commuting students: a case […]
Weather Forecast Semiotics: Public Interpretation of Common Weather Icons
Authors: Jake Reed, Susan Jasko and Jason Senkbeil Abstract: Weather icons are some of the most frequently used visual tools meteorologists employ to communicate weather information. Previous research has […]
Spatial and temporal changes in the frequency and magnitude of intense precipitation events in the southeastern United States
Skeeter, W. J., J. C. Senkbeil, and D. J. Keelings. 2018. Spatial and temporal changes in the frequencey and magnitude of intense precipitation events in the southeastern United States. International Journal […]
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 […]