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As the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the globe, permafrost, land ice and sea ice are disappearing at unprecedented rates. And these changes not only affect the infrastructure, economies and cultures of the Arctic, they have significant
Collaboration and community were at the heart of the Geography department’s first Graduate Student Forum held on Saturday January 26th. The forum was organized by Graduate Director Jennifer Fluri, Graduate Program Assistant Karen
Sometime in the late afternoon, I joined the crowd that had gathered before the Bear totem, a one-ton, nine-foot piece of a coastal fir delivered by truck from Washington State. The day before, about a dozen of us lifted the
Today was the department's Fall Commencement ceremony. Congratulations to our new graduates! The commencement photos have been published. Also see a video of the commencement ceremony and watch Mark Serreze and Babs
The 2018 Fall Newsletter has been published and is available for viewing. The newsletter is packed with department news, alumni updates, and student and faculty articles. Contents: Bill Travis: Message from the
Geography course enrollment is now open for Spring 2019! Many exciting Geography courses are available to you from our areas of focus: General GeographyPhysical GeographyEnvironment-SocietyHuman
Join Professor Jennifer Fluri on this Maymester Global Seminar!You will explore the unique history and geography of the Czech Republic, deepen your understanding of how political and economic changes and transitions have a diverse impact on social
The U.S. Geological Survey has selected a °µÍø½ûÇø team to host the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center for the next five years, in a move that will foster both innovation and
Colleen Reid, an Assistant Professor at the °µÍø½ûÇø, has been selected as a JPB Environmental Health (EH) Fellow by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Funded by the JPB
by Kelly Hopping & Emily YehThe Tibetan Plateau supports a vast expanse of rolling meadows and grassy steppes that are nearly 3 miles (4,500 meters or 14,700 feet), on average, above sea level. Well above the tree line, these alpine ecosystems