UGA Geography

The mission of UGA Geography is to advance understanding of social and natural processes in a complex and changing world.

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You're Invited! ✨ The Department of Geography is proud to welcome Dr. Ralf Ludwig of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich to UGA this Friday. Dr. Ludwig will deliver a lecture titled “Climate Futures – New (compound) Extremes and Challenges for Water Resources Management."

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Join us for next week's GeoAI Seminar with Tung Nguyen of UCLA! Join via Zoom at the link in our bio 🌍

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Join us for next week's GeoAI Seminar with Yifan Zhang of the Chinese University of Geoscience. See you there!

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 🚀 UGA Geography Ph.D. student Chintan Maniyar has been named a recipient of NASA’s Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINNEST) fellowship!

Congratulations, Chintan! 🎉

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University of Georgia Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Environmental Achievement Award. 🎉

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You're invited to join GUSTO next Thursday (9/7) to hang out, make crafts, and watch the sunset on the green roof while eating FREE PIZZA! GUSTO will also be holding elections for a couple exec positions (anyone is welcome to run). Bring a friend! Can't wait to see you there ...

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⭐ANNOUNCING⭐

Our Fall 2023 GeoAI Seminar series! Each seminar will be offered in person and via Zoom.

Our series will be kicked off next Thursday, August 24th by Cheng Deng of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. See you there!

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🌎🌎🌎 WELCOME BACK TO CLASS! 🌎🌎🌎

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Interested in developing your knowledge of statistical programming with computer software specific to quantitative geographic analysis? Consider joining Dr. Jerry Shannon's GEOG 4300 course this Fall!

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Join Dr. Shepherd this fall for his Satellite Meteorology and Climatology class! This course explores the application of satellite remote sensing in meteorology and climatology 🌏

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Are you looking for a weather forecast practicum that provides an opportunity to obtain real-time, real-world experience forecasting conventional weather parameters? We've got a home for you in our Weather Forecasting Seminar with Dr. John Knox ☂️

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🖥️ Interested in advancing your GIS computer programming skills? Join Dr. Mu this Fall! This course explores customization of GIS applications with academic and commercial programming tools. 🖥️

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Consider joining Dr. John Knox's upcoming Fall 2023 course, Hidden Figures in the Atmospheric Sciences!

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🌍 Interested in learning more about Earth's physical climate? Consider joining Dr. Andrew Grundstein's Physical Climatology class this Fall! 🌍

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Join Dr. Andy Herod this Fall for a comparative and historical analysis of labor movements, social class, and politics in developed and developing countries. This course emphasizes labor and globalization, changing structure of work, and democratic politics.

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Want to take your GIS programming skills to the next level? This course will help you develop your computer programming skills tailored to the needs of advanced users of geographic information science (GIS)!

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Interested in learning more about remote sensing? Join Dr. Deepak Mishra this Fall!

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Join Dr. Angela Yao this Fall to learn the principles and applications of geographic information systems (GIS)!

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Join Dr. Steve Holloway this Fall for an historical and thematic survey of the interrelationships between cities, urbanization, and nature! 🏢 🌲

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Join Dr. Amy Traguer this Fall for an introduction to the political, economic, and social origins and implications of several Western food commodities, with a focus on breakfast (e.g., coffee, milk, eggs, and peaches). 🥕🍅🥦