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The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences congratulates Ms. Claire Schuch, PhD Student in Geography and Urban Regional Analysis who was honored with the Johanna R. Baker Fellowship from the Graduate School at UNC Charlotte. See below for link to story about the awards ceremony held at the Harris Alumni Center on October 25th , […]
To enhance its social and behavioral science research, UNC Charlotte has established Project Mosaic, an initiative that will be led by Knight Foundation Distinguished Professor Jean-Claude Thill. The divisions of Academic Affairs and Research and Economic Development are funding the university-wide effort, which will be housed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Project […]
At the end of October, the City of Charlotte hosted the first annual Neighborhood Leadership Awards with the Neighborhood Improvement Award going to Reid Park, a neighborhood partner of the Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP). The award recognizes a neighborhood association that has shown a commitment to enhancing the aesthetics and safety of their neighborhood. […]
UNC Charlotte urban design and community planning student Dylan McKnight began working on a park design for the neighborhood as a major project for his master’s degree. http://plancharlotte.org/story/charlotte-mecklenburg-reid-park-uncc-urban-design
Doctoral Candidate Tara Bengle of the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Department and the Charlotte Action Research Project received an exclusive invitation to participate in meeting no. 3 of the “Democratic Practices and Community Development” work group. Her invitation comes as a result of an abstract she submitted, titled “Integrating popular education into a […]
The UNC Charlotte chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, an honor’s organization for geography students, has resumed their reign over the NC World Geography Bowl competition! Once again, the trophy has been returned to UNC Charlotte by team members Carolynne Hultquist, Ran Tao, Sara Gleave, Monica Dorning and Joe Howarth, team captain. Both Carolynne and Joe […]
http://plancharlotte.org/story/charlotte-city-neighborhood-matching-grants
UNC Charlotte, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Associate Professor Scott Hippensteel recently published an article with economist Dr. Simon Condliffe of West Chester University titled: Profiting from the past: Are fossils a sound investment? GSA Today, v. 23, no. 8; doi: 10.1130/GSATG179GW.1
USIALE_Newsletter_201308.pdf UNC Charlotte Geography PhD student Monica Dorning and her research is featured in the “Spotlight on Student Members” in the US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) Newsletter Vol. 28/2. UNC Charlotte, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Sara Gagné was elected to the office of Councillor-at-Large […]
Congratulations to Claire Schuch, PhD Student in Geography and Urban Regional Analysis, on her selection as a 2013-2014 Graduate Life Fellow with UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School.
Alumna Jennifer Meehan (BS-METR-2008) recently accepted a position in Washington, DC at the National Academy of Sciences as a member of the Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS) Space Study Board, where she will play an integral role in advising Congress, federal organizations (including NOAA, NASA, NSF, DOE, and Homeland Security), and civilian space […]
Heath Corder (M.S. Earth Sciences candidate, under the advisement of Dr. Manda Adams) was interviewed by WSOC-TV regarding the non-traditional physical mechanisms responsible for the 5 March 2012 tornado that destroyed several homes in East Charlotte. Heath is the lead author on the study (with Dr. Matt Eastin) documenting the event. The research team in […]