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Two years ago, we set off on a journey to refamiliarize ourselves with the greater Charlotte region. With funding from The Duke Endowment, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute sought to understand how a cohesive region whose shared identity was once synonymous with the ethos of New South prosperity had splintered in recent decades. A thriving […]

The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences hosted more than 150 geographers at this year’s Applied Geography Conference on October 23-25 in Uptown Charlotte. Thanks to faculty, staff and graduate students, the conference was a true team effort. Student turnout was outstanding — 27 of our graduate students discussed their research, presented posters, organized panels, […]

The UNCC Department of Geography and Earth Sciences welcomed fellow geographers from the Middle East who were in Charlotte attending the Applied Geography Conference. They participated in a panel discussion in Dr. Ewers’ Geography of the Middle East course and took a tour around our beautiful campus. From Left to Right: Dr. Mohammad Alnasrallah (Kuwait […]

Terry Shirley Jr. is widely known for his enthusiasm for meteorology, and he wants to share that passion with others. Ultimately though, he simply wants to help students succeed. “Getting someone excited to learn, to grow as a person, to embrace diversity, to problem solve, to ask ‘Why?’, and to effectively communicate is what I […]

Elizabeth Delmelle spoke on NPR’s morning edition as part of WFAE’s Finding Home series documenting affordable housing issues in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. She discussed findings from her collaborative research project with Drs. Isabelle Nilsson and Claire Schuch on the impact of rail transit on neighborhoods, gentrification, and displacement. https://www.wfae.org/post/finding-home-does-light-rail-development-push-out-affordable-housing#stream/0

Terry Shirley, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, is one of three finalists for the UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award. Read more about Terry and the other finalists below. https://inside.uncc.edu/news-features/2019-08-21/unc-charlotte-recognize-teaching-excellence#utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=August_22_2019

Recently, GES’ staff cartographer, Patrick Jones, completed maps for use in Dr. Christine Haynes’ (UNC Charlotte Department of History) book, Our Friends the Enemies: The Occupation of France after Napoleon available at Harvard University Press. The book has been very well received and peer reviewed by academics from other universities. One such review, by Thomas […]

Professor Heather Smith and Environmental Sciences major Sierra Matteson recently returned from Jerusalem where they were team members of the 2019 UNC Charlotte Mount Zion Archeological Dig (https://digmountzion.uncc.edu/). Each year, UNC Charlotte students have the opportunity to join the dig through summer study abroad. This year, Dr. Smith was a member of the faculty team […]

Three GES students were selected as Student Assistants for this year’s 2019 ESRI User Conference held in San Diego California: Vani Singh, Zoey Zhang, Sam Holden. All three are new or continuing in the geography MA program. The students gained valuable networking opportunities and furthered their appreciation of the numerous applications of GIS. Vani reported […]

“Part of understanding Antarctic geomorphology, is understanding how rocks actually crack,” said Martha-Cary (Missy) Eppes, a geologist at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. “Understanding the factors that influence rock fracture on Earth’s surface generally is something that we haven’t quantified.” Click here for the full article. https://antarcticsun.usap.gov/science/contentHandler.cfm?id=4401