Geography Awareness Week 2024
Geography Awareness Week 2024 is here! Join us as we raise awareness for this truly diverse and dynamic field. Geographers … are navigators for tomorrow who are able to view...
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Abdulahi Opejin Published Research on Air Pollution Exposure Assessment
Abdhulahi’s research titled, ‘Assessing Bias in Personal Exposure Estimates When Indoor Air Quality Is Ignored: A Comparison between GPS-enabled Mobile Air Sensor Data and Stationary Outdoor Sensor Data’ was recently...
Abdulahi Opejin Receives an NSF Travel Award
Abdulahi Opejin received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Award and an invitation to participate in the Natural Hazard Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Summer Institute at the University of...
Julia Shukis
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia Major: Geography with a concentration in Geographic and Environmental Systems Minor: Atmospheric Sciences, Psychology Also earning: Geographic Information Science (GIS) certificate. What led you to choose your major? From...
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
The Department of Geography, Planning and Environment celebrated the accomplishments of our newest MS Geography graduates during our recognition ceremony on May 4. Pictured with the Graduate Program Director Anuradha...
Dr. Levine Selected to the 2024-2025 EOSA Cohort
Dr. Kaylyn Levine was selected to the 2024-2025 Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy (EOSA) cohort and will conduct community-based participatory research (CBPR) with Pitt County Economic Development on access to...
Jesslyn Ferentz (BS Applied Atmospheric Science 2017)
Current Position & Responsibilities Weekend Morning Meteorologist ABC7 SWFL (WZVN-TV) "I am currently the weekend morning meteorologist at ABC7 in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida! Every day I forecast for 5...
Caroline Van Staalduinen
Hometown: Terra Ceia, NC Majors: Geography, Community and Regional Planning, and International Studies What led you to choose your major? My passion for creating equity and better quality of life...
Geography/Environmental Studies Major Completes Coastal Federation Internship
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Dr. Bee & Colleagues Awarded a US $1.5 Million Wellcome Trust Grant
Dr. Bee and colleagues have received a $1.5 million Welcome Trust Grant to conduct research on how a heat-health action plan can help to manage the effects of heat in...