
GEOSCIENCES NEWS
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Recent News
Dr. Kavita Pandit named AAG Fellow
Dr. Kavita Pandit, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor in the Department of Geosciences has been named to the inaugural class of AAG Fellows, which is a new program to recognize geographers who have made significant contributions to advancing geography....read more ❯
New Urban Hydrology Research by Diem and Milligan
Check out this article in GSU Newshub that highlights the work of our...read more ❯
NABG Conference A Huge Success
The National Association for Black Geoscientists Annual Conference was held at GSU Geosciences last week and was a huge success. There were presentations, field trips, and a keynote address by Dr. Isaac J. Crumbly.
Shown above...read more ❯
Dr. Hankins takes over as Interim Department Chair
Dr. Hankins majored in Russian Area Studies and minored in Geography at Dartmouth College, received her Master’s degree in Geography from The University of Arizona, and completed her PhD in Geography at The University of Georgia. Prior to her arrival at Georgia...read more ❯
GSU Provost and Professor of Geosciences Risa Palm Publishes Paper on Climate Change Perception in Flagship Journal Annals of the AAG
Dr. Risa Palm, who is the University Provost and also a Professor of Geosciences, has published a paper titled “What Causes People to Change Their Opinion about Climate Change,” in the journal Annals of the American Association of Geographers. She was joined in the...read more ❯
Geosciences in the Headlines
Geosciences master's student Lucy Taylor examines lead contamination in the gold mining villages of Nigeria. Lucy has been a huge part of our department here at GSU Geosciences for years. As a leader of student organizations and now...read more ❯
Scientist examines climate's role in pressures on protected lands in Africa
ATLANTA - Georgia State University's Jeremy E. Diem, associate professor of geography, will join researchers from several universities to explore the links between land use, climate and wildlife in protected areas of western Uganda.
The National Science Foundation...read more ❯
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