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Department of Geography
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Article ItemElizabeth Tsang places in public speaking contest , article
Wildlife conservation major Elizabeth Tsang placed third in the impromptu speaking contest at the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences regional cluster meeting in Atlanta.
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Article ItemParece reaps multiple accolades , article
In addition to winning scholarships and a poster competition, Tammy Parece has co-authored a number of published works.
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Article ItemGraduates earn top-notch meteorology jobs , article
Several recent graduates have leveraged their education and experience into high-profile meteorology positions.
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Article ItemPathway scholars announced , article
Two faculty members from the geography department — Assistant Professors Tim Baird and Bob Oliver — were among the eight selected as 2015 Pathways Faculty Scholars, a role that was initiated last year and is a vital part of the university’s initiative to reinvent its general education curriculum.
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Article ItemGeography student puts heart and soul into library project , article
Mohamed Mwinyi fell in love with geography on his first day of third grade in Boko, a small town outside Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania.
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Article ItemStudent earns photography honors , article
Cole Thrift’s photo of a garter snake, taken while on a hike to the Cascades with friends, was one of five finalists in the VOWA/Hunt’s Best Outdoor Photo Collegiate Competition.
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Article ItemModern family — Age-old traditions are fading on the savannah , article
When you pay for a lunch or help a friend move, are you, in effect, buying insurance against a future need? Yes, if you are Maasai.
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Article ItemAchievable Dream Academy students visit CNRE , article
Sixteen high school students from An Achievable Dream Academy in Newport News, Virginia, experienced a one-of-a-kind internship this summer.
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Article ItemStudents develop strategies to address flooding and sea-level rise in the city of Hampton , article
Graduate students in an interdisciplinary course visited Hampton and then worked with the course’s undergraduate students to develop recommendations for select communities.
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Article ItemGeography students earn USGIF scholarships , article
Geography majors Travis Stevens-White of Laramie, Wyoming, and Matthew Vaughan of Louisville, Kentucky, each received a $5,000 scholarship from the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.
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Article ItemTwo geography majors earn NOAA scholarships , article
Sophomores Christopher "C.A.M." Gerlach of Alexandria, Virginia, and Gina Li of Herndon, Virginia, each received a two-year scholarship and a 10-week summer internship at a NOAA facility.
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Article ItemStudents dominate outdoor writing and photo contest , article
Students in the college continue to uphold the university’s tradition of success in the annual VOWA/Dominion Resources annual Collegiate Undergraduate Writing and Photo Contest, taking home eight of 12 awards in the 2015-16 competition.
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Article ItemStiles commended by the CIA , article
Kenneth Stiles received the Career Commendation Medal from the CIA for exceptional achievement during his 29 years of service.
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Article ItemBaird featured in National Geographic , article
Assistant Professor Tim Baird’s work on the impacts of technology on a rural African culture was featured in National Geographic’s March 2016.
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Article ItemSearch and rescue! , article
When not working on her master’s in geography, Ashley Lewis, spends much of her time as a search and rescue (SAR) volunteer, which includes training, teaching, and responding to calls.
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