GEOG | Geographical Sciences Department

Dr. Catherine Nakalembe Named as 2020 Africa Food Prize Laureate

Eyes on the Arctic

GEOG Researchers Create the First Global 30m GEDI-Based Forest Canopy Height Map

Dr. Julie Silva Named as a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Faculty Mentor

Dr. Humber Leads Research Teams Receiving the Rapid Response & Novel Research in Earth Science Grant and an AWS Grant

Statement from the Chair against Racism

Department of Geographical Sciences Overview

Global Environmental Changes Leading to Shorter, Younger Trees

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News & Events

Quantifying Riverscape Vegetation Change using Drone Laser Scanning

Dr. Resop Presents Drone Lidar Research in Online Summer Conferences for SCGIS and TUGIS

MS GIS Senior Lecturer Jonathan Resop presented in two summer online conferences: the Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) national conference and the Towson University GIS (

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Dr. Kerner Receives Rapid Response and Novel Research Grant to Combat Agricultural Market Instability

Dr. Kerner Receives Rapid Response and Novel Research Grant to Combat Agricultural Market Instability - Read more

Research From Drs. Hurtt and Chini Highlighted in The Economist

A study published in Science magazine co-authored by Dr. George Hurtt and Dr.

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Forest cover in 2000 from the averaged satellite-based forest cover

Ph.D. Candidate Lei Ma Leads Paper on Land-Use Change Transition Rules in Geoscientific Model Development

Ph.D. Candidate Lei Ma, along with co-authors Dr. George Hurtt, Dr. Louise Chini, and Dr.

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