GEOG | Geographical Sciences Department

Grand Challenges: Monitoring Second-Generation Biofuel Crops to Inform Climate Mitigation Efforts

How Spaceborne Lidar is Redefining Our Understanding of Forest Structure

NASA's FireSense Team Selects GEOG Researchers to Tackle Wildfire Challenges

Forest fire with connecting networks superposed.

GEOG Faculty Tapped to Fight Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Urge Rethink of European Green Deal’s Global Impact

NASA Carbon Monitoring System Awards Major Grants to GEOG Faculty

GEOG Student Selected as NASA’s FINESST to Study Southeast Asia Conservation

Collage of photos of PhD students Fall 2024

Introducing a New Generation of Ph.D. Scholars in Geographical Sciences

Gore and Team Awarded $2 Million Grant to Disrupt Illegal Wildlife Trade

News & Events

Kristen Halliday sits on a bench next to a waterfall.

Quick Chat With Kristen Halliday

For over a decade, Kristen Halliday. assistant director of the Master of Sciences Programs, has contributed to the growth and success of both undergraduate and graduate programs at the Department of Geographical Sciences.

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Alumni Q&A: Xueyuan (Eric) Gao, Ph.D. Summer '24

Xueyuan (Eric) Gao, who recently started a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University, offers thoughtful advice for current graduate students exploring their own academic and professional journeys.

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New Research Offers Streamlined Way to Assess Forests for Climate Policy

A collaboration between GEOG researchers and a wide range of forest experts shares a satellite-based method to estimate global forests in line with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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