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Charlotte has made plans to introduce 10-minute neighborhoods throughout the city. But what are they and what do they consist of? Read through John Kinsey’s (Current MA in Geography Graduate Student) blog post detailing the latest urban planning tool used to foster more mobility options. Chrono-urbanism: Time for Pedestrianized Cities By: John Kinsey, MA in […]

Students in Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology were treated to an out-of-this-world experience when examining a suite of meteorite thin sections on loan from NASA. The meteorites were found by scientists in Antarctica as part of The Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program and include samples from an undifferentiated asteroid, the asteroid 4-Vesta, and Mars among […]

On Thursday, May 4th the Geography and Earth Sciences Department held the annual student awards reception on the third floor of the Student Union. Over 80 guests were in attendance as the department honored both undergraduate and graduate students across all degree programs. Below is a list of all of the awards and the winners: […]

On May 3rd, 2023, graduate students from Dr. Michelle Zuñiga’s Qualitative Methods in Geography (GEOG 6115/8115) course presented their key findings regarding a qualitative study conducted to investigate tenant experiences living in corporate landlord housing in Charlotte. To an audience of about 60-70 local residents, a county commissioner (Pat Cotham), and the local news media […]

On Friday, April 14th, 18 meteorology students traveled with the Student Organization of Meteorology (STORM) to the National Weather Service in Columbia, SC and had an in depth look at the day-to-day life of a national weather service forecaster. Students got to tour the facilty, watch real-time forecasting up close, visit the instrumentation site and […]

Every April, UNC Charlotte celebrates Earth Month in various ways. Typically a week-long celebration occurs during the week that contains Earth day. This year the Earth Day Festival was held in the Belk Plaza on campus on April 12th. The GEO club ran a booth and sold t-shirts and rock samples they cut and polished […]

McKenzie Miller, a senior BS Geology major was awarded a graduate student fellowship by the Society of Economic Geologists. McKenzie is planning to continue her study next year at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks where she will pursue a Master’s in Geology, focusing on structural controals, petrology, and field mapping of plutons along the Denali […]

On Sunday April 2nd, Dr. Idziorek and Dr. Zuñiga, both professors in Urban Planning joined Peaks with Professors and hiked a challenging 4.7 mile loop following the High Shoals Waterfall, which is about 1.5 hours from campus. The hike brings together students of all backgrounds and interests across the University and exposes them to the […]

The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences was well represented at the recent Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers in Denver, Colorado. A large contingent of Geographers from UNC Charlotte (faculty and both current and former students) were present this year in Denver! In addition to presentation of research in various paper, poster […]

On March 17-19th, a group of students and faculty from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences traveled to Reston, VA to attend the joint meeting of the Northeastern and Southeastern sections of the Geological Society of America. Students Kayla Eury and April Ryley (pictured above) helped run the departments recruitment booth during the conference. […]