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For years Norm Schul, first chair of UNC Charlotte’s Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, has wanted to commission a visually appealing globe for the department that would bring distinction and serve as a teaching tool. Thanks to his and his wife Marianne’s perseverance and generosity, the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences globe became […]

Dr. Michelle Zuñiga discusses the history and negative implications of the interstate system and Dr. Brian Magi talks about the impact of electric vehicles have on reducing emissions and easing the impacts of climate change. Video and article here.

The Geography and Earth Sciences department is delighted to announce that two of our Ph.D. in Geography students have recently been named major Graduate School Fellowship winners. Please join us in conveying hearty congratulations to Logan Twohey and Jennifer Bates. Incoming doctoral student Logan Twohey is the 2022-2023 recipient of the Dr. William F. Kennedy […]

Dr. Michelle Zuñiga will be going to California at the end of the month for a book launch event at the University of California, Irvine! Congradulations Michelle!!! Gentrification is one of the most debilitating—and least understood—issues in American cities today. Scholars and community activists adjoin in Gentrification, Displacement, and Alternative Futures to engage directly and […]

MS Earth Sciences Student Nora Vaughan was awarded the 2022 Peter Birkeland Award in Soil Geomorphology by the Geological Society of America Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division. This award recognizes Nora’s research “Factors controlling Holocene Piedmont Hillslope Processes” conducted with Dr. Eppes. She will be presented with the award at the 2022 GSA meeting in […]

Congratulations to Jasen Greco, double major in Meteorology and Earth and Environmental Sciences, for his success at the UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Research Conference. Jasen won the Science, Technology, Engineering Poster Presentation Award for his study entitled “Comparing High-Shear, Low-CAPE Supercell Weather Events in the Southeastern United States vs. The Great Plains.” This work was conducted […]

Dr. Jack Scheff will be on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks from 9-10am on April 28th (4/28) with WFAE climate reporter David Boraks and Andy Pershing from Climate Central. We will be discussing “the higher temperatures in the region this winter, how climate change is impacting allergy season and what to expect from the summer/hurricane season this […]

NPR article about Green infrastructure Federal agencies are beginning to hand out billions of dollars in infrastructure spending, the largest investment ever made in the country’s water system. Much of it will go to improving pipes, drains and stormwater systems. But some scientists and urban planners are pushing to fund projects that are better adapted […]

Jean-Claude Thill, Knight Distinguished Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, is the 2022 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award, in recognition of excellence in research. He was honored at a special reception April 14. https://inside.charlottewp.psapp.dev/news-features/2022-04-21/thill-receives-first-citizens-bank-scholars-medal

Several GES Faculty are members of UNC Charlotte’s Migration Research Network (MRN) recently profiled in Inside UNC Charlotte. Dr. Heather Smith is MRN co-leader and Drs. Micahel Ewers; Colleen Hammellman; Jean-Claude Thill and Michelle Zuniga are MRN members. Their research focuses on a broad range of migration-related topics at local, regional, and global scales, positioning […]