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    Tackling Environmental, Social, and Geographic Challenges

    Our programs are interwoven with hands-on learning, innovative research, and community engagement.

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The Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research and engaged education on the environmental, social, and geographic challenges faced by communities around the globe.

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Recent News

  • Dr. Peter Chen Joins the Editorial Board of Annals of AAG
    Peter Chen has been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the flagship journal in the field of geography. As an Editorial Board member, Peter will serve a three-year term, providing critical service to the geography community by helping guide the journal’s editorial direction, supporting […]
  • Yan Chen successfully defends her dissertation
    Congratulations to Yan Chen for successfully defending her dissertation, which is titled:  Climatic Drivers of Gross Primary Productivity Variability: Insights from Observations and Earth System Models.  

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