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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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  • GIS Major Katherine Patrick receives 2025 UConn SURF Award
    Congratulations to GIS Major Katherine Patrick for receiving a 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award   Katherine will be working with faculty mentor Dr. Dan Wanyama on a project titled:  Proposing Spatially Explicit Land Suitability Models for Orphan Crops to Support Food Security Initiatives in East Africa.

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