Tackling Environmental, Social, and Geographic Challenges
Our programs are interwoven with hands-on learning, innovative research, and community engagement.
Tackling Environmental, Social, and Geographic Challenges
Our programs are interwoven with hands-on learning, innovative research, and community engagement.
Tackling Environmental, Social, and Geographic Challenges
Our programs are interwoven with hands-on learning, innovative research, and community engagement.
Tackling Environmental, Social, and Geographic Challenges
Our programs are interwoven with hands-on learning, innovative research, and community engagement.
About the Department
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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Browse our faculty directory and explore how their research is working to address the critical needs of our communities.

Undergraduate Advising
Our advisors help students navigate their degree requirements, select courses, and make the most of their academic experience.

Graduate Admissions
Our three graduate degrees and certificate program prepare students for the next step in their careers in industry or academia.
Recent News
- Sydney Clements successfully defends her dissertationCongratulations to Sydney Clements for successfully defending her dissertation, which is titled: Distributing Equity: An Analysis of Existing Food Hub Distribution Models in Connecticut.
- Prof. Dan Wanyama featured in UConn Today article about GIS Training and ConservationAssistant Professor-in-Residence Dan Wanyama and a group of his closest friends and colleagues have collaborated to share their expertise with sustainability and conservation scholars and specialists in Africa.
- Prof. Debs Ghosh invited to give colloquium at UMass AmherstProf. Debs Ghosh is invited to give a colloquium talk at the Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, UMass Amherst, on Friday, Sept 19th. The title of her talk is “Listening to Communities, Measuring Inequities: A New Index of Structural Racism and Discrimination”
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