GSCU faculty and students were very active at the 2025 AAG conference in Detroit. Below are some notable items from UConn geographers.
Awards and Competitions
- Shahriyar Parvez received the AAG Marble Fund Award for Innovative Master’s Research in Quantitative Geography
- Shahriyar Parvez placed 3rd for AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group (CISG) Robert Raskin Student Competition
- Ailing Jin was a finalist in the Health and Medical Geography Peter Gould student paper competition
- Arunima DasGupta was a finalist in the Health and Medical Geography Peter Gould student paper competition
- Yunhe Cui was a finalist for the J Warren Nystrom Dissertation Award
Specialty Group Election Outcomes
- Yoo Min Park was elected to serve as an at-large board member for the Health & Medical Geography Specialty Group
- Sabina Bhandari was elected to serve as student board member for the Health & Medical Geography Specialty Group
- Samuel Ayivi was elected to serve as student board member for the Energy Environment Specialty Group