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Faculty in the Department of Geography are at the forefront of the discipline's future with projects that literally encompass the whole Earth. By dissolving the boundary between social and physical science we are exploring the human dimensions of global change. Our goal is to better understand the Earth's land surface and the way humans interact with it.
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Department News

Three Faculty Positions (Open Rank) Available

Career Opportunities in the Geography Department

Martha Geores Elected Vice Chair of the Middle Atlantic Division of the AAG

Sohlberg Receives NASA Ames Honor Award as Part of Wildfire Team

Julie Silva to join department faculty in Fall 2010

John Townshend is Named Dean of the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences

Department Events

Geography Department holds reception to honor and thank Dr. John Townshend

2009 GEOGRAPHY CAREER FAIR PICTURES

Organize Special Events for the 2010 AAG Conference

Featured Department Projects
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	Wildfire Consumption of Organic Matter Dr. Kasischke is developing new approaches to assess how recent changes in the fire regime in the North American boreal forest region have impacted terrestrial carbon cycling.
	Gas and Particulate Emissions The main aim of this research is to address the seasonal variations of biomass burning emissions and the associated impacts on emissions quantification.
	Tropical Deforestation We are developing approaches to monitor deforestation through repeatable and automated analysis of satellite data.
	Tracking Elephants This project tracks Forest Elephants in Central Africa using telemetry data, provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).


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