Upcoming Events and Announcements
Dissertation defenses
Mayra Román-Rivera will defend her dissertation," Innovative approaches using multispectral imagery to detect nearshore bars and elucidate beach-dune system dynamics," on Friday, May 24, at 10:00 a.m. in Callcott 228. Her committee consists of Drs. Susan Wang, April Hiscox, and Tom Allan (Old Dominion). A print copy of the disertation is available main office.
Yago Martín will defend his dissertation, "Leveraging Geotagged Social Media to Monitor Spatial Behavior During Population Movements Triggered by Hurricanes," on Friday, May 31, at 9:00 a.m. in Callcott 228. His committee consists of Drs. Susan Cutter, Zhenlong Li, Jerry Mitchell, and Chris Emrich (Central Florida). A print copy of the project is available main office.
CISA to assist in CPAS Workshop
The 17th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Workshop (CPASW) will convene in Charleston, South Carolina, June 11–13, for discussion centered on the theme of “Climate Information for Coastal Risk Reduction.” CPASW brings together a diverse community to share developments in research and application of weather and climate information for societal decision-making.
The Carolinas RISA (CISA) is providing support to help organize this year’s event. As part of the workshop Planning Committee Kirstin Dow, Amanda Farris, and Chip Konrad are helping to refine the workshop theme, review abstract submissions, and identify keynote speakers who can share their own experiences in addressing these key climate issues.
USC Geography and Geographers in the News
- 2019 GeoInt awardees
- Davis and Huang papers receive Lovingood prize
- [Cutter] Getting ready for hurricane season
- Geography grad students awarded teaching grants
- [Hodgson] A bird's-eye view for mapping
- Fellowship to Brianna Ferguson
- Conor Harrison receives Mungo award
- Patrick McKenzie receives Boren award
- Undergraduate award winners
- Dr. Susan Cutter honored by two distinguished awards
- Geography grads win AAG honors
- SC drought website honored
- Xiao Huang garners four awards
- Sokol selected for civic scholars program
- [Cutter] Storm-lashed South Carolina reassesses global warming's role
- Mitchell's work to further geography education recognized
- Susan Cutter to receive AAG award: Pioneering work in hazards and vulnerability to be recognized
- [Kupfer] How the government shutdown is affecting Congaree National Park
- [Dow] Warming climate likely harmful to human health
- [Dow] National Climate Assessment predicts harsh future for Southeast; what does that mean for East TN?
- [Cutter] The new normal: Poverty driven by extreme weather
Photo: Sedimentation fieldwork at the McCrady Base in Columbia; Michael Hodgson.