Upcoming Events and Announcements
New grad student weekend
New graduate students are asked to report to the Columbia campus on Saturday, August
17, for a series of events to introduce the to the campus and the city.
Dissertation proposal defense
Yuqin Jiang will be defending her proposal, "Quantifying Human Mobility Patterns during Disruptive Events: A Big Data Approach," on Thursday, August 22, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 228. Her committee consists of Drs. Zhenlong Li, Susan Cutter, Michael Hodgson, & Qunying Huang (UW Madison). A copy of the proposal is available in the main office. The public is welcome.
USC Geography and Geographers in the News
- [DeBoom] Four faculty win SCoer grans for 2019
- [Li] Disaster research: Learning from past devastation helps prepare for future events
- [Mock] Centuries of storms: Hurricanes leave a mark on South Carolina history
- [Mock] Hurricane detectives comb archives for clues to storms past — and those to come
- [Mock] SC sees several 100+ degree days in May; much earlier than normal
- [Mock] 'Death ridge' brings record heat to Midlands
- 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.