GEOG | Geographical Sciences Department

GEOG Researcher's Case Study of Rare, Endangered Tortoise Highlights Conservation Priorities for Present, Future World Wildlife Days

Operation Pangolin Launches to Save World’s Most Trafficked Wild Mammal

De Floriani Begins Term as IEEE Division VIII Director for 2023-24

Rice terraces follow the contours of northwest Vietnam's dramatic terrain.

Global Land Programme’s Headquarters is UMD-Bound

GEOG Professors Win Faculty-Student Research Awards

GEOG Faculty and Students Set to Showcase Groundbreaking Research at AGU 2022

Map of Ukraine showing increase in unharvested crops near frontline of Russian invasion

NASA Harvest Researchers Find Larger Wheat Harvest in Ukraine Than Expected

Five panelists, including Tatiana Loboda, seated on a stage as the keynote address is given

GEOG Researchers Share Their COP27 Experiences

High school students and teachers pose with Associate Chair George Hurtt in front of a red GEOG backdrop in a LeFrak classroom

GEOG Welcomes Local High School Students and Teachers for Open House on GIS Day

News & Events

Faculty Help Chart Course for International GEOGLAM Program

Geographical Sciences Faculty participated in the International GEOGLAM Program Executive Committee Meeting, hosted by the GEOGLAM Secretariat at WMO Headquarters, Geneva on March 21 to 23. The agenda featured presentations by Executive Committee Members Inbal Becker-Reshef, Alyssa Whitcraft, Christina Justice and GEOGLAM Program Co-Chair, Chris Justice.

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Information Session: Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence

Position yourself for success! Join us for a virtual information session about our Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence.

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Information Session: Master of Science-GIS and Graduate Certificate-GIS or Remote Sensing

Position yourself for success! Join us for a virtual info session about our Master of Science in GIS, Graduate Certificate in GIS, and Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing.

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Dr. Nakalembe pictured with Dr. Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin, Chief Innovation Officer at the UNDP; Dr. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, University of Ghan, and Professor Joachim von Braun, President of the Pontifical Academies of Science.

Dr. Nakalembe participates in the Africa Food Prize event in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 36th African Union Summit

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