Margot Powers ’21 Geography BA: Globalization and International Studies “I officially became a Geography major in my sophomore year. I was able to take classes that fulfilled my major both here at UMass and when I studied abroad in Brussels, Belgium in my junior year. This year, I was a Research Intern at the Federal…
Joyia is a rising senior from Sunderland, MA with a double major in Landscape Architecture and Geography and a minor in Afro-American Studies. She is interested in urban geography utilizing GIS technology, city patterns, and sustainable studies to build a better future for those in low income, high-density areas. Joyia plans to use her education…
Congratulations to Margot Powers and Lily Crandall-Oral for the Outstanding Seniors in Geography Award and Le Tran for the Geography Service Award!
Isabel “Izzy” Mezzina, is pursing her Master’s in Geographical Information Science and Technology and has recently presented research, Public Road Vulnerability Massachusetts: Structural Condition and Flood Risk at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) conference in April. Please view her virtual poster, here!
We are excited to bring 3 new summer courses to the Geography Program this summer! To view all summer course offerings click here. Seminar- Geographies of Climate Justice (GEOGRAPH 393C) This course is taught by Shaina Sadai, a recipient of the University’s 2021 Distinguished Teaching Awards. World Regional Geography (GEOGRAPH 220) A popular course during the…
Associate Professor Eve Vogel co-published an article on ProMarket discussing the failure of the Texas Power Grid during the February deep freeze in Texas earlier this year. The article discusses the limitations of markets, biophysical limitations, and new ways of governing. The article features a map in the MS Geography-GIST students Emily Piersak and Lucy…
The Geography Program is pleased to announce the November 29, 2020 publication of The Chinese City (Routledge, 2021), by Professor Piper Gaubatz (Geography Program) and Professor Weiping Wu (Director, Columbia University Graduate Program in Urban Planning). This is a completely revised second edition of their 2012 book. The book engages with major recent changes in Chinese cities…
This year’s American Association of Geographers meeting will be held in Denver on April 6-10, 2020. Several UMass faculty members and students will be participating in the Denver AAG meeting through presentations, papers, panels, and even by participating in the World Geography Bowl. Rutherford Platt, professor emeritus in the Geosciences department, will be paneling on the Special Event…
The UMass Geography Club is proud to announce the new E-Board members for the Spring 2020 semester! Kelsie Butler (President) and Molly Autery (Vice President) will continue to be members of the Geography Club E-Board. Freshmen Mark Doherty and Dan Finn, both among the six top scorers at NESTVAL GeoBowl, will enter new roles as…
The UMass Geography Club attended the NESTVAL Geography Bowl on October 18th, 2019, hosted by Framingham State University. UMass competed against five other teams and placed 3rd. Salem State University took the top spot, followed by the University of New Hampshire in second place. Our own Daniel Finn and Mark Doherty were selected as part…
The UMass Geography Club took a trip to the Amherst Farmer’s Market on Saturday, September 21st. Dozens of individual tents were set up with baked goods and fresh produce from local farms and shops. After purchasing various baked goods, the Geography Club gathered on the town common to enjoy the beautiful weather and some treats.
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Congratulations to Geography senior Lily Holland, who made excellent contributions to the New England-St Lawrence Valley team at the 2019 World Geography Bowl national championship in Washington, DC. The team, composed of the top-scoring students from the regional competition held in October 2018, performed well in the tournament of 9 teams representing the 9 regions…
The UMass Geography Club had a fun and successful trivia night on 4-24-19. Graduating senior Natalie Howe won the competition, with Le Tran and Alex Heilmann tied for second place.
Once again, the UMass Amherst Geography Club performed well against tough competition at the regional World Geography Bowl during the New England-St Lawrence Valley (NESTVAL) divisional meeting of the American Association of Geographers, October 12, 2018, at Keene State College. The team as a whole placed third in the region, which includes colleges and universities…
Congratulations to the thirteen students who graduated from the UMass Geography BA program in 2018: Primary or Dual majors: Emily Brown Tyler Deauseault Jonathan Gregg Ben Griffiths Secondary majors: Nick Becker Kachi Choi Chris Mahoney Juan Toro-Killion Matt Wagner Georgina Wetzel Mid-year (Feb 2018) Graduates: Lingxiao Duan Andrew Prestridge Will Kostick
Dr. Toby Applegate, a lecturer in the Geography program, has been awarded a year-long fellowship from Smith College’s Kahn Liberal Arts Institute to contribute to an interdisciplinary project on refugees and forced migration. The fellowship provides both support for ongoing research and an opportunity to participate in a year-long faculty seminar. The 2018-19 seminar on…
The UMass Amherst Geography Club was the top-scoring team for the fourth consecutive year in the World Geography Bowl held at the 2017 New England-St Lawrence Valley (NESTVAL) divisional meeting of the American Association of Geographers. The highest scoring team, geography students Kevin Bean, Carson Caraluzzi, Becca Feidelson, Will Kostick, Simon Perreira, and Le Tran,…
PROGRAM MISSION AND HISTORY Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness to this dangerous deficiency in American education and excite people about geography as both a discipline and as a part of…