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New Research Finds 'Play Deserts' Common Throughout Deep South, Southwest

Physical activity plays a vital role in encouraging healthy physical and mental development in children. However, new research from recently graduated Geography Ph.D. student, Jue Yang, reveals that hundreds of counties in the U.S. are in play deserts.
Dr. Jerry Shannon, The Community GIS Class, and members of AHAT pose for a group photo

Community GIS Class Helps Map Evictions in Athens-Clarke County

If you’re out and about in Athens this weekend, you may see some familiar faces on the front page of today’s Athens Banner Herald! For the past several months, students in Dr.
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Dr. Fausto Sarmiento Awarded Denali Recent Accomplishment Award

Fausto Sarmiento, Professor of Mountain Science in UGA's Department of Geography has been awarded the Denali Recent Accomplishment Award during this year's American Association of Geographers (AAG) meeting in Denver, CO.
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