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Ten undergraduates receive honors in the department

On April 20, 2022, the Department of Geography celebrated ten of its top performing undergraduate students for their academic excellence and involvement in the community during their undergraduate years. Congratulations to the following students on winning these departmental awards:

Will O'Neil providing a weather forecast for the Newnan tornado on March 25, 2021.

One year following the killer EF-4 Newnan tornado

March 25, 2022 marks one year after the killer EF-4 tornado tore through Newnan, GA.

Dr. Marcus Williams seen here observing PM2.5 concentration levels on a small handheld measurement device.

Research meteorologist and first African American male Ph.D. from UGA Geography, Dr. Marcus Williams

The Fort Stewart Fire Research Campaign was an integrative research effort that collected data on Fire Behavior, Fuels, and Smoke during a series of prescribed burns at Fort Stewart. Dr.

The “City Survey Program”—instituted by the US federal government in partnership with the real-estate industry during the mid-1930s to map and grade thousands of neighborhoods in over 200 cities across the country.

Making historic data about segregation, redlining, and real estate more useful and accessible: Using HOLC maps

The Levanthal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library sat down with Ph.D.

Emily Wilson

Atmospheric Sciences alumna earns recognition for service in Operation Allies Welcome

Atmospheric Sciences alumna, Emily Wilson, was recently recognized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the "critical support [she] provided to Operation Allies Welcome", an initiative set forth by the DHS to evacuate U.S.