Stories From The Field

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.

Photo of Dr. Sarmiento's award

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.

Still image from Dr. Birch's series

Dr. Suzanne Birch Hosts a New 20- Episode Lecture Series

Dr. Suzanne Birch, Professor of Geography and Anthropology at UGA is the narrator and primary host for the new streaming series "Early Humans, Ice Stone and Survival." After more than a year in the making, the 20-

Dr. Gengchen Mai poses near the ocean

Dr. Gengchen Mai Awarded 2023 AAG Nystrom Award

We are thrilled to announce that UGA Geography Professor, Dr. Gengchen Mai, has been awarded the 2023 AAG Nystrom award for his research: "Towards general-purpose representation learning of polygonal geometries." In 2022, Dr. Mai was honored with another AAG award, The William L.

Dr. Herod poses in front of the Geography globe

Dr. Andrew Herod Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Last week, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships. Of 2500+ applicants, 171 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists were selected, including UGA Distinguished Research Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Herod.

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