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Dr. John Knox's New Study Reveals 479 weather-related bounce house injuries, 28 deaths

Over a decade ago, Dr. John Knox saw a joke on Facebook comparing the phenomenon of runaway bounce houses to the scientific study of dust particles in the atmosphere. Several years and hundreds of hours of intensive, intricate research later, Dr. Knox now admits that bounce houses are no joke. The results of his recently published study reveal a plethora of injuries and deaths caused by a volatile combination: windy weather and large inflatable…

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Distinguished UGA Alumnus, Dr. Derek Alderman named to US Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names

Tuesday, August 9th, a day when much of the world was observing The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Holland formally announced the members of the newly conceived Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names. Among those selected for the esteemed committee included one of UGA Geography’s very own, alumnus Derek Alderman. Since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of…

Dr. Amy Trauger
A Year of Titles: Dr. Amy Trauger returns from Fulbright Scholar program

Amy Trauger, author and professor of geography, was named last year as the Canada Research Chair in Food Studies at the University of Guelph, administered through the Fulbright Canada program. With this position, Trauger set forth to research the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on food insecure populations, particularly rural and indigenous people, and how indigenous groups with food sovereignty goals have responded to the pandemic. “If I had to…

Dr. Marshall Shepherd
A Year of Titles: Dr. Marshall Shepherd named SEC Professor of the Year

Marshall Shepherd, the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia, was recently named the 2022 SEC Professor of the Year. The award is given annually to one SEC faculty member whose record of teaching and research places him or her among the elite in higher education. Winners are selected by the SEC provosts from among the 14 SEC Faculty Achievement Award recipients. In…

Dr. Deepak Mishra
A Year of Titles: Dr. Deepak Mishra named Merle C. Prunty Professor of Geography

Deepak Mishra, professor and associate head of the Department of Geography, was appointed by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents as the Merle C. Prunty, Jr. Professor in Geography. The appointment and award are named after UGA Geography’s first department head, Professor Merle Charles Prunty, Jr., who served as department head (of what was at the time called the Department of Geography and Geology) for 26 years. The appointment…
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