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UGA Geography and Anthropology professor Dr. Suzanne Birch has been named Co-Principal Investigator for a substantial National Science Foundation (NSF) grant with the purpose of establishing novel data communication and networking infrastructure between historically sectioned disciplines. The stated mission of the NSF grant falls in line with a global trend towards increased transparency, interchange, and ethical collection of data in…

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…

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…

The CyanoTRACKER project led by Dr. Deepak Mishra is developing cyber-infrastructure for citizen participation to track harmful algae before they can take over an entire body of water.  It is the first early reporting system of its kind.  

Dr Nik Heynen’s long time partnership with Saltwater Geechee activist Maurice Bailey and the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society is bearing fruit – sugar, actually.  SICAR’s agricultural project is to reestablish heritage crops on Sapelo Island in order to enable a future for Gullah/Geechee people in the face of development on the island.  Their work was recently profiled in…

In an historic first for UGA, On October 2, the SPOC Satellite built by students and faculty in the Small Satellite Research Laboratory was launched aboard an Antares rocket headed for the International Space Station. On November 5, SPOC was deployed from the ISS, and began transmitting data within hours of launch. SSRL director Dr. Deepak Mishra and Associate Director Dr. David Cotten have helped to make history. …