The summer of 1999 marked the beginning of the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences’ Online Geography program with the launch of our first ever online course: Dr. Alan […]
Read More →News
Alan Arbogast Leads Team to Create First Comprehensive Map of Michigan’s Coastal Sand Dunes
Michigan State University researchers have created the first ever comprehensive map of Michigan’s Coastal Dunes, which collectively form the largest concentration of freshwater coastal sand dunes in the world. MSU […]
Read More →Congratulations to Gabriela Shirkey & Kyle Redican for being awarded recipients of the 2019 ESPP Summer Research Fellows!
The 2019 Summer Research Fellowship is for Ph.D. students currently enrolled at MSU. The goal of the program is to support the next generation of scientists and to advance work […]
Read More →Where will you go this summer?
Congratulations to Cheyenne Lei for being one of the recipients of the KBS LTER 2019 Fellowship.
With support from the MSU Graduate School and the National Science Foundation, each year the KBS LTER program awards MSU students fellowships to further our research of the ecology of […]
Read More →2019 Newsletter
Outstanding Faculty Award to Julie Winkler!
Congratulations, Julie Winkler for being this year’s recipients of the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award! This award is based on Julie’s overall record of research, teaching, and service to […]
Read More →2019 AAG Lifetime Achievement Honors
Congratulations to Dr. Joe Darden, who has received the 2019 AAG Lifetime Achievement Honors. Congratulations to Dr. Joe Darden who has received the 2019 AAG Lifetime Achievement Honors. Geography, Environment, and […]
Read More →Crystal King an Economic Geography senior in the College of Social Science at Michigan State University, was awarded the Rachel P. Kahan Memorial Scholarship.
Congratulations to Crystal King of Detroit, MI, an Economic Geography senior in the College of Social Science at Michigan State University, was awarded the Rachel P. Kahan Memorial Scholarship This […]
Read More →Research by Brad Peter and Joe Messina is highlighted by the AAG!
A framework, based on remote sensing and landscape analysis, was developed by Peter, @DrJoeMessina, and Snapp to alleviate food insecurity and facilitate the restoration of marginal agricultural areas utilized by […]
Read More →Professor Joe Darden with his SROP Undergraduate Mentees
Professor Joe Darden with his SROP undergraduate mentees, Sarawit Fesshaie (on Joe’s right, photo left) and Ashton Jordan (on Joe’s left, photo right). They’ve conducted quantitative research on gentrification, race, […]
Read More →The Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University Makes History
The MSU Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences has admitted and will fund three African American women graduate students for the 2018 academic year. This will be the first […]
Read More →Fatoumata (Fatima) Binta Barry was selected into the Young Professionals Program at the World Bank
Over the next five years, Fatima will be stationed in Washington D.C. and will travel to various countries. The qualifications Fatima demonstrated for this highly competitive position were her commitment […]
Read More →Sharon Ruggles wins Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award!
Sharon Ruggles was recognized today as one of six people across the university this year to win the Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award. This Award is one of the most […]
Read More →Gabriela Shirkey A Recipient of the Environmental Science & Policy Program Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship for 2018-19
Congratulations to Gabriela Shirkey who will pursue her doctoral degree with Dr. Jiquan Chen. Gabriela’s interests are in land management and its effects on the carbon cycle. ESPP annually offers multiple […]
Read More →Sharon Zhong a recipient of the 2018 College of Social Science Leadership Council Research Excellence Award
On March 21, 2018, Sharon Zhong was presented with the College of Social Science Leadership Council Research Excellence Award. This award recognizes the contributions of her discipline, to the department, college, […]
Read More →Amber Pearson named the winner of the Emerging Scholar Award in Health and Medical Geography from the Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group at AAG.
Congratulations to Amber Pearson for being named the winner of the Emerging Scholar Award in Health and Medical Geography from the Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group at AAG. The […]
Read More →2018 Spartan Geographer
This year’s issue has been mailed out. You can also view it online to see what GEO has been up to for the past year.
Read More →Dan Yaalon Young Scientist Medal by the International Union of Soil Science; Awarded to Bradley Miller, Ph.D.
Bradley Miller received his Ph.D. from the MSU Geography Department in 2013, Bradley was recently awarded the highly prestigious Dan Yaalon Young Scientist Medal by the International Union of Soil […]
Read More →Geography Professor is Heading a $3m NASA Grant to Find Better Ways to Regulate Dams
Geography Professor Jiaguo Qi is heading a 3 million NASA Grant to find better ways to regulate dams. Michigan State University researchers, equipped with $3 million from NASA, will investigate innovative […]
Read More →