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Linking satellite information to conservation actions
We invite you to join us in celebrating Karyn Tabor, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on "Achieving multiple conservation goals with satellite-based monitoring and alert...
March 30, 2023
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1:10 PM
Science, Solutions, and Strategies
UMBC faculty will be giving open talks on a range of climate change issues from Tuesday March 28th through Thursday March 30th. Come learn more about the science behind climate change and its...
March 18, 2023
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4:09 PM
Opportunity to Share Your Research!
UMBC's 2023 Annual Earth Day Symposium is April 21, 8 AM - 6 PM, brought to you by the Geography and Environmental Systems Department and the Atmospheric Physics Graduate Program! You can submit...
March 8, 2023
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12:23 AM
50th Anniversary! Goal of 1 Donor for Every 5 Yrs
Greetings GES alumni & friends! Black and Gold Rush ends today, Thurs Mar 2 at 9 PM EST. Thank you for the 3 donations we have received thus far! Our goal is 10 donations, 1 for every 5 years...
March 2, 2023
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9:16 AM
GES 50th Anniversary!
Greetings GES alumni & friends! Black and Gold Rush starts today, Wed Mar 1 at 9 AM EST. This is the direct link for donations to GES: http://bit.ly/UMBCGeography23 Donations...
March 1, 2023
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9:15 AM
Distinguished Geography & Environmental Systems Lecture
The GES Department and the Center for Social Science Scholarship invite you to this year's Distinguished Geography & Environmental Systems Lecture Friday, Feb. 24, 2:00-3:30 pm ET...
February 23, 2023
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10:20 AM
Data Privacy Rights Under Satellites
Congratulations to M.S. student Alicia Sabatino on co-authoring a piece (linked below) in The Conversation! Satellite data: The other type of smartphone data you might not know about Alicia...
February 20, 2023
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1:49 PM
Catching and Keeping Carbon through Forest Conservation
GES PhD Candidate Karyn Tabor recently published in the journal Global Environmental Change (article linked below). Congratulations Karyn! Assessing protected area’s carbon stocks and...
February 2, 2023
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11:44 AM
Welcoming Dr. Ichoku to GES and GESTAR II
Congratulations to Dr. Charles Ichoku on being appointed the new director of the UMBC-led Goddard Earth Science Technology and Research (GESTAR) Center II! Dr. Ichoku will be applying his...
February 2, 2023
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11:12 AM
Rising Research: Sharing our Department's Methods
Sarah Hansen has written an article (linked below) in the UMBC magazine on how balloons are used to collect data in GES 286. The article includes quotes from our department's own Charlie Kaylor....
February 2, 2023
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9:04 AM