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GIS Day @ KU is Wednesday, November 14th. Information also available at www.gis.ku.edu


Globe-O-Mania 2007 is coming November 15th.


Jerry Dobson was awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Jerry was one of only two geographers to receive the award this year. Congratulations Jerry!

 

GeoClub visited three farms on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour over October 6th weekend.

 


Shannon O'Lear named as one of first CTE Faculty Fellows.

 

Brown Bag schedule for Fall semester. All talks are in 210 Lindley at 12:30 p.m.
October 17th - R.J. Rowley
October 31st - John Kelly
November 14th - Pedro Pontes

 

Globe-O-Mania 2007 is coming November 15th.

 

Awards Lead to Marriage for Graduate Students

 

 

Department of Geography 2007 Graduation Celebration

 

Monday, February 26, 2007
Lawrence Journal-World
Mapmakers savor every detail in making Kansas more accessible

By Jonathan Kealing (Contact)

 

October 23, 2006
Lawrence Journal-World
Exploring the world anew
Expeditions touted as modern intelligence gathering

By Sophia Maines (Contact)

 

 Herlihy research
  Indigenous surveyors and university geographers from the México Indígena research team discuss community cadastral property records and new PROCEDE land certification maps of the Las Armas village (ejido), Mexico, showing Dario Hernández Reyes and Baldomero Hernández Medina, Geographer Peter Herlihy of the University of Kansas, indigenous field coordinator Alejandra Marcos Bautista, and Geographer Derek Smith of Carleton University (Canada).

 

October 23, 2006
OREAD
Balancing safety, research
World travel warnings complicate academe

 Garth Myers
 

Mike Krings/University Relations
Garth Myers, professor of georgaphy, African and African-American studies and director of the Kansas African Studies Center, points out areas of Africa under state departement-issued travel advisories.

 

September 8, 2006
KU News Release:
Four professors win $10,000 Higuchi Research Achievement Awards

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the winners of four Higuchi/Endowment Association Research Achievement Awards. The winners will receive $10,000 to advance research efforts.

The awards were announced Sept. 7 at KU’s annual faculty-staff convocation. Chancellor Robert Hemenway will officially present the awards to the winners in November.

To read entire article, click here.

James Shortridge
KU University Relations

James Shortridge will receive the Irvin E. Youngberg Award for research achievement in the applied sciences.

August 17, 2006
KU News Release:

Seven KU professors surprised this morning with Kemper fellowships

LAWRENCE — Seven University of Kansas professors were pleasantly interrupted this morning when the “Surprise Patrol,” led by Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Richard Lariviere presented them with $5,000 W.T. Kemper Fellowships in recognition of their teaching and advising excellence.

In all, 20 professors will be honored and $100,000 distributed as part of the Kemper awards tradition this year. The patrol will hand out awards to additional unsuspecting professors Friday, Aug. 18, and Monday, Aug. 21. Click here to read entire article.

Chris Brown receives Kemper
KU University Relations

Richard Lariviere surprises J. Christopher Brown with a Kemper fellowship.