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Chairmans Updates
This week we want to start with big thanks to Jay Hobgood who serves as a weather advisor to Pelotonia. His expertise was a great assistance to the organizers. The weather was excellent and the…

New West Stairwell Static Promotional Posters.
Please come and check out our new promotional posters in the Derby West stairwell common area.

Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
The Department Meet and Greet is set for August 22nd and please read the notices you will receive about the photo opportunity that morning. (Diane Carducci sent a detailed e-mail on Thursday this…

Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
As we approach the beginning of the new term, preparation for our classes is well under way. Many of our GIS classes are full but there are seats remaining in a few classes such as Joel Wainwright…

Global Climate Impacts
The College of Arts and Sciences Insight, ASC EXPERTS TIMELY TOPICS series is featuring Climate Change for the July 2016 focus article.
Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Aaron Wilson and the State Climate…

New Book from Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Kevin R. Cox
Our very own Kevin Cox has finished another book, The Politics of Urban and Regional Development and the American Exception.
“Building on a mix of detailed cases and robust intellectual…

Chairmans News Brief
I am pleased to report that Michael Niedzielski (PhD 2009; Morton O’Kelly advisor) obtained an award of a research fellowship in Europe: a POLONEZ grant. Mike is an Assistant Professor at…

Online Geography 2750 Promotion by Ola Ahlqvist
Watch the latest promotional video for the Online version of Geography 2750, World Regional Geography expertly done by Ola Ahlqvist, Associate Professor, Director Service-Learning Initiative,…

Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
Rachel Mauk-Johnson successfully defended her dissertation this week. The title of Rachel’s dissertation is “Prediction of Intensity Change Subsequent to Concentric Eyewall Events.” …