UTK Geography & Sustainability
@utkgeography.bsky.social
Department of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. A student-centered department where one can VOLUNTEER to explore, study, and make a better world 🌎
Dr. LaToya Eaves and her co-authors recently published a new article, “Fostering Harassment-Free Geography Departments: Proactive Strategies for Departments and Their Leaders” in The Professional Geographer.
Read it at the 🔗 below! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Read it at the 🔗 below! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@spacedemands.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Dr. LaToya Eaves and her co-authors recently published a new article, “Fostering Harassment-Free Geography Departments: Proactive Strategies for Departments and Their Leaders” in The Professional Geographer.
Read it at the 🔗 below! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@spacedemands.bsky.social
Read it at the 🔗 below! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@spacedemands.bsky.social
At AAG Detroit in 2025, Dr. LaToya Eaves was in dialogue with Drs. Katherine McKittrick, Willie Jamaal Wright, and Kevin Grove about the pathbreaking book, Black Geographies and the Politics of Place.
@spacedemands.bsky.social @blackgeographies.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
@spacedemands.bsky.social @blackgeographies.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
At AAG Detroit in 2025, Dr. LaToya Eaves was in dialogue with Drs. Katherine McKittrick, Willie Jamaal Wright, and Kevin Grove about the pathbreaking book, Black Geographies and the Politics of Place.
@spacedemands.bsky.social @blackgeographies.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
@spacedemands.bsky.social @blackgeographies.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social
Dr. Nikki Luke just published a new article for The Conversation US, “Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand.”
Read it now at the 🔗 here: theconversation.com/data-centers...
Read it now at the 🔗 here: theconversation.com/data-centers...
Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
The government directed data centers to turn on backup generation in parts of the US. Expanding distributed generation could improve grid resilience.
theconversation.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Dr. Nikki Luke just published a new article for The Conversation US, “Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand.”
Read it now at the 🔗 here: theconversation.com/data-centers...
Read it now at the 🔗 here: theconversation.com/data-centers...
Dr. Jack Swab just published a new article for @us.theconversation.com, “From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination.” Read it now at the 🔗 below!
theconversation.com/from-flammab...
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From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination
Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.
theconversation.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Dr. Jack Swab just published a new article for @us.theconversation.com, “From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination.” Read it now at the 🔗 below!
theconversation.com/from-flammab...
theconversation.com/from-flammab...
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Big news for #conservation and cultural heritage! Seth Kannarr, Ph.D. Candidate @utkgeography.bsky.social explains how the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon earn the prestigious designation of National Park. buff.ly/Bm65LE4
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Big news for #conservation and cultural heritage! Seth Kannarr, Ph.D. Candidate @utkgeography.bsky.social explains how the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon earn the prestigious designation of National Park. buff.ly/Bm65LE4
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
PhD candidate Seth Kannarr @sethographer.bsky.social published another new article for @theconversation.com, “Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs.” Read at the 🔗 below!
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Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
US coins showcase American identity and public memory through their designs. The America 250 coins just unveiled reflect the nation’s divided politics and history.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
PhD candidate Seth Kannarr @sethographer.bsky.social published another new article for @theconversation.com, “Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs.” Read at the 🔗 below!
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Stack, who successfully defended her dissertation, “From Freedom Houses to Tent Cities: Historic ‘Homes’ and the Preservation of Civil Rights Memory,” today!
December 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Stack, who successfully defended her dissertation, “From Freedom Houses to Tent Cities: Historic ‘Homes’ and the Preservation of Civil Rights Memory,” today!
PhD candidate Seth Kannarr @sethographer.bsky.social published a new article on @theconversation.com today, “What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out.” Read it now at the 🔗 below!
theconversation.com/what-does-it...
theconversation.com/what-does-it...
What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out
Ocmulgee Mounds may soon be redesignated by Congress as America’s 64th national park. But what does this actually mean, and why does it matter?
theconversation.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
PhD candidate Seth Kannarr @sethographer.bsky.social published a new article on @theconversation.com today, “What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out.” Read it now at the 🔗 below!
theconversation.com/what-does-it...
theconversation.com/what-does-it...
We had a great SEDAAG meeting! In a paper session on Physical Geography and Environmental Systems. Dr. Hannah Herrero presented her work, “From Global Drylands to Texas: Seasonal Dynamics of Anthrax Persistence.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We had a great SEDAAG meeting! In a paper session on Physical Geography and Environmental Systems. Dr. Hannah Herrero presented her work, “From Global Drylands to Texas: Seasonal Dynamics of Anthrax Persistence.”
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Communities don’t choose names by accident. Honoring Lincoln is a way for places to weave themselves into a larger American story. Our place names reflect who we elevate, why, & to what political ends. Thanks @bridgemi.com for the interview bridgemi.com/quality-life... @utkgeography.bsky.social
Honestly, how many places are named after Abe Lincoln? In Michigan, a lot - Bridge Michigan
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, launching a November tradition. It was also tradition to name municipalities, schools and roads after Lincoln.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Communities don’t choose names by accident. Honoring Lincoln is a way for places to weave themselves into a larger American story. Our place names reflect who we elevate, why, & to what political ends. Thanks @bridgemi.com for the interview bridgemi.com/quality-life... @utkgeography.bsky.social
Where can you find UTK at the annual #SEDAAG meeting on Sunday and Monday? Click the 🔗 below to see some of the sessions and panels we have faculty, graduate students, and undergrads participating in!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Where can you find UTK at the annual #SEDAAG meeting on Sunday and Monday? Click the 🔗 below to see some of the sessions and panels we have faculty, graduate students, and undergrads participating in!
www.canva.com/design/DAG4a...
www.canva.com/design/DAG4a...
Wrapping up Geography Awareness Week with a huge thank you to Dr. Michael McCanless for an engaging talk, an insightful Lunch & Learn, and a fun Mappy Hour ✨🌎 Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the power of geographic thinking and the many ways it helps us understand our world!
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wrapping up Geography Awareness Week with a huge thank you to Dr. Michael McCanless for an engaging talk, an insightful Lunch & Learn, and a fun Mappy Hour ✨🌎 Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the power of geographic thinking and the many ways it helps us understand our world!
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Great new piece with my main writing partner @derekgeographer.bsky.social www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Remapping the Legacy of Enslavement: Street Names, Stealth Stickers, and the Living Black Atlas | Article | Media and Communication
Derek H. Alderman, Joshua Inwood
www.cogitatiopress.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Great new piece with my main writing partner @derekgeographer.bsky.social www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Join us for Mappy Hour with Dr. Michael McCanless during Geographic Awareness Week! 🗺️✨
📅 Thursday, Novemver 20
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM (right after the public seminar in SU270)
📍 Barley’s Taproom — 200 E. Jackson Ave, Knoxville
📅 Thursday, Novemver 20
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM (right after the public seminar in SU270)
📍 Barley’s Taproom — 200 E. Jackson Ave, Knoxville
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Join us for Mappy Hour with Dr. Michael McCanless during Geographic Awareness Week! 🗺️✨
📅 Thursday, Novemver 20
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM (right after the public seminar in SU270)
📍 Barley’s Taproom — 200 E. Jackson Ave, Knoxville
📅 Thursday, Novemver 20
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM (right after the public seminar in SU270)
📍 Barley’s Taproom — 200 E. Jackson Ave, Knoxville
Check out some of our Spring 2026 course offerings! ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Check out some of our Spring 2026 course offerings! ⬇️
🌍 Join us for a Lunch & Learn on careers in Geography & Sustainability with Dr. Michael McCanless!
📅Thursday, November 20
🕦 11:30am–12:20pm
📍 I-House Great Room
🍲 Lunch from Tarik’s North African provided!
📅Thursday, November 20
🕦 11:30am–12:20pm
📍 I-House Great Room
🍲 Lunch from Tarik’s North African provided!
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🌍 Join us for a Lunch & Learn on careers in Geography & Sustainability with Dr. Michael McCanless!
📅Thursday, November 20
🕦 11:30am–12:20pm
📍 I-House Great Room
🍲 Lunch from Tarik’s North African provided!
📅Thursday, November 20
🕦 11:30am–12:20pm
📍 I-House Great Room
🍲 Lunch from Tarik’s North African provided!
PhD Candidate Sukanya Das presented her paper, “Empowerment Capability Utilization: A Theory of Power, Awareness, and Informed Utilization” at the 13th Race, Ethnicity and Place (REP) Conference last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
PhD Candidate Sukanya Das presented her paper, “Empowerment Capability Utilization: A Theory of Power, Awareness, and Informed Utilization” at the 13th Race, Ethnicity and Place (REP) Conference last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
PhD Candidate Katrina Stack @katgeographic.bsky.social presented “Remapping Black Paris: Walking Tours as Embodied Archives and Cartographies” at the REP Conference last week in Albuquerque! Her collaborators are her advisor Derek Alderman @derekgeographer.bsky.social and Monique Y. Wells.
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
PhD Candidate Katrina Stack @katgeographic.bsky.social presented “Remapping Black Paris: Walking Tours as Embodied Archives and Cartographies” at the REP Conference last week in Albuquerque! Her collaborators are her advisor Derek Alderman @derekgeographer.bsky.social and Monique Y. Wells.
PhD student Swachhatoya Das presented her paper “Centuries in Motion: Charting the Historical Pathways of Indian Migration to North America” at the Race, Ethnicity, and Place (REP) Conference 2025 in Albuquerque!
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
PhD student Swachhatoya Das presented her paper “Centuries in Motion: Charting the Historical Pathways of Indian Migration to North America” at the Race, Ethnicity, and Place (REP) Conference 2025 in Albuquerque!
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UT Geography & Sustainability merch is here! 🧡🌎
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
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📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
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📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
UT Geography & Sustainability merch is here! 🧡🌎
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
www.b-unlimited.com/collections/...
📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
www.b-unlimited.com/collections/...
📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
❗️Publication Alert❗️Congratulations to Dr. Derek Alderman for his recent publication with Dr. Joshua Inwood in Media and Communication, “Remapping the Legacy of Enslavement: Street Names, Stealth Stickers, and the Living Black Atlas”!
Read here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Read here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
❗️Publication Alert❗️Congratulations to Dr. Derek Alderman for his recent publication with Dr. Joshua Inwood in Media and Communication, “Remapping the Legacy of Enslavement: Street Names, Stealth Stickers, and the Living Black Atlas”!
Read here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Read here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Tomorrow!!!
We are excited to invite you to a one-hour virtual Graduate Program Information Session for the Department of Geography & Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville!
📅: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
⏰: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EDT
Register to attend at this 🔗: tiny.utk.edu/UTKGeogInfo
📅: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
⏰: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EDT
Register to attend at this 🔗: tiny.utk.edu/UTKGeogInfo
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Tomorrow!!!
UT Geography & Sustainability merch is here! 🧡🌎
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
www.b-unlimited.com/collections/...
📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
www.b-unlimited.com/collections/...
📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
UT Geography & Sustainability merch is here! 🧡🌎
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
www.b-unlimited.com/collections/...
📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
Crewnecks and hoodies in black and sand.
Order by Nov. 3 @ 11:59pm ⬇️
www.b-unlimited.com/collections/...
📦Choose shipping:
• Group order → pickup at BGB
• Ship to any address for a extra cost
Questions? Contact kstack@vols.utk.edu
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We are excited to invite you to a one-hour virtual Graduate Program Information Session for the Department of Geography & Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville!
📅: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
⏰: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EDT
Register to attend at this 🔗: tiny.utk.edu/UTKGeogInfo
📅: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
⏰: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EDT
Register to attend at this 🔗: tiny.utk.edu/UTKGeogInfo
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are excited to invite you to a one-hour virtual Graduate Program Information Session for the Department of Geography & Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville!
📅: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
⏰: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EDT
Register to attend at this 🔗: tiny.utk.edu/UTKGeogInfo
📅: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
⏰: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EDT
Register to attend at this 🔗: tiny.utk.edu/UTKGeogInfo
Sally Horn, Karen King, Dimitris Herrera and many grads and undergrads shared demos and activities related to tree ring, soil, and sediment records of environmental history at the #CanYouDigIt Day outreach event at McClung Museum last weekend.
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Sally Horn, Karen King, Dimitris Herrera and many grads and undergrads shared demos and activities related to tree ring, soil, and sediment records of environmental history at the #CanYouDigIt Day outreach event at McClung Museum last weekend.