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This Giving Tuesday, your gift goes twice as far!
Alumnus Bob Myers is matching donations up to $25,000 to support the GeoGraphics Lab.
Your support helps fund student cartography and real-world mapping projects that benefit the community!
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Alumnus Bob Myers is matching donations up to $25,000 to support the GeoGraphics Lab.
Your support helps fund student cartography and real-world mapping projects that benefit the community!
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This Giving Tuesday, your gift goes twice as far!
Alumnus Bob Myers is matching donations up to $25,000 to support the GeoGraphics Lab.
Your support helps fund student cartography and real-world mapping projects that benefit the community!
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Alumnus Bob Myers is matching donations up to $25,000 to support the GeoGraphics Lab.
Your support helps fund student cartography and real-world mapping projects that benefit the community!
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and we’re spotlighting alumnus Bob Myers.
Bob is matching gifts up to $25,000 to the GeoGraphics Lab Fund, doubling support for student cartography internships and hands-on mapping projects.
Join the match!: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Bob is matching gifts up to $25,000 to the GeoGraphics Lab Fund, doubling support for student cartography internships and hands-on mapping projects.
Join the match!: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and we’re spotlighting alumnus Bob Myers.
Bob is matching gifts up to $25,000 to the GeoGraphics Lab Fund, doubling support for student cartography internships and hands-on mapping projects.
Join the match!: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Bob is matching gifts up to $25,000 to the GeoGraphics Lab Fund, doubling support for student cartography internships and hands-on mapping projects.
Join the match!: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Congratulations to Brandi Robinson on receiving the Pennsylvania Geographical Society’s Distinguished Scholar Award!
The award recognizes individuals with substantive research, publications and professional development in geography.
The award recognizes individuals with substantive research, publications and professional development in geography.
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Congratulations to Brandi Robinson on receiving the Pennsylvania Geographical Society’s Distinguished Scholar Award!
The award recognizes individuals with substantive research, publications and professional development in geography.
The award recognizes individuals with substantive research, publications and professional development in geography.
📣 Applications open for GENIUS 2026, a 3-day mentoring workshop at Penn State for rising third- and fourth-year students underrepresented in geography. 🌍
📅 May 27–29.
Apply by Feb. 15, 2026: www.geog.psu.edu/geniusworkshop
📅 May 27–29.
Apply by Feb. 15, 2026: www.geog.psu.edu/geniusworkshop
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
📣 Applications open for GENIUS 2026, a 3-day mentoring workshop at Penn State for rising third- and fourth-year students underrepresented in geography. 🌍
📅 May 27–29.
Apply by Feb. 15, 2026: www.geog.psu.edu/geniusworkshop
📅 May 27–29.
Apply by Feb. 15, 2026: www.geog.psu.edu/geniusworkshop
Donors have already given $6,650 to the GeoGraphics Lab Fund!
Alumnus Bob Myers will match gifts up to $25,000, doubling support for student cartography internships in our program.
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Alumnus Bob Myers will match gifts up to $25,000, doubling support for student cartography internships in our program.
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Donors have already given $6,650 to the GeoGraphics Lab Fund!
Alumnus Bob Myers will match gifts up to $25,000, doubling support for student cartography internships in our program.
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Alumnus Bob Myers will match gifts up to $25,000, doubling support for student cartography internships in our program.
Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab
Congratulations to alumna Dr. Vivian Deidre Rodríguez-Rocha (PhD '24) for earning the 2025 National Women’s Studies Association x University of Illinois Press First Book Prize Recipient, awarded at the NWSA conference in Puerto Rico last week! The work is from her dissertation.
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Congratulations to alumna Dr. Vivian Deidre Rodríguez-Rocha (PhD '24) for earning the 2025 National Women’s Studies Association x University of Illinois Press First Book Prize Recipient, awarded at the NWSA conference in Puerto Rico last week! The work is from her dissertation.
Students in GEOG 2N: Apocalyptic Geographies visited the Scotia Barrens to imagine how descendants of an original settlement might rediscover a post apocalyptic landscape.
Photos by Patrick Caswell
Photos by Patrick Caswell
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Students in GEOG 2N: Apocalyptic Geographies visited the Scotia Barrens to imagine how descendants of an original settlement might rediscover a post apocalyptic landscape.
Photos by Patrick Caswell
Photos by Patrick Caswell
Thank you to everyone who made Penn State GIS Day a success!
Students, faculty and alumni shared lightning talks in Foster Auditorium and kept conversations going at a reception in the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information.
Students, faculty and alumni shared lightning talks in Foster Auditorium and kept conversations going at a reception in the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information.
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Thank you to everyone who made Penn State GIS Day a success!
Students, faculty and alumni shared lightning talks in Foster Auditorium and kept conversations going at a reception in the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information.
Students, faculty and alumni shared lightning talks in Foster Auditorium and kept conversations going at a reception in the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information.
Tomorrow is GIS Day!
Lightning talks in Foster Auditorium (11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m., 1:30–3 p.m.), a 3–4:30 p.m.
A reception at the Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information, then GIS trivia and résumé reviews at 6:30 p.m. in the Hamer Center.
All are welcome!
Lightning talks in Foster Auditorium (11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m., 1:30–3 p.m.), a 3–4:30 p.m.
A reception at the Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information, then GIS trivia and résumé reviews at 6:30 p.m. in the Hamer Center.
All are welcome!
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Tomorrow is GIS Day!
Lightning talks in Foster Auditorium (11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m., 1:30–3 p.m.), a 3–4:30 p.m.
A reception at the Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information, then GIS trivia and résumé reviews at 6:30 p.m. in the Hamer Center.
All are welcome!
Lightning talks in Foster Auditorium (11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m., 1:30–3 p.m.), a 3–4:30 p.m.
A reception at the Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information, then GIS trivia and résumé reviews at 6:30 p.m. in the Hamer Center.
All are welcome!
Ph.D. candidate Suraiya Parvin shared her thesis research, “Placemaking through Food: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Migrants in New York City,” at the Race, Ethnicity and Place conference in New Mexico and helped lead our grad recruitment table. Proud to see her representing Penn State Geography!
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Ph.D. candidate Suraiya Parvin shared her thesis research, “Placemaking through Food: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Migrants in New York City,” at the Race, Ethnicity and Place conference in New Mexico and helped lead our grad recruitment table. Proud to see her representing Penn State Geography!
National Geographic Explorer and Penn State Geography’s Tiza Mfuni is attending the National Geographic Explorer’s Festival in Johannesburg, where he also led a session on self-reflection for collaboration.
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
National Geographic Explorer and Penn State Geography’s Tiza Mfuni is attending the National Geographic Explorer’s Festival in Johannesburg, where he also led a session on self-reflection for collaboration.
Dr. Bronwen Powell, Professor of Geography, African Studies and Anthropology at Penn State will give a talk at Emory University on Nov. 7.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Dr. Bronwen Powell, Professor of Geography, African Studies and Anthropology at Penn State will give a talk at Emory University on Nov. 7.
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Thank you to Dr. Thelma Abu for joining our Coffee Hour series to share her research on climate change and mental health. Her talk highlighted how rising temperatures in Ghana’s semi-arid regions are impacting emotional well-being and community resilience.
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Thank you to Dr. Thelma Abu for joining our Coffee Hour series to share her research on climate change and mental health. Her talk highlighted how rising temperatures in Ghana’s semi-arid regions are impacting emotional well-being and community resilience.
Congratulations to Ava Blansfield, Logan Madden and Isabel Rivera on earning the EMSAGE Laureate designation this fall. This honor recognizes leadership, service, global engagement and academic excellence. We are proud of these students for going above and beyond.
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congratulations to Ava Blansfield, Logan Madden and Isabel Rivera on earning the EMSAGE Laureate designation this fall. This honor recognizes leadership, service, global engagement and academic excellence. We are proud of these students for going above and beyond.
Join us Friday, Oct. 31 for a Coffee Hour talk by Dr. Thelma Abu, assistant professor at UConn.
She’ll explore the invisible mental health impacts of extreme heat in Ghana and share insights for building more comprehensive climate adaptation strategies.
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
She’ll explore the invisible mental health impacts of extreme heat in Ghana and share insights for building more comprehensive climate adaptation strategies.
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
October 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Join us Friday, Oct. 31 for a Coffee Hour talk by Dr. Thelma Abu, assistant professor at UConn.
She’ll explore the invisible mental health impacts of extreme heat in Ghana and share insights for building more comprehensive climate adaptation strategies.
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
She’ll explore the invisible mental health impacts of extreme heat in Ghana and share insights for building more comprehensive climate adaptation strategies.
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
Miss Friday’s Coffee Hour? Mook Bangalore, assistant professor of environmental policy at Penn State, joined us to explore how floods impact communities in the Global South and how researchers can define, measure and respond to these climate challenges.
📺 Watch the talk: youtu.be/NC_aRr5HxkQ
📺 Watch the talk: youtu.be/NC_aRr5HxkQ
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Miss Friday’s Coffee Hour? Mook Bangalore, assistant professor of environmental policy at Penn State, joined us to explore how floods impact communities in the Global South and how researchers can define, measure and respond to these climate challenges.
📺 Watch the talk: youtu.be/NC_aRr5HxkQ
📺 Watch the talk: youtu.be/NC_aRr5HxkQ
Tomorrow!
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tomorrow!
☕ Join us for our next Coffee Hour at noon on Friday, Oct. 17 in 401 Steidle and via Zoom as Dr. Harrison Pickney presents, "Race and Place: Exploring the complexities of who belongs where".
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October 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
☕ Join us for our next Coffee Hour at noon on Friday, Oct. 17 in 401 Steidle and via Zoom as Dr. Harrison Pickney presents, "Race and Place: Exploring the complexities of who belongs where".
psu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🚌 GEOG 340: Thinking Sustainably took a field trip this week to the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. Students toured the facility and learned how materials are sorted and recycled to reduce waste and promote sustainability. ♻️
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
🚌 GEOG 340: Thinking Sustainably took a field trip this week to the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. Students toured the facility and learned how materials are sorted and recycled to reduce waste and promote sustainability. ♻️
Less doom. More doing.
GEOG 2N: Apocalyptic Geographies puts you in a climate negotiation and asks you to build what comes next.
Enroll via LionPATH today and help shape our future.
#Geography #PennState #climateaction #sustainability #climatechange
GEOG 2N: Apocalyptic Geographies puts you in a climate negotiation and asks you to build what comes next.
Enroll via LionPATH today and help shape our future.
#Geography #PennState #climateaction #sustainability #climatechange
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Less doom. More doing.
GEOG 2N: Apocalyptic Geographies puts you in a climate negotiation and asks you to build what comes next.
Enroll via LionPATH today and help shape our future.
#Geography #PennState #climateaction #sustainability #climatechange
GEOG 2N: Apocalyptic Geographies puts you in a climate negotiation and asks you to build what comes next.
Enroll via LionPATH today and help shape our future.
#Geography #PennState #climateaction #sustainability #climatechange
Rolling into the week with Geography Club and GIS Coalition. 🎳
October 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Rolling into the week with Geography Club and GIS Coalition. 🎳
🗺️ + 🏀 = 📈
ICYMI: PSU Geography alum Kirk Goldsberry returned to campus last week to share how his geography degree led him to work with Team USA, the Spurs, ESPN, and The Ringer.
📺 Watch the full talk: psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Kirk%2...
ICYMI: PSU Geography alum Kirk Goldsberry returned to campus last week to share how his geography degree led him to work with Team USA, the Spurs, ESPN, and The Ringer.
📺 Watch the full talk: psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Kirk%2...
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🗺️ + 🏀 = 📈
ICYMI: PSU Geography alum Kirk Goldsberry returned to campus last week to share how his geography degree led him to work with Team USA, the Spurs, ESPN, and The Ringer.
📺 Watch the full talk: psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Kirk%2...
ICYMI: PSU Geography alum Kirk Goldsberry returned to campus last week to share how his geography degree led him to work with Team USA, the Spurs, ESPN, and The Ringer.
📺 Watch the full talk: psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Kirk%2...
Fuel your Wednesday with PIE.
Join our political-industrial ecology webinar Wednesday, Oct. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. Grad students Kristin Schoenecker, Faisal Elias & Owen Harrington take us inside summer fieldwork from Butte, Montana to Ghana to Worcester, Massachusetts.
Register: bit.ly/42ZLnmx
Join our political-industrial ecology webinar Wednesday, Oct. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. Grad students Kristin Schoenecker, Faisal Elias & Owen Harrington take us inside summer fieldwork from Butte, Montana to Ghana to Worcester, Massachusetts.
Register: bit.ly/42ZLnmx
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fuel your Wednesday with PIE.
Join our political-industrial ecology webinar Wednesday, Oct. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. Grad students Kristin Schoenecker, Faisal Elias & Owen Harrington take us inside summer fieldwork from Butte, Montana to Ghana to Worcester, Massachusetts.
Register: bit.ly/42ZLnmx
Join our political-industrial ecology webinar Wednesday, Oct. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. Grad students Kristin Schoenecker, Faisal Elias & Owen Harrington take us inside summer fieldwork from Butte, Montana to Ghana to Worcester, Massachusetts.
Register: bit.ly/42ZLnmx
Professor Joshua Inwood (@geogjosh.bsky.social) is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026!
Prospective students are invited to connect by email & attend our graduate information session on Oct. 23 to learn more about opportunities in our M.S. and Ph.D. programs.
Registration 🔗 lnkd.in/gEWHi4NK
Prospective students are invited to connect by email & attend our graduate information session on Oct. 23 to learn more about opportunities in our M.S. and Ph.D. programs.
Registration 🔗 lnkd.in/gEWHi4NK
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Professor Joshua Inwood (@geogjosh.bsky.social) is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026!
Prospective students are invited to connect by email & attend our graduate information session on Oct. 23 to learn more about opportunities in our M.S. and Ph.D. programs.
Registration 🔗 lnkd.in/gEWHi4NK
Prospective students are invited to connect by email & attend our graduate information session on Oct. 23 to learn more about opportunities in our M.S. and Ph.D. programs.
Registration 🔗 lnkd.in/gEWHi4NK
NBA + maps + Penn State
Alum Kirk Goldsberry returns to campus Friday to talk how data changed basketball forever.
📍 Foster Auditorium
🕛 Noon | 🗓 Sept. 26
💻 Zoom Available
All are welcome!
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
Alum Kirk Goldsberry returns to campus Friday to talk how data changed basketball forever.
📍 Foster Auditorium
🕛 Noon | 🗓 Sept. 26
💻 Zoom Available
All are welcome!
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
September 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NBA + maps + Penn State
Alum Kirk Goldsberry returns to campus Friday to talk how data changed basketball forever.
📍 Foster Auditorium
🕛 Noon | 🗓 Sept. 26
💻 Zoom Available
All are welcome!
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...
Alum Kirk Goldsberry returns to campus Friday to talk how data changed basketball forever.
📍 Foster Auditorium
🕛 Noon | 🗓 Sept. 26
💻 Zoom Available
All are welcome!
www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...