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A multi-institutional team led by geography researchers at Penn State built and tested four AI agents in order to introduce a conceptual framework of autonomous geographical information systems and examine how this shift is redefining the practice of GIS.

After nearly three decades in federal service, Penn State Geography alumnus Benjamin DeAngelo is launching a new a consulting and advisory service focused on climate adaptation and resilience called Operation Future.

Bob Myers made a career as a social justice lawyer but continues to take courses and give back to geography department.

Suraiya Parvin and Naser Lessani, two doctoral candidates in Penn State’s Department of Geography, will deliver research talks as part of the department’s Graduate Student “Coffee Hour” series at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.

For two Penn State undergraduates, July 2025 brought an experience far from campus classrooms. Geography majors Jesse Ehrlich and Cadence O’Brien spent a month in Malawi as part of the ECODRYFOREST project.

As a teen, Naomi Bird witnessed the sudden vaping boom among her peers. Research she did as an undergraduate student at Penn State gave her a greater insight into what she was witnessing. 

Thelma Abu, assistant professor of environment and human interactions at the University of Connecticut, will deliver the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour talk on Oct. 31.

For two Penn State geography graduate students, fieldwork in Southern Africa offered more than a research assignment. It provided a front-row view of how science, community and collaboration come together in the effort to restore landscapes undergoing rapid environmental change.

The hallways of Penn State’s Walker Building helped launch Harrison Cole’s cartography career, eventually leading him to one of the biggest names in the field: National Geographic. 

Mook Bangalore, assistant professor of environmental policy in the Penn State School of Public Policy, will deliver his talk at noon on Friday, Oct. 24.