Geography 'Coffee Hour' to feature talk on race, waste and toxic capitalism
Pavithra Vasudevan, assistant professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, will present at Coffee Hour.
Institute of Energy and the Environment welcomes 15 new faculty members
Geography faulty members Kimberly Van Meter and Manzhu Yu have joined the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE).
Biggs talk to share creative approaches to environmental data visualization
Heidi Biggs, design researcher and assistant professor of digital media at Georgia Tech, will present at the Department of Geography’s Coffee Hour lecture series at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, in 112 Walker Building.
Coffee Hour starts Jan. 23 with talk on volcanic hazards and remote sensing
Christelle Wauthier, associate professor of geosciences at Penn State, will present at the Department of Geography’s Coffee Hour lecture series at noon on Friday, Jan. 23, in 401 Steidle.
$1.6M to fund international study on built environment, malaria
Assistant professor of geography Ida Djenontin is part of a team of researchers who have been awarded a $1.6 million international Belmont Forum’s Collaborative Research Action project by the U.S. National Science Foundation and UK Research and Innovation’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Mapping a new frontier with AI-integrated geographic information systems
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.
Geography alumnus charts new path after decades in federal climate roles
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.
Adult learner finds ‘antidote to aging’ through geography program
Bob Myers made a career as a social justice lawyer but continues to take courses and give back to geography department.
Graduate students to share research at Coffee Hour on Nov. 7
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.
Penn State undergraduates reflect on Malawi fieldwork with ECODRYFOREST project
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.