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Featured Research Projects in Geography

3Cs: counter-cartographies collective

Bacterial and Viral Pathogens in Groundwater in Bangladesh

The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (NSF, USGS, USDA)

The Changing Nature(s) of Land (Mellon Foundation)

Ecuador Projects

Galapagos Projects

The Geography of Avian Influenza Evolution

The Global Apparel Project (NSF)

Nang Rong Thailand Projects (NSF, NIH, NASA, Mellon)

Environmental and Social Mapping Project in North Carolina

Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species On and Around Military Installations (NSF, DoD)

The Department of Geography supports the University's core values encouraging diversity and equal educational and employment opportunities throughout the University community. These values are articulated in the University's non-discrimination policy and by the office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs.