MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences

05/28/2026

MSU Arboretum and Invasive Species Coordinator, and onGEO Professional GIS Certificate earner, takes us on a speedy Q&A of her day.

Carolyn Miller has mapped every corner of our 5,200-acre campus, tr...

05/21/2026

Applications are still open! AAG is seeking three undergraduate and graduate students to join our team this Summer and Fall.

Interns will gain hands-on experience in developing programming for Geography Awareness Week and conference support, as well as administrative assistance for DOI development, awards, and volunteers. Learn more about the different positions: https://buff.ly/thk2Xbs

05/20/2026

Angelique Willis, a PhD student in MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences and the Environmental Science and Policy Program at MSU, joined the WaterCube NRT Fellowship Program in 2025.

Before coming to MSU, she examined chemical contaminants in well water throughout Georgia. Today, Angelique works with organizations in Detroit to address drinking water contamination linked to chemical facilities. Specifically, she studies how contaminants like chromium-6 in tap water may correlate with kidney disease.

Learn more about her work and other PhD students doing water research at MSU: https://lnkd.in/g9PfQbzd

05/18/2026

Please help us in congratulating our Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences 2025-26 award recipients and newest Gamma Theta Upsilon - International Geographical Honor Society members! We are so proud of our outstanding Spartan Geographers!

See the GEO News & Stories link in our bio for more details, or visit https://geo.msu.edu/news-events/news/2026-05-18.html.

📸 Jackie Hawthorne

05/14/2026

DeVon Overton will defend her doctoral dissertation, "Modeling & Emergent Phenomena: A Spatial Analysis of Household Mobility in CDBG Entitlement Communities for Impacts of Gentrification, Neighborhood Abandonment, Displacement & Dispossession," on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM.

Best wishes, DeVon!

05/14/2026

As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can come with significant environmental and social costs if not planned thoughtfully. A new publication from John Hannah Distinguished Professor Emilio Moran and other researchers at Michigan State University in the journal Nature Sustainability, finds that without better planning and community involvement, dam projects risk repeating decades-old mistakes—raising important questions about dam construction and hydroelectricity projects.

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-dilemma-anew.html

As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can come with significant environmental and social costs if not planned thoughtfully.

05/12/2026

ICYMI: Tune in to our latest episode of Today in Geography featuring Ph.D. student Angelique Willis.

05/08/2026

Where will you go this summer?

05/07/2026

From the banks of the Red Cedar to every corner of the globe, congratulations to our newest Spartan Geography grads! Geography isn’t just about where we are, but how we’re all connected, and that includes your bond with us. Keep us in your coordinates. May your next chapter be your greatest discovery yet! 💚💚💚🌎🌍🌏



📸 Jackie Belden Hawthorne

05/05/2026

Love our Spartan families. 💚💚💚