Geography Department, University of Connecticut

04/17/2025

Professor Peter Chen receives the CLAS 2025 Strategic Goals Award

04/09/2025

Join UConn GSCU for their next colloquium on April 10th at 3:30 PM in AUST 446 with guest speaker Dr. Mary Buchanan, The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation!

03/31/2025

GSCU will be having a colloquium on Thursday! Dr. Susan Kotikot of Penn State University will be presenting on the intersection of climate change and social resilience. Hope to see you there, on WebEx!

Schedule:

12-1 pm: Meeting with graduate students
1:15-2:15 pm: Large group meeting with faculty
2:30-3 pm: Meeting with Anji
3:30-4:30 pm: Colloquium/Research talk

03/27/2025

Join UConn GSCU for their next colloquium on April 3rd at 3:30 PM in BPB 130 with guest speaker Dr. Susan Kotikot, Penn State University!

03/05/2025

The Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies will be having their first colloquium on Thursday, March 6 at 3:30 PM in BPB 130. Dr. Ethan Miller, co-coordinator of the Land in Common community land trust, will be presenting on "alternatives to the economy," and an experimental framework for thinking carefully and systematically about livelihood beyond the conventional categories. Lunch will be provided!

02/27/2025

Going to AAG 2025? Come join the GSCU department for a meetup at Nuevo Seoul, a Korean/Mexican restaurant across the street from the convention center!

Scan the QR code to RSVP or go to this link: https://forms.gle/bBSCUgYw5WQ8bEQ19

02/27/2025

Join us on 3/6 at 3:30 PM in BPD 130 for our colloquium series! Joining us will be Co-Coordinator of Land in Common Dr. Ethan Miller, exploring the possibilities and presenting an experimental framework for thinking carefully and systematically about livelihood beyond the conventional categories. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

02/19/2025

Check out the Spring 2025 Colloquium Series schedule hosted by UConn GSCU!

01/30/2025

The NEM Program, directed by GSCU’s Peter Chen, provides enriching mentorship to graduate students. Check out the article about the program on UConn TODAY:

The UConn Graduate School is helping establish enduring mentor and mentee relationships

11/12/2024

GSGU grad students Vanessa Heigel and Samuel Ayivu attended the North American Wind Energy Academy/Wind Tech conference held in New Brunswick October 30-Nov. 1, 2024.

10/30/2024

Congratulations to the UConn Geography Bowl team on winning their fourth NESTVAL championship! James, Jack, and Hunter beat UMass in a hard fought final round, and took home the victory! This is UConn's second win in three years and first win with exclusively undergraduates.