Great to attend the annual meeting of the Middle States Division of the @geographers.bsky.social at Montclair State University in New Jersey today

Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30. We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF

If you were unable to attend this webinar presentation on Responsible Research Assessment, I am happy to share the recording. DM me and let's connect!

What a thoughtful and intellectually provocative review of my book, "Decolonizing African Agriculture," by fellow West African scholar Jessie Luna www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @agendapub.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social @macalestercollege.bsky.social

Happy #NativeAmerican Heritage Month! Did you know that AAG has an Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group? Their efforts foster pure and applied geographic research and geographic education that involve the Indigenous people of the world, past and present. buff.ly/DqErhnt #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

#GeoWeek2025 starts on Monday, November 17! #GeographyAwarenessWeek is observed the third week in November every year to promote what geography is, why it is important, and the urgent, timely work geographers do. Are you celebrating? Let us know how below & share your event with us: buff.ly/45CQ4Ha

One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American Geographical Society Library at UW-Milwaukee is a world-renowned repository.

❗Join us this Friday, Nov 14 for our next map collection showing❗ In this installment of From the Vault, we’ll look at maps that demonstrate historic and contemporary shifts to place names. #bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism

Could a fault in Washington trigger an #earthquake in Southern California? One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault. Learn more with the National Geographic: buff.ly/187N6RB #GeoSky #GISChat

📊 Seek out the Council on Undergraduate Research, an AGI Member Society that supports and promotes high-quality mentored #undergraduate #research, scholarship, and creative inquiry: www.cur.org

Postdoctoral scholar Halie Kampman and professor Brian King published a Conversation piece on their research titled, “Pennsylvania counties face tough choices on spending $2B opioid settlement funds”. theconversation.com/pennsylvania...

GIS Day is Monday, Nov. 17! Schedule: 11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Welcome + lightning talks 1:30–3 p.m. Lightning talks 3–4:30 p.m. Reception @ Hamer Center, 1 Pattee Library 6:30–8:30 p.m. Games + resume review @ Hamer Center Info and Zoom Links: www.psu.edu/news/univers...

Have your students develop materials to promote a specific region they are studying and make their pitch for a visit to this location at a tourism trade show for #GeographyAwarenessWeek creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/2019/lessons...

The RIA is delighted to welcome @dhkaplanoh.bsky.social past president of the @geographers.bsky.social to deliver the keynote at our panel on the importance of Geography and Geoscience education. Taking place on 19 Nov Book your tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal... @geolsurvie.bsky.social

Donating to organizations you care about can happen at any time of the year; however, this time of year is popular for charitable giving. This month’s Treasurer’s Column from Antoinette WinklerPrins focuses on some best practices for making donations, whether large or small.

We are mapping during #OSMGeoweek2025! 🎉 Join our November UN Mappers #MappyHour and celebrate #OpenStreetMap Geography Awareness Week with us! 💙 📅 21 November ⏱️ 10:00 UTC 📌 Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/un-mappers... #UNMaps #OpenStreetMap #opendata #volunteering #osmgeoweek #UNvolunteers

New article out in Annals of the American Association of Geographers! In my latest (likely last) from my human milk markets project, I tease out the conjunctural crises that have led to human milk banking as social reproductive infrastructure in South Africa. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New in ArcNews: The rapid evolution of #geospatial technology has created unprecedented opportunities for innovation – but also critical ethical challenges. AAG Executive Director Gary Langham re-emphasizes the need to center #ethical considerations in training and practice.

In some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the US, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from San Diego State University is working to understand how climate change is impacting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them. buff.ly/FMNHTgl #GeoSky #ClimateChange #GISChat

So, you want to present at an academic conference? Hear from Mel, a PhD student at the University of Alberta, who had the opportunity to partake in AAG’s 2025 Annual Meeting. She breaks down 6 steps to tackle the conference nerves, what to know about attending, and presenting:

New: “Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment,” by the University of Pennsylvania Press, is excited to announce new publishing opportunities and publishing features to serve a wider audience. For more details, visit the COT website:

Really thrilled to receive the honor of first place paper at the PhD level🥇in the West Lakes AAG conference paper competition! Thanks WLAAG! @geographers.bsky.social

Out now @geographers.bsky.social: "From the “Right to #Energy” to the “Right to the #Countryside” and Back Again: Contextualizing Rural Energy #Transitions" by Matthias Naumann (@uni-wuerzburg.de) and David Rudolph #DTU #geosky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Salt marshes exist on every coast of the US, but these important wetlands are succumbing quickly to the effects of sea level rise. Working on a project in the coastal marshes of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, hear the story of how a young photographer is fighting to protect these places. buff.ly/iNxoY9Y

Maps have long been used as tools of colonial power. Now, Inuit maps of the Canadian Arctic are acting as tools of resistance. Also known as counter-mapping, a 2023 Nunatsiavut collaboration began as a way to bridge Inuit knowledge with Western research. buff.ly/J91euLi #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Embracing disciplines across the humanities and sciences, geography is a social science that explores much more than the points on a map. As #GeoWeek approaches, Lisa Schamess shares how there’s something for everyone—and everywhere—in this discipline. buff.ly/djGNXG1 #GeoHumanities #GeoSky #GIS

BIG NEWS: We have a title and description for our talk next month, being delivered by the inimitable Dr. Adam Hanieh! On 12/5 at 10AM Eastern time, come see "Greening the Gulf? Renewables, Fossil Capitalism, and the ‘East-East’ Axis of World Energy"!

Did you know... #GeographyAwarenessWeek was established by a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1987. Held annually during the 3rd week of November, we're joining together with our GeoAdvocates and Partners to celebrate "Making Spaces of Possibility” for #GeoWeek, Nov. 17-21. buff.ly/LefUycS

“Thaler’s book, [Saving the Rainforest and Losing the World], is a geographical tour de force that spans continents as it interlinks government halls with plantations in an exemplary global political ecology," according to AAG Review of Books.

I look forward to attending the annual meeting of the Middle States Division of the @geographers.bsky.social in Montclair, NJ in less than a week (Nov 14-15) www.montclair.edu/earth-and-en...

Student Reminder: If you're seeking travel support to attend #AAG2026, AAG will be awarding #student travel grants of $500 plus the cost of in-person registration to help subsidize travel expenses for students presenting in San Francisco. Apply by November 15: buff.ly/a8D3pkx #GeoSky #GISChat

🌟 Deadline Extended! Apply now for the 2025–26 #UCGIS I-GUIDE Community Champions program! Design instructional materials integrating #SpatialAI and open, FAIR, reproducible science using the I-GUIDE Platform. $3,000 stipend available! Apply by Nov 17, 2025 👉 i-guide.io/community-ch...

I received a thank-you note from colleagues at Northern Michigan Uni for hosting the #AAG West Lakes meeting last month. How kind!

New in AAG's Geography in the News series: A look at caring and managing agricultural land around the world, and how we can use indigenous methods to preserve #biodiversity. With vocabulary and questions for study, GITN articles are suited to high school and undergraduate classrooms. buff.ly/uiHSe8g

I am an approved speaker for the @geographers.bsky.social Visiting Geographical Scientist Program, which supports bringing geographers on multi-institutional visits. www.aag.org/visiting-geo...

We have 2 Community College awards seeking applicants! 🧵 The Darrel Hess scholarship is looking to award students from two-year institutions/colleges who are transferring to four-year colleges and universities. Awardees will receive $1,500 to be used for any educational expenses: buff.ly/xZQNxSk

We understand individuals may be affected by the ongoing government shutdown. If you are currently furloughed or facing temporary financial constraints, we can issue an invoice, so that you can register and submit your abstract by the deadline. Please contact us with your request at [email protected].

Help tell the world about geography! Sign up now to become a GeoAdvocate during #GeographyAwarenessWeek, Nov 17-21!📍🗺️ @geographers.bsky.social will send you materials to share with your networks on social media, your students, and your colleagues ➡️ bit.ly/3Nj2B3N #GeoWeek #GeoWeek2025 #TakeAction

Celebrate Geography Awareness Week at Brown! From Nov 17-21, IBES & partners will host a career panel, photo contest, workshops, colloquia, and tours highlighting how GIS skills can be used in + beyond the classroom. Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week

The Geography Department at the University of Victoria has just posted a job ad for an Assistant Professor position in Indigenous Geographies. Please share widely, and feel free to reach out if you're interested in applying or have questions. @geographers.bsky.social @cangeographers.bsky.social

Don't forget! AAG has extended the 2026 Annual Meeting abstract deadline to today, Thursday, November 6! Submitted abstracts may be edited through January 29, 2026. Learn more about how to share your research and about our #AAG2026 Themes: buff.ly/36P1PJB

#GeographyAwarenessWeek is coming November 17-21 and we’re proud to partner with our sponsors Esri and the National Council for Geographic Education this year to celebrate "Making Spaces of Possibility.” Hosting an event? Check out the #GeoWeek2025 StoryMap and get involved: buff.ly/ohFkOQp

#Patagonia has some long-distance intruders. How did North American beavers’ habitat take over South American forests? These furry creatures are admired for their important roles in North America – but these impacts don’t translate well to the #islands of Tierra del Fuego. buff.ly/xkF1Zji #GeoSky

With academic freedom increasingly under siege in the US, the scope of speech repression is nearly unprecedented. AAG President Bill Moseley shares that despite these efforts, geographers are needed as public intellectuals to continue to voice perspectives on policies and programs. buff.ly/d2U5e9P

🌎 #OSMGeoWeek is just around the corner! Join the global OSM community for a week of online mapathons, in-person editing parties, and other events from Nov 17 - 22nd. You can add your event to the worldwide GeoWeek calendar on the OpenStreetMap US website. 🔗 openstreetmap.us/events/osmge...

National Geographic Explorer and Penn State Geography’s Tiza Mfuni is attending the National Geographic Explorer’s Festival in Johannesburg, where he also led a session on self-reflection for collaboration.

ACLS is offering Digital Justice Seed Grants of $10k-50k and Development Grants of $50k-100k for digital humanities projects focused on the histories and interests of historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools & methods: acls.org/DigitalJustice

Reminder: AAG has extended the 2026 Annual Meeting abstract deadline to this Thursday, November 6. We accept all submitted abstracts and organized sessions for presentation. Need to make some edits? Submitted abstracts may be edited through Thursday, January 29, 2026. buff.ly/36P1PJB #AAG2026

Hey @geographers.bsky.social and ALL researchers! The AAG Qual Research Specialty Group is hosting a (free) Webinar, "Disrupting the Metrics of Research Evaluation and Impact: The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment", on Nov. 13th, 11am-12pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/48QyvmF

Hey teachers! You can get classroom resources from AAG for Geography Awareness Week, containing posters, stickers, bookmarks, and more. Get your kit today: buff.ly/r98uH5h #GeoWeek2025