📰 The latest @globallandprog.bsky.social newsletter is packed full of news! Read about the new website glp.earth, new interactive member space (GLP Hub) and new logo! geog.umd.edu/featured-con...

For interdisciplinary scientists lacking a home, one path forward is building a new community of researchers with shared interests, say Laura Vang Rasmussen, @rachgarr.bsky.social, @sofiananni.bsky.social, @nramankutty.bsky.social, & Ariane de Bremond @glp-earth.bsky.social. eos.org/opinions/cre...

📌Two weeks until Giving Day! Join us in standing with GEOG. Together, we fuel student success, hands-on learning and research that makes a difference locally and globally. Stay tuned for ways to give. Join us. Stand with GEOG. #UMDGivingDay

🗓️ Join us at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, in River Road 325 or via Zoom for a seminar with Mark Carroll, research scientist and Data Science Group lead at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. More info: geog.umd.edu/event/geog-s...

🌍At Climate Resilience Network's 2026 Scientists Serving Communities workshop, faculty panels and student research highlight the role of geospatial science in building climate resilience. Learn more: go.umd.edu/geog-at-essi...

#ICYMI 🌳 Maryland’s street, yard & farm trees do more than add shade. New research led by PhD student Quan Shen finds trees outside forests account for nearly 1/4 of the state’s annual tree-related carbon absorption 🌎 Read more: go.umd.edu/trees-outsid...

🍫 The best snack for an Arctic mission? Chocolate. After many trips to the poles, GEOG Prof Sinéad Farrell knows it won’t freeze solid at 5°F. In this Q&A, she explains why sea ice is so important, how she surveys the area + more: terp.umd.edu/cold-coverage

👋 Are you at #FedGIS2026? Swing by and visit the University of Maryland Geographical Sciences Master of Science booth! We are located at Booth E4 in the Education Zone.

🌎🚀 #NASA selects new satellite mission co-led by GEOG's #GEDI researchers! Launching as early as 2030, the EDGE mission will use laser technology to map Earth’s forests and ice in 3D, helping scientists track global change like never before: go.umd.edu/edge-mission

😎 Did you see Professor Meredith Gore's profile in the latest @univofmaryland.bsky.social TERP magazine? Read how she combines field research and AI to track wildlife crime and uncover the people and networks behind it 🐢🗺️ terp.umd.edu/wild-ambitio...

🛢️Renewable power is now cheaper to build and operate ☀️Solar adoption is reaching tipping points 💰Climate-resilient housing helps families save money in the long run So, the question is: Can climate solutions help with lowering costs? Find answers in this year's #StoriesToWatch: go.wri.org/26-stw

🌾⚠️ If we can spot droughts months in advance, why are so many people still going hungry? In her new TED Talk, Asst Prof Catherine Nakalembe (Ph.D.) explains the problem isn’t the technology, but turning early warnings into action where they matter most. 🎥 geog.umd.edu/featured-con...

🗓️Join us at 3:30 p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 29, for a hybrid seminar with Vera Kuklina, Indigenous scholar, Arctic and cold regions expert. Details: go.umd.edu/seminar-vera...

Who’s using most of the world's resources? 🌎 A @natsustain.nature.com study co-led by Prof Laixiang Sun and Kuishuang Feng finds stark inequality: the top 10% of households account for 36% of material use and drive most consumption beyond what Earth can sustain: geog.umd.edu/featured-con...

GEOG research in Vietnam shows conservation crime is shaped by lived pressures and place-based dynamics far beyond park boundaries. Two new studies led by Ph.D. students examine how daily realities around Pù Mát National Park influence what happens inside. geog.umd.edu/featured-con...

In a NASA's Earth Observatory feature drawing on a 2025 Arctic Council report, GEOG Chair Tatiana Loboda, explains why fire intensity is raising particular concern for Arctic ecosystems and the vast carbon stores locked in frozen ground. geog.umd.edu/featured-con...

ICYMI 📬 Our December GEOG newsletter calls for nurturing community, along with updates on climate adaptation, satellite science, faculty and student achievements and more. Catch up here: mailchi.mp/a26e70a1d5f2...

NASA-backed fieldwork in US + India is improving estimates of crop residue burning emissions🌾 In 2025 GEOG's Joanne Hall led campaigns from CA orchard burns to AR croplands + rice fields in India to support EPA emissions data & refine remote sensing analysis: go.umd.edu/25z8

Will @thenasaearth.bsky.social's next Earth System Explorer mission use lidar to map ecosystems and ice 🌎? The proposed EDGE mission w/ GEOG's John Armston as DPI has completed its Phase A study. A final selection is expected soon, with a 2030 launch if selected: go.umd.edu/25xh

As 2025 wraps up, we’re grateful for what got us through. Thanks for being here and following along 💛 We’re taking a two-week break from social media to reset and recharge. See you in the new year ✨

#ICYMI GIS Day welcomed more than 50 Maryland high school students to our High School Open House for a firsthand look at geography in action, from research talks to hands-on mapping. Learn more: go.umd.edu/hs-open-hous...

MS students recently showcased their capstone projects in GIS and geospatial intelligence through online talks and poster sessions. Congratulations to all graduates! 🎓 go.umd.edu/capstone-sym...

With guidance from Assistant Prof. Yiqun Xie and Ph.D. student Zhihao Wang, high school senior Cooper Li earned the Rising Star Award at IEEE ICDM 2025 for using AI to tackle spatial variability in remote sensing. 🌍👏 Read more: go.umd.edu/cooper-li-aw...

🌍 Professor Laixiang Sun brings global insight to UMD’s work in human geography. His research uses systems modeling and geo-referenced data to understand how people and the environment interact, with studies published in Nature and PNAS. Read more: go.umd.edu/laixiang-sun...

🤩 Three students from our MS-GEOINT program have earned 2025 USGIF scholarships. Congrats to Erin Macri, Emma Dodd and Trevor Koglin for showcasing the depth of our GEOINT community 👏 go.umd.edu/usgif-geoint

🗓️ Join us at noon on Thursday, Dec. 11 in River Road 325 + Zoom for the seminar: "Understanding Land-use Transitions: Revealing Patterns, Drivers and Implications of Global Farmland Abandonment" with Alexander Prishchepov from Copenhagen University. geog.umd.edu/event/semina...

⚡Join us this Thursday, Dec. 11, at 3:30 p.m. for the GEOG Graduate Student Pre-AGU Lightning Talk Showcase! geog.umd.edu/event/grad-s... #satelliteimagery #geospatial #datascience #remotesensing

#ICYMI How can geospatial data strengthen food security? Monica Adjei (MS-GIS) writes from #AFS2025, where UMD joined COMESA to spotlight satellite and machine-learning tools strengthening agricultural decisions across Africa. go.umd.edu/25e6

🌍 Join us for a special talk, “Tackling ‘Grand Challenge’ Earth System Science,” with Lars Peter Riishojgaard from the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at 1 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 5. 📍 4600 River Road, Room 325 (Discovery District) 💻 Or join us via Zoom: go.umd.edu/lars-peter-t...

🌍 It's #GivingTuesday! Start your day by supporting GEOG: Give to the GEOG Fund: Emergency relief for faculty, researchers & students 🔗 tinyurl.com/mr2fazpp Give to the Young Researchers Fund: Hands-on experiences for high school and undergraduate students 🔗 tinyurl.com/yxkdsrbv

🗓️ Just 2 weeks until #AGU25! Don’t miss GEOG scholars in New Orleans Dec. 15–19, sharing their latest research on climate, ecosystems, food security, wildfire science and more: go.umd.edu/agu25

🌍 Eight Geographical Sciences researchers make the 2025 Highly Cited list, joining the world’s top 1% for citations & influence! Check it out: go.umd.edu/highly-cited...

Join us Thursday, Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m. for a seminar with @uwmadison.bsky.social's Song Gao on how GeoAI + satellite imagery can reveal human-mobility patterns in cities. He’ll share a new deep-learning framework and recent work from the GeoDS Lab (Zoom & in person) 🔗 go.umd.edu/seminar-gao-...

How can Earth Observation help countries adapt to climate change? As world leaders gather for #COP30, GEOG Professor & Dept. Chair Tatiana Loboda co-authored a new framework showing how satellite data can guide every step of climate adaptation. Learn more: go.umd.edu/24ww

🗓️ Join us at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 for this seminar on #firescience with Tess McCabe & Shane Coffield from the UMD Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC)/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Via Zoom or in person: go.umd.edu/geog-seminar...

🛰️🌎 Prof Matthew Hansen will lead a $1.2 million project to improve monitoring of tropical land cover, via the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Using satellite data, his UMD-GLAD team team will map where commodity expansion is replacing forests and other natural areas. go.umd.edu/hansen-defor...

🗓️ GEOG Seminar: Join us Thursday, Nov. 6, at 3:30 p.m. for "Turning Scientists’ Dreams into Reality: Your Wish Is an Instrument Scientist’s Command" with Philip W. Dabney from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: go.umd.edu/geog-seminar...

#ICYMI "Jane Goodall is someone we should try to emulate in realizing a life of meaning and impact... We're proud that the tools + partnerships we developed w/ @janegoodallcan.bsky.social continue to guide conservation efforts + inspire the next gen of scientists. go.umd.edu/jane-goodall...

🤩 The newest season of the TED Fellows Program Film Series spotlights Assistant Professor Catherine Nakalembe (Ph.D.) 🎥 Watch her story on TED.com and stay tuned for her upcoming TED Talk! www.ted.com/talks/cather...

Help us spread the word! 🌍🛰️ Join our final grad info session for: * MS in GIS * Grad Certificate in GIS * Grad Certificate in Remote Sensing Learn the latest in geospatial tech, theory + applications to advance your career. 👉 Register lnkd.in/erNR2EqQ

I'm excited about the themes for this year's @geographers.bsky.social annual meeting in San Francisco on March 17-21, including an overarching theme of Mapping the Future & 2 presidential themes: 1) the Future of Food & Agriculture; & 2) the Future of Geography Education www.aag.org/events/aag20...

#ICYMI NASA Harvest is creating the RAAPID Center to help countries respond faster to food system shocks. Using satellite data and AI, the center will provide rapid, reliable crop assessments when crises strike. 🌍 Learn more: go.umd.edu/RAAPID-Center

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🗓️ This Thursday: Join us in LeFrak Hall 1158 or on Zoom 💻 for the seminar "The Effects of Climate Change on Vulnerable Children with Dispersed Family Networks"with Keehoon Jung, doctoral student in @umdarec.bsky.social ⤵️ go.umd.edu/geog-seminar...

📅 Join us for a hybrid seminar with Associate Research Professor Michael Humber on using satellite data and spatial analysis to map Maryland's agricultural climate vulnerability, via @crnatumd.bsky.social go.umd.edu/23fy

🌊 How is saltwater intrusion affecting Maryland's farmland? UMD's @crnatumd.bsky.social's dashboard shows over 14,000 acres at risk, providing data for farmers and policymakers. Check it out: go.umd.edu/climate-impa...

📅 Join NASA's ARSET for a free online training on satellite remote sensing to study climate-sensitive infectious diseases, with GEOG Chair Tatiana Loboda tomorrow, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT. 2nd part with @mcwimberly.bsky.social on Thur. Register now: tinyurl.com/32zxw8yx

🚨 Grad program info sessions in #GeospatialSciences are coming up! Advance your career or gain new skills in GIS, Remote Sensing & GEOINT. 📅 Oct 2 | 12 PM EDT – MS GIS & Certs Register ▶️ lnkd.in/ehbhNKNn 📅 Oct 6 | 5 PM EDT – MS GEOINT & Cert Register ▶️ lnkd.in/eC5X-xY5

❓Why would a scientist who tracks forests speak out about political AI? 🤖 Andres Hernandez-Serna of UMD's Global Land Analysis and Discovery team GLAD warns: the AI that maps forests is now shaping political messages without labels or accountability. Learn more: go.umd.edu/political-ai...

🚨 Grad program info sessions in #GeospatialSciences are coming up! Advance your career or gain new skills in GIS, Remote Sensing & GEOINT. 📅 Oct 2 | 12 PM EDT – MS GIS & Certs Register ▶️ lnkd.in/ehbhNKNn 📅 Oct 6 | 5 PM EDT – MS GEOINT & Cert Register ▶️ lnkd.in/eC5X-xY5