Join us at the @geographers.bsky.social AAG Annual Meeting in San Francisco from March 17-21, 2026! geog.ufl.edu/2026/03/12/a...

We had an exciting Evening of Excellence on campus last Friday. Our sincere congratulations to our amazing students!

NEW DIIS report - "Wars over checkpoints. Nine theses on the politics of roadblocks in conflict-affected borderlands", coauthored by Peer Schouten, GeoGator Olivier Walther et al. www.diis.dk/en/research/...

Have you ever wondered how to power a city like Gainesville? That and many other questions were answered when Dr. Johanna Engström and the students of "The Future of Energy" visited Deerhaven, Gainesville's largest power plant, last week.

NEW PAPER in GigaScience - MIReVTD, a Minimum Information Standard for Reporting Vector Trait Data, by @sjryan3.bsky.social, Catherine Lippi and colleagues academic.oup.com/gigascience/...

JOB - The Department of Geography at the University of Florida invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure track Lecturer/Assistant Instructional Professor position in GIScience and Geographic Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

We are extremely proud of undergraduate Ava Johnson, who presented her senior honors thesis research at FSG this month, and won first place undergraduate student talk. QDEC Lab is also immensely pleased that Neha Senthilkumar, undergraduate researcher, won honorable mention for her poster

NEW - Contrasting Changes in Rainy Season Length, Rainfall Frequency, and Intensity Across Eastern Africa, by Jesse Kisembe, Dr. Berry Wen, Dr. Caroline Wainwright, Dr. Chris Funk, Ronald Odongo and Weikang Qian journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

FSG 2026 - Ronald Odongo, Jesse Kisembe, and Weikang Qian presented their research on climate variability and extreme weather events at the Florida Society of Geographers annual meeting this weekend in Gainesville

Our recent graduate from UF Online Katherine Carpenter presented her work on Spatial Patterns of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Over Mozambique at FSG this weekend and won second place in the undergraduate paper competition. Congratulations, Katherine!

The Florida Society of Geographers (FSG) annual meeting has just started in Gainesville! The program is here: geog.ufl.edu/2026/02/21/f...

Thank you for showing up strong! Your generosity keeps UF Geography training the next generation of globally aware, data driven, and community focused graduates!

From soil sampling to camera trapping techniques, our students are learning how to study and protect Florida’s natural environments! Your Giving Day support helps to offer field experiences like this one, training the next generation of geospatial leaders givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge...

Through a visit to Duke Energy’s power plant, students in Dr. Johanna Engstrom’s course GEO2530: The Future of Energy explored how UF’s electricity and steam are produced, connecting classroom learning to real world energy infrastructure givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge... #AllForTheGators

Our rapidly growing undergraduate meteorology degree and certificate programs give students a strong foundation in atmospheric science. Your Giving Day support helps us train the next generation of meteorologists and climate scientists! givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge... #AllForTheGators

Stand Up & Holler! Students in GEA3500: The Geography of Europe examine how physical, cultural, and political forces shape the region in a global context givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge... #AllForTheGators

Geography majors are among the most employable graduates nationwide! Our students gain skills in GIS, data analysis, fieldwork and problem solving that translate into high demand careers. Your Giving Day support strengthens the hands on training that sets them apart #GeoGators #AllForTheGators

Undergraduates from across UF spend their summer developing geospatial skills through close faculty mentoring in the GeoGator Summer Research Program. Your Giving Day support helps us train the next generation of geographers givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge... #AllForTheGators

Students in MET 3503/5503: Weather and Forecasting visited the Florida Automated Weather Network weather station in Citra, where they learned how real-time weather data is collected and delivered across Florida. It's Giving Day! Donate here: givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge... #AllForTheGators

Fieldwork in Ghana gives students firsthand insight into cross border trade, regional mobility, and the informal institutions that shape livelihoods across West Africa. Your Giving Day support helps us train the next generation of geographers givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge... #AllForTheGators

Students in GEO3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology spent the day at Hogtown Creek exploring hydrologic processes firsthand. Your Giving Day support helps to offer immersive experiences that train the next generation of hydrologists and environmental scientists givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge...

It's Giving Day! Our new Omniglobe brings the entire planet into the classroom, giving students an immersive way to explore climate, oceans, landforms, and global processes in 3D. Your gift helps us keep innovative technology at the heart of #GeoGator education! givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge...

Tomorrow is Gator Nation’s Giving Day! By supporting UF Geography, you help us continue training the next generation of leaders who use geospatial tools, data, and field experience to strengthen communities and drive solutions. You can donate starting now! givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge...

NEW - Why Ports Matter to Cities: Understanding the Importance of Logistics‐Led Urbanism, by Tony Nikolovski and Dr. Alan Wiig compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

One week from Giving Day, we’re celebrating how UF Geography trains the next generation to understand a changing world - from climate and water to human health and geopolitics. Are you ready to stand up for UF Geography? Donate here: givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge...

GeoGators Airin Akter, Jesse Kisembe, Weikang Qian and Michelle Ruiz at the 106th AMS Annual Meeting in Houston, TX! An inspiring experience filled with insightful discussions, innovative research, and meaningful connections within the atmospheric science community #AMS2026

🚀 The GeoDI Lab’s recent EMERGE Hackathon led by Dr. Di Yang saw 13 teams develop cutting-edge apps and dashboards to track mosquito habitats and solve critical environmental challenges geoemerge.com/nasa-at-uf/

🎉Dr. Joann Mossa was awarded the @geographers.bsky.social Later Career Fellowship for her work on fluvial geomorphology. Congratulations! www.aag.org/2026-aag-awa... @rockyrivers.bsky.social

🥳 Dr. Esther Mullens was interviewed by @science.org about the recent ice storm impacting the southern United States, and its links with climate variability and change www.science.org/content/arti...

New @carbonbrief.org post about the 10NICS - communicating climate science of all kinds is hard, and this is a great thing explainer for our 10 insights. Thanks @krisebi.bsky.social and Prof Fuss! Really pleased for my dengue map contribution to be in a CB post, and communicated so nicely

NEW - Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2025 - Dr. @sjryan3.bsky.social and a team of scientists from around the world recently summarized key advances in the scientific understanding of the climate system. geog.ufl.edu/2026/01/23/t...

Thanks for visiting us in Gainesville and delivering two fantastic lectures on agricultural changes in Africa, Dr. Bill Moseley! Please come again!

TODAY - Dr. William Moseley's second Anderson Lecture on Decolonizing African Agriculture: Food Security, Agroecology and the Need for Radical Transformation is about to begin at 10am in Reitz Union! geog.ufl.edu/2025/12/22/m...

What a great turnout for our Anderson Speaker Series with Dr. William G. Moseley! Thank you to everyone who joined us for an engaging discussion on agronomy, gender, and food security. The conversation continues tomorrow with a talk on “Decolonizing African Agriculture” geog.ufl.edu/2025/12/22/m...

🛰️ The EMERGE NASA Data Hackathon on January 31 from 8 AM - 8 PM at Marston Science Library will bring together UF students, community members, librarians, and NASA-affiliated mentors to work on mosquito risk, land cover change, and environmental health 🔗 Save your spot: geoemerge.com/nasa-at-uf/

Our Anderson Speaker, @geographers.bsky.social's Dr. William Moseley, has arrived in Gainesville! We are looking forward to seeing everyone at this afternoon's talk “When Agronomy Flirts with Markets, Gender and Nutrition”, 3:30pm in Reitz Union room G320 geog.ufl.edu/2025/12/22/m...

NEW in Journal of Climate - Natural climate variability and freezing rain in central and eastern North America, by Dr. Esther Mullens journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

NEW - A climatology of atmospheric river severity using an adjusted IVT scaling across U.S. subdomains, by Dr. Hongsheng Wang and Dr. Esther Mullens journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

NEW PAPER in Scientific Reports - Social inequities in the transition to environmentally optimized commuting, by Michał Niedzielski and Yujie Hu www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“Heat waves actually kill more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, or any other form of extreme weather,” explains David Keellings in UF's Ytori magazine news.clas.ufl.edu/floridas-sil...

Florida Society of Geographers meeting, 2026. The abstract and early registration deadline is coming this week: January 15th. Please register here: floridasocietyofgeographers.org We look forward to seeing you in Gainesville!

Coming up on January 15! Anderson Lecture by Dr. William G. Moseley “When Agronomy Flirts with Markets, Gender and Nutrition: A Political Ecology of the New Green Revolution for Africa and Women’s Food Security in Burkina Faso”, Reitz Union Room G320, 3:30-4:30pm EST geog.ufl.edu/2025/12/22/m...

RECENTLY PUBLISHED - A weather regime-based analysis of freezing rain trends in a warmer climate for Eastern North America, by Austin Britton and Esther Mullens rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

NEW PAPER - Bluetech in Baltimore: Co-creating smart city innovations with local youth, by Michele Masucci, Dillon Mahmoudi and Alan Wiig www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

NEW PAPER - Evaluating human mortality impacts from air pollution as U.S. commuting reaches its extremes, by Yue Jing, Yujie Hu, Chen Chen and Daniel Cohan www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We are very excited to announce that Professor William Moseley from Macalester College will be our 2026 Anderson Speaker in January! geog.ufl.edu/2025/12/22/m...

Congratulations to Dr. Aghane Antunes on earning her Ph.D. in Geography! We wish her continued success in her academic and professional endeavors.

We are going to the Annual Meeting of the @agu.org in New Orleans next week! Here is a list of presentations and posters where UF Geography faculty and students are the lead authors. We look forward to seeing you there! #AGU25

We'll have four presentations from the GeoDI Lab at the AGU in New Orleans next week. Come and say hi! www.agu.org/annual-meeting

In much of the West African Sahel and its coastal periphery, poor road conditions and sparse networks have turned mobility into a dangerous gamble, write GeoGators Steve Radil, Olivier Walther, and Alex Thurston in Africa Defense Forum adf-magazine.com/2025/12/west...