CSAW | Community Soil Air Water at Georgia State University http://csaw.gsu.edu Community Soil Air Water Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:48:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New NSF Funded Geosciences Summer Program: Addressing Social and Environmental Disparities through Community Geography and Geographic Information Systems http://csaw.gsu.edu/nsf-reu/ http://csaw.gsu.edu/nsf-reu/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:14:57 +0000 admin http://csaw.gsu.edu/?p=201 [...]]]> This summer at Georgia State University, we are pleased to host the first community geography/ community GIS undergraduate research program in the country.  The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Addressing Social and Environmental Disparities through Community Geography and Geographic Information Systems is part of a 3 year $350,000 grant funded by the National Science Foundation.  The project is led by Dr. Timothy Hawthorne (Principal Investigator) and Dr. Katherine Hankins (Co-PI) and includes Dr. Deocampo, Dr.  Derickson, Dr. Edwards, Mr. Joe Hurley (library sciences), John Steward (Public Health) and Dr. Walter (West Georgia).  The program will run June 18th – August 2nd.

10 selected undergraduates from around the country, including GSU students, will engage in community-based research and fieldwork to quantitatively and qualitatively examine neighborhood change, property markets, air and soil quality, urban green spaces, and neighborhood visioning in partnership with neighborhood residents and community groups.  Each REU student will receive a competitive funding package, including: a $3000 stipend, up to $250 in travel support to/from Atlanta, up to $750 for conference presentations, free room and board at GSU, and 3 required texts.  Applications are due Friday, March 23rd @ 5 PM EST.  Complete application instructions and the application form can be found at http://csaw.gsu.edu/nsf-reu/application-instructions/

To Learn More:  Visit http://csaw.gsu.edu/nsf-reu/

Any questions can be directed to the Dr. Timothy Hawthorne (PI) at thawthorne@gsu.edu or Dr. Katherine Hankins (Co-PI) at khankins@gsu.edu

]]> http://csaw.gsu.edu/nsf-reu/feed/ 0 The Department of Geosciences announces its spring 2012 Speaker Series http://csaw.gsu.edu/the-department-of-geosciences-announces-it-spring-2012-speaker-series/ http://csaw.gsu.edu/the-department-of-geosciences-announces-it-spring-2012-speaker-series/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:35:44 +0000 admin http://csaw.gsu.edu/?p=39 [...]]]> The twenty-first century is the century of the city, as over half of the world’s 7 billion people lives in urban areas for the first time in human history.  Alongside this move to the city are unprecedented changes in both our social systems and natural systems, including an intensification of economic and environmental inequalities. Climate change and our global financial crisis, to name just two, articulate with urbanization in complex and dynamic ways.  In this speaker series, scholars from across the country working in different fields will participate in a conversation that seeks to advance our understanding of these crisis conditions, and, in so doing, address some of the most pressing problems facing the twenty-first century American city

Professor Meghan Cope, University of Vermont  Engaged Urban Scholarship:  Working at the Intersections ofCommunity Geographies, Service?Learning, and Mixed Methods Research

February 2, 4:30 p.m.,124 Petit Science Center

Professor Anne Chin, University of Colorado, Denver: Fluvial Geomorphology and Urban Streams

March 8, 4:30 p.m., 124 Petit Science Center

Professor David Wilson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: The Political Economy of U.S. Cities

March 30, 4:00 p.m., 8th floor Library South, Colloquium Room

Professor Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina: Risks and Hazards in the 21st Century City

April 12, 4:30 p.m., 8th floor Library South, Colloquium Room

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For more information about the Department of Geosciences Speaker Series, Dr. Katherine Hankins.

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