Department Seminar Series

Spring 2023 GES Seminar Series

Weds., Feb. 8, 12 noon – 1 p.m., WebEx

Dr. Keith Eshleman, Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Detecting and Understanding Hydrologic Change in Developing Watersheds: Role of Environmental Site Design

Friday., Feb. 24, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., WebEx

Dr. Katherine McKittrick, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Black Studies, Departments of Gender Studies and Geography, Queen’s University

Black Geographies, Still

Weds., Mar. 8, 12 noon – 1 p.m., Sondheim 001 and WebEx

Cheryl Knott, Research Director, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance – Jacob France Institute (in person and virtual)

Vital Signs: Indicators for Measuring Neighborhood Quality of Life

Spring 2023 GES Seminar Series with Cheryl Knott

Weds., Mar. 15, 12 noon – 1 p.m., Sondheim 001 and WebEx

Isabel Dastvan, SEI Climate Corps Sustainability Fellow, UMBC Office of Sustainability

Developing an Invasive Species Management Plan for UMBC’s Campus

Spring 2023 GES Seminar Series with Bella Dastvan

Weds., Mar. 29, 12 noon – 1 p.m., WebEx

Dr. Andrea Roberts, Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning and Co-Director, Center for Cultural Landscapes, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, Founder of The Texas Freedom Colonies Project

Co-Creating Counternarratives: Foundations for Just Planning & Preservation

Weds. Apr. 5, 12 noon – 1 p.m., Sondheim 001 and WebEx

Dr. Matthew Baker, Professor, GES, and Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, UMBC

Seeing Forests for the Trees: Distinguishing Patches of Forest Within Urban Tree Canopy

Spring 2023 GES Seminar Series with Matt Baker

Weds., Apr. 12, 12 noon – 1 p.m., Public Policy 105, WebEx

Ohad Paris, GES PhD defense seminar

Weds., Apr. 19, 12 noon – 1 p.m., WebEx

Dr. Lucy Hutyra, Professor, Department of Earth & Environment and Director, Biogeosciences Program, Boston University

Impacts of Urbanization & Landscape Fragmentation on the Carbon Cycle

Spring 2023 GES Seminar Series with Dr. Lucy Hutyra

Tues., Apr. 25, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Chat w/ Grad Students – Sondheim 210; 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Seminar – Commons 329 and on WebEx

Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos, Professor, Universidade do Algarve in Portugal

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change

Weds., Apr. 26, 12 noon – 1 p.m. – in person in Sondheim 001 and on WebEx

Dr. Charles Ichoku, Professor, GES and Director, GESTAR II, UMBC

In search of Lake Chad: Africa’s Great Lake

Spring 2023 GES Seminar with Dr. Charles Ichoku

Weds., May 3, 12 noon – 1 p.m., in-person at ILSB 101 and on WebEx

Dr. Kurt Stephenson, Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, and

Dr. Denice Wardrop, Research Professor, Geography, Penn State University and Director, Chesapeake Research Consortium

Comprehensive Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Response to Water Quality Efforts: Gaps, Uncertainties, and Policy Implications

Spring 2023 GES Seminar Series with Drs. Kurt Stephenson & Denice Wardrop

Weds., May 10, 12 noon – 1 p.m., WebEx

Dr. Rosemary Knight,  Professor of Geophysics of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University

Harnessing the Power of Geophysical Imaging to Recharge California’s Groundwater

Spring 2023 GES Seminar with Dr. Rosemary Knight

(to see a list of previous Department Seminars click here)

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'Not Just Redlining': An Urban Geographer's View on Neighborhood Change Influencing Health Disparities

GES Seminar ft. Dr. Richard Sadler-Michigan State University

Location

Public Policy : 206

Date & Time

September 17, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Description

Abstract: Public health researchers have become captivated with the idea of the long-outlawed practice of redlining influencing contemporary environmental and health disparities (mainly owing to...

GES Fall Open House

Location

Sondheim Hall : Outside by Pool

Date & Time

September 12, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

To all GES undergrads and grad students, join us for a fall open house to meet our faculty and learn about upcoming events. Pizza and refreshments will be available!

GES Graduation Reception

Celebrate GES' graduates

Location

Sondheim Hall

Date & Time

May 22, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Come join your fellow students and faculty at a small reception immediately following graduation May 22nd.  Visit, say goodbye, congratulate this year's Outstanding Seniors and Rabenhorst winners...

Dr. Jared Margulies: What we can learn about conservation justice from the illegal plant trade?

GES alum (PhD '17) talks about illegal plant trade

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Library Gallery

Date & Time

February 27, 2025, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Description

Join us for our first invited alumni lecture by Dr. Jared Margulies (GES PhD '17; Asst. Professor, Dept of Geography, U. Alabama).   Global Illegal wildlife trade presents a critical...

Welcome (back) GES!

A gathering to meet faculty & other GES students

Location

Sondheim Hall : 001

Date & Time

September 6, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Welcome new Retrievers!  If you have decided to pursue a major/minor in GES, this is a great chance to meet more of the faculty and other students.  You'll also get to meet our newest faculty and...

Earth Day Symposium!

Student talks, panels, and presentations in the Ballroom

Location

University Center : Ballroom

Date

April 29, 2024 (All Day Event)

Description

The GES Department invites you to the 8th annual Earth Day Symposium held in the University Center’s Ballroom. Taking place on Monday, April 29th, guest speakers from NASA and the EPA will discuss...