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- Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest academic honor society, with chapters at 280 universities and colleges in America. Founded in 1776, PBK boasts over half a million current members and a strong alumni association.Congratulations to the Geography majors
- The Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship is awarded by the National University of Singapore to fund a brief period of work as a visiting fellow at NUS. Tim will be in Singapore in January, 2014, to work with geographers on developing new projects on the
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- A new research grant from the National Science Foundation for 芒鈧揂nalyses of Relationships Between Changing Environmental Conditions and Societal Conflict芒鈧 was awarded to John O'Loughlin. Funding from September 2013-2017 of $999,994. This
- "From Outsiders to Innkeepers in China芒鈧劉s Sleepy Countryside"Read New York Times article
- To many observers, East Africa's Maasai pastoralists hunt lions for two distinct reasons: to retaliate against lions that kill livestock or to engage in a cultural rite of passage. But that binary view reflects mistranslations of Maasai terms and
- The devastating drought of 2009 in northern Tanzania generated new coping strategies by Maasai people, suggesting that Maasai with more money and social connections are better able than their poorer, less-connected neighbors to endure extreme events
- A 'metastudy' of 60 other studies suggests that there is a clear link between the climate and violence. Global warming raises the specter of more conflict, especially in Africa.Read article in The Christian Science Monitor
- Miles Offshore, Are Lighthouse Cribs Beginning to Rot from Air Exposure? Professor Peter Blanken's research on the Great Lakes takes a new look at Winter Evaporation as Key Process in Water Levels. This research is featured in an article from the