Join us in the celebration of national Geography Awareness Week! It came about in 1987 after Congress recognized the importance of geographic knowledge in an increasingly interdependent world. The week allows our department to remind the Hunter community of the role that geography and environment have played in all parts of our lives and, especially, in the […]
Join us for an exciting day celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The Green Belt Society and the Hunter College Department of Geography and Environmental Science have assembled a great lineup of student, faculty and alumni speakers. Confirmed Speakers: "Dead Zones in the Gulf of Mexico" by Ms. Victoria Cagle, Environmental Studies undergraduate student […]
Geography Awareness Week Keynote Speaker. Celeste Winston is an Assistant Professor in Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University. She received her PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the CUNY Graduate Center in 2019. Her current work develops a theory of maroon geographies to connect slavery-era and present-day policing and Black abolitionist placemaking. Her […]
Prepare to be inspired by students and faculty conducting research in geography and environmental science/studies and GIScience as they use the latest geospatial technologies, perform fieldwork in different regions of the world and develop creative and innovative solutions to address global and local challenges. As part of the geography and environmental science department’s Geography Awareness […]
Geography Awareness Week Keynote Speaker. Dr. Charles Vörösmarty is Director of the Environmental Sciences Initiative at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) and Professor of Civil Engineering at the City College of New York. He is a senior researcher and has led numerous interdisciplinary studies, carrying out studies on hydrology and water resource systems […]
In recognition of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow, Scotland (Oct 31-Nov 12) we are excited to announce our Climate Change 2021: Post-COP26 virtual seminar organized and hosted by the Greenbelt Society of Hunter College (CUNY). Speakers and Presentations: "Sugar Water - The End of the Everglades" presented by Alexander Krause, Geography and Environmental Science […]
