Artwork of agriculture with crops, animals, and food

GEOG 4742 Topics in Environment & Society: Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Audrey Richards, the great British anthropologist, once pointed out that the need to eat is the most basic and important of all human drives. We need food more frequently and more urgently than we need sex. The central place of food in our lives has made food one of the...

Gilbert F. White Doctoral Award for 2017-2018

May 10, 2017

The Geography Department is pleased to announce that Kaitlin Fertaly and Aaron Malone have received the 2017-2018 Gilbert F. White Doctoral Award. This award provides support for one semester to a graduate student who is nearing completion of the PhD dissertation.

Kaitlin Fertaly Receives Fulbright Award

May 18, 2015

Kaitlin was awarded a 2015-2016 Fulbright U.S. Student Award. Kaitlin will use the award to support her dissertation research in Armenia. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program of the United States. Kaitlin will represent the country as a cultural ambassador while overseas, helping to enhance mutual...

Dinaburg Memorial Fellowships Awarded to Eight Students

May 3, 2013

The 2013-2014 Dinaburg Memorial Fellowship recipients are: Kaitlin Fertaly Jamie Humphrey John Knowles Galen Murton Eric Reiff Amy Schubert Adam Williams Kathryn Wright