Colloquium Series

Throughout the semester, the Department of Geography runs a Colloquium Series thematically tied to research and issues of a  geographical nature but intended to attract faculty, staff and students from across the disciplines. 

Unless otherwise specified, all Colloquia are at 3:15 pm in Academic Center 170.

All are welcome to join and attend. See the schedule below for further details. 

Current Schedule (Fall 2025)

         

Date

 

Name and Organization

Title/Interests

Faculty Host

Sept 29   Dr. Scott Mackay State of the Department  
Sep 19  

Bilal Butt

U of Michigan School for Environment & Sustainability

"Re-thinking Wildlife-Livestock Relations:  Implications for National Park Conservation" Dr. Aniket Aga
Sep 26   Dr. Joseph Kerski "Why and How to Teach and Learn GIS AI Tools and Methods" Dr. Ling Bian
Oct 3  

Billy Schoenberg

University of Bergen

"Modeling the Two-way Coupling of the Climate and Humans" Dr. Sara Metcalf
Oct 17  

Christine Lamanna

University of Arizona

“Suitability and Performance of Innovations for Climate Adaptation in Agricultural Systems” Dr. Stuart Evans
Oct 24  

Chunming Qiao

University at Buffalo

"Data Imputation for Connected Vehicle Speeds under Weather and Pavement Conditions" Dr. Leo Wang
Oct 31  

Tom Kemeny

University of Toronto

"The Price of Place: Community Wealth and Cognitive Decline among Older Adults" Dr. Abigail Cooke
Nov 21  

Ye Zhang (Gnamm funding)

Tsinghua University

"Asia Research Panel" Dr. Jessie Poon
Dec 5  

Sabine Loos

University of Michian

“Designing Human-Centered Disaster Impact Information” Dr. Yingjie Hu