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Interested students are encouraged to explore the information on these web pages and to contact the Graduate Coordinator or the Undergraduate Coordinator for additional information. UConn Geography also offers a graduate level GIS Certificate . This program can be completed completely online or in a blended format, where students take courses online and in a traditional classroom setting. https://geography.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/130/2021/09/AAG-Video-UConn-web-x264.mp4 Geography Curriculum Info Studying Geography at UConn Major or Minor in Geographic Information Science Courses being offered in the Fall 2024 semester which count towards the GISc major and minor include: Geog 2500: Intro to GIS Geog 2505: Applications of GIS Geog 3530: Intro to GeoComputing Geog 4516: Fundamentals of Spatial Database Systems (online course) Geog 4095: Intro to GeoAI Upcoming Events This calendar has no events scheduled at this time. All Events » Notable Geography News Weixuan Lyu Wins AAG Peter Gould Award Posted on April 20, 2024 Jake Layburn successfully defends his thesis Posted on April 10, 2024 Quinn Molloy successfully defends her dissertation Posted on April 3, 2024 Yunhe Cui successfully defends her dissertation Posted on March 25, 2024 More Geography News Alumni Spotlight Shamayeta Bhattacharya (PhD summer 2022) accepted an Assistant Professor position at Point Park University. Zhijie JJ” Zhang (PhD summer 2022) has accepted a postdoc position with the University of Arizona. Mary Buchanan (PhD 2021) is a Community Resilience Planner at the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA). Diane Benbella (PhD 2021) is a Research Development Assistant with UConn’s OVPR Department. Conner Dickes (BA 2018) is a GIS Analyst at SLR Consulting. Taylor Price (MA 2022) is an Assistant Planner at the County of Monterey, CA. Sungmin Jang (PhD 2022) accepted a postdoctoral DPAA Research Partner Fellow in the Department of Geography at Florida State University. Recent Graduate Student Publications BenBella, Diane & Ghosh, D. 2021. Combining Geospatial Analysis with HIV Care Continuum to Identify Differential HIV/AIDS Treatment Indicators in Uganda. The Professional Geographer . Barocci, Antonio. 2020. Political arrests of women under fascism: gender and the special tribunal in Italy 1926–1928. GeoJournal . Adams, Aaron. , Li, W., Zhang, C., & Chen, X. 2020. The disguised pandemic: the importance of data normalization in COVID-19 web mapping. Public Health . Terbeck, Fabian . 2020. Defining Suburbs: An Evaluation and Comparison of Four Methods. The Professional Geographer . See more graduate student publications Other Outstanding Alumni Caroline Mazo , class of 2018, is a Physical Scientist at the US Geological Survey . Tara Schwenzfeier , class of 2018, is a GIS Analyst at ForeFlight, a Boeing company. Nick Lacafta , class of 2016, is a Technical Records Coordinator at the University of Connecticut. Stefanie Walker , MA class of 2015, is a Senior Catastrophe Risk Consultant at Travelers Insurance. Amy DellaGuistina , class of 2014, is an Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Senior Associate at Amgen. Keep in touch with UConn Geography! UConn Geography Alumni Award Recipients 2023: Jeanne Thibeault, PhD ’10, Climate scientist, adjunct professor (retired). 2022: Julie Annino , PhD ’02, Senior Transportation Engineer, CT Dept of Transportation 2021: Patrick Heidkamp , MA ’03, PhD ’07, Professor, Southern CT State University 2019: Todd Dumais , BA ’03, Town Planner, City of West Hartford 2018: Richard Annitto , BA ’85, Vice President, GIS and Survey Division, LiRo Group 2017: Ben Spaulding , PhD ’10, Catastrophe Risk Manager, Homesite Group 2016: Patrice Carson , BA ’82, Consulting Director of Community Development, Town of Bolton 2015: Tyler Kleykamp , BA ’00, Chief Data Officer, Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management Student Opportunities & Resources JOBS & INTERNSHIPS Job & Career Information from AAG UConn Center for Career Development. Find us Facebook Instagram Twitter Plug-in Requirements Some content on this website may require the use of a plug-in, such as Adobe Acrobat Viewer or Microsoft Word . 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