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Cutting-edge research on global environmental changes from University of Maryland’s Department of Geographical Sciences. #remotesensing #gis #geospatialscience

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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From climatology and GIS to geospatial health, mobility and AI, Kathleen Stewart’s career has taken unexpected turns. Her advice to students: Say yes to opportunities, even when you don’t know where they’ll lead. Read her story: geog.umd.edu/featured-con... #UMDGeography #GIS #GeospatialScience
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Finding Her Path: How Professor Kathleen Stewart Became a Geographical Scientist
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🗓️ Join us Friday, Oct. 9 at noon for a seminar with Zeb Becker (ESSIC) on tracking wildfire behavior across the U.S. using satellite data. 📍 4600 River Road, room 301 or Zoom More info: geog.umd.edu/event/semina... #remotesensing
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Seminar: Advances and Applications in Space-Based Fire Tracking
Join us for this seminar on Friday, Oct. 9 at noon in River Road 301 and on Zoom. While wildland fire is critical for many fire-adapted ecosystems, emerging extremes in fire behavior are threatening c...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎓Join us for a virtual info session about our Master of Science in GIS, Graduate Certificate in #GIS, and Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing. 📅 Monday, Oct. 5 ⏰ Noon ET 💻 Virtual 🔗 Register here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #graduateschool
Event flyer for a University of Maryland information session on the Master of Science in GIS and Graduate Certificate in GIS or Remote Sensing, featuring two people working in front of digital map displays above a red section with event details. The text announces the session on Monday, Oct. 5, from Noon to 1 p.m. ET via Zoom, provides the registration link https://go.umd.edu/gis-session-oct, and displays the University of Maryland logo with the slogan "Fearlessly Forward" at the bottom.
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎓 Interested in Geospatial Intelligence #GEOINT? Join us for a virtual information session about our M.S. in Geospatial Intelligence and Graduate Certificate programs. 📅 Oct. 1 | ⏰ Noon ET | 💻 Virtual 🔗 Register: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Promotional flyer for an Information Session on the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence at the University of Maryland, featuring an over-the-shoulder photo of a person using a laptop displaying satellite map imagery. Below the image, key event details state that the session will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 1 from Noon–1 p.m. ET via Zoom, with registration available at go.umd.edu/geoint-session-oct. The bottom features the University of Maryland logo, the slogan "FEARLESSLY FORWARD," and the school's signature red, yellow, and black pattern.
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🌎 Join us for the first #Esri Young Professionals Network (YPN) meetup, bringing together students, recent graduates and early-career GIS professionals. 📅 5:30–7:30 p.m. 📍 4600 River Road, Room 325 🔗 Register: registration.esri.com/flow/esri/26...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🌍 What happens when governments phase out fossil-fuel subsidies? A study in @pnas.org by GEOG's Xiangjie Chen & Laixiang Sun finds that redirecting fossil-fuel subsidy savings to targeted social assistance could reduce poverty while preserving emissions cuts. 🔗 geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform Could Reduce Poverty and Emissions
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UMD is once again ranked a TOP 20 public institution by @usnews.com! 🎉 The good news doesn't end there — celebrate the full list of recognitions ➡️ go.umd.edu/usnews27 #FearlesslyUMD
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 17/09/2026
#EGUWebinars: Beyond SciComm 101. In this #webinar, you will learn: -Why does science matter in multilateral environmental negotiations? -How can scientists effectively engage with decision makers? 📅Monday, 5 October 2026 at 11:00 CEST Register now: egu.eu/55PJGS 📸: Alexandra Kushnir on #imaggeo
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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Curious on how you can present at #AAG2027? In-person registrants can submit abstracts for both in-person and virtual presentations. Virtual registration entitles you to submit sessions and abstracts only for online presentations. Be sure to submit your abstract by October 15: buff.ly/1Zbjtlc
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
GEOG researchers at #NASAHarvest are working w/ Kenyan partners to deliver timely agricultural data using AI + satellite imagery. The project could become a model for other countries, w/ support from @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab. Read more: go.umd.edu/2eyf
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UMD Researchers are Helping Kenya Create its Own Agricultural Data Infrastructure
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 14/09/2026
🌎 Three #AGU26 Late-Breaking Sessions are now accepting abstracts! 👉 Contribute your research to these timely scientific conversations and share it with the AGU community. 🔗 Learn more and submit your abstract today: spklr.io/63323ETzq7
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#ICYMI 🌎 GEOG has welcomed an impressive group of new faculty & researchers over the past year, working across remote sensing, climate resilience, wildfire science, agriculture, GIS and more. Read more in BSOS’s roundup of new teachers and researchers: geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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Meet the Newest Teachers and Researchers in BSOS
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🎓 Interested in graduate study in geospatial science? Join our 2 virtual info sessions: 📍 MS & Grad Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence 🗓️ Oct. 1 | Noon go.umd.edu/2eop 📍 MS in GIS + Grad Certificates in GIS & Remote Sensing 🗓️ Oct. 5 | Noon go.umd.edu/2eoq
Promotional graphic for the University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences featuring "Explore Your Future in GEOINT & GIS" and "ONLINE INFO SESSIONS 2026" against a space background showing Earth.

Two scheduled online sessions are listed:

OCT 01: Information Session: Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence

OCT 05: Information Session: Master of Science in GIS and Graduate Certificate in GIS or Remote Sensing

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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧊 Associate Professor Sinéad Farrell @dr-slfarrell.bsky.social joined Socializing with Scientists @socwithsci.bsky.social to discuss tracking Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, her path from rural Ireland to NASA collaborations & life in the field ⤵️ 🎧 socializingwithscientists.com/episode/sine...
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Sinéad Farrell marvels at the icy oceans (she's a geophysicist) | Socializing with Scientists
Sinéad was born a scientist. As a child, she asked for extra math and physics lessons on the weekends, and she thrived at University College London upon finding...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎓 Summer GEOG Fellowship highlights! On Sept. 3, Ph.D. students Xin Dong and Adebowale Adebayo shared research supported by their summer fellowships. Join us Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in River Road or on Zoom for Part 2, featuring Haijun Li, Jiaxun Sun and Haolin Shao. 🔗 geog.umd.edu/event/summer...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📩 New Chair’s Blog is Out: What Doesn’t Kill Us ... A reflection on resilience, perspective and why a little struggle might be good for us, from GEOG Chair Professor Tatiana Loboda Read and comment below: geog.umd.edu/about-us/cha....
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Chair's Blog
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What do you want Maryland to look like in 2050? 🗺️✨ Join us & the Geography Club for this activity! Map your vision for the state. No GIS experience needed. 🗓️ Sept 22 | 3–7 PM 📍 LeFrak 1150 🍕 Free snacks & GEOG swag! RSVP by Sept 14 for food: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
An event flyer for "MARYLAND 2050: DESIGN THE FUTURE YOU WANT TO LIVE IN," presented by the University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences, featuring a top aerial photo of a sunlit coastal landscape and a stylized globe graphic. The flyer advertises a hands-on GIS mapping activity hosted by Dr. Naijun Zhou and the Geography Club as part of Henson Week 2026, noting that no GIS experience is required and everyone is welcome. The event takes place on Sept. 22, 2026, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Undergraduate Lounge (LeFrak 1150), with a yellow registration button pointing attendees to geog.umd.edu/events.
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Summer 2026, GEOG style. Yes, we are an adventurous bunch! Exploring, researching, traveling and enjoying the beauty of the world around us. Here’s a glimpse of our summer. 🎬 Press play! #GeoTerps
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🌍 In the podcast Solve for X, Assist Prof Catherine Nakalembe explores how satellite imagery, machine learning and geospatial technologies can improve predictions of climate hazards, and why better forecasts must translate into meaningful action. 🎧 Listen solveforx.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
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The coming storm: How AI can help us forecast and harness the weather | Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World
Recent advances in AI have fundamentally changed how we predict the weather, making forecasting cheaper, faster and better — we can now track even the most unusual weather event with almost pinpoint a...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🗓️ Mark your calendar for these two upcoming GEOG seminars: Join us at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 and 10 in River Road and on Zoom. Fellowship recipients will share their summer research. More info: geog.umd.edu/event/summer...
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Summer GEOG Fellowship Presentations: Part 1
Join us at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 in River Road and on Zoom. Summer GEOG Fellowship recipients will share their summer achievements and research made possible through their fellowship awards. ...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Can we rely on AI to predict famine? GEOG researchers caution that AI can miss emerging threats + struggle with unreliable data, particularly in conflict zones. They argue for using AI selectively while keeping human experts in the loop, in Nature Food (@nature.com). geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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AI Can Help Predict Food Crises, but Experts Advise Caution
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A #GlobalEcologyLab team led by Prof George Hurtt will help Rhode Island strengthen its climate strategy with high-resolution satellite data and advanced modeling that track how forests + urban tree canopies store carbon over time. w/ @nature.org geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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New Project Helps Rhode Island Track How Trees Combat Climate Change
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 25/08/2026
🌎 Submit an abstract to an AGU26 Late-Breaking Session: 1. 2026 South American Earthquakes Sequence: Insights from Seismology & Beyond 2. 2026 Wildfires: Studies on any Topic Relevant to Recent Events 👉 Deadline 29 Sept: spklr.io/63325ERhbH
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🎓 Meet the newest members of the UMD Geographical Sciences Ph.D. community! Our incoming cohort is united by a shared passion for using geographical sciences to help address complex real-world challenges. 🌎 Welcome to UMD! go.umd.edu/2dpl
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Introducing Our New Ph.D. Students
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Also this summer, high school students in UMD’s Terp Young Scholars program explored satellite imagery, remote sensing, wildfires & more. 🌎🛰️ Read what they had to say about the class and what surprised them: geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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High School Students Saw the Wildfire Smoke Coming From a UMD Classroom
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This summer, 12 high school students spent six weeks conducting real-world research through UMD Geographical Sciences’ High School Internship Program (HIP). Their 8 projects explored AI, satellite imagery, climate resilience, environmental sustainability and more. 🛰️🌎 Read more: go.umd.edu/2ddx
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High School Interns Tackle Real-World Challenges Through AI, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Research
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Can warmer temperatures + drought affect tropical forests in very different ways? 🌳 A study led by Asst Prof Matheus Henrique Nunes finds that local conditions shape how forests respond to climate change across the Amazon, Congo Basin & Southeast Asia. geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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UMD Study: Climate Has Unequal Impacts on Different Tropical Forests
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Can scarcity make rare species more desirable? A @pnas.org study by UMD-Criminology's Greg Midgette + GEOG Prof Meredith Gore finds that trade bans & supply restrictions can sometimes fuel demand in illegal wildlife markets. What they recommend instead: go.umd.edu/2d7w
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Study Challenges One-Size-Fits-All Policies for Illegal Wildlife Trade
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Don't miss this hybrid seminar next Wed, Aug. 12! #EsalqUSP Prof Matheus Pinheiro Ferreira will talk about forest monitoring & applied remote sensing projects in Brazil. Details: geog.umd.edu/event/semina...
An academic event flyer featuring a headshot of speaker Matheus Pinheiro Ferreira alongside event details from the University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences:

Header: University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences logo.

Title: "Deep Learning-Based Fusion of Optical and Sar Imagery for Canopy Height Mapping in Brazil"

Description: "This talk presents a deep learning framework that fuses Sentinel-2 optical imagery with C-band Sentinel-1 and L-band ALOS PALSAR data to map forest canopy height across São Paulo state, Brazil, using a comprehensive 2024 statewide airborne LiDAR campaign."

Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026 at 10 a.m.

Location: River Road, Room 325 & Zoom

Speaker Info: Matheus Pinheiro Ferreira, Professor, Department of Forest Sciences 'Luiz de Queiroz' College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo.
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Indigenous Lands in the Brazlian Amazon remain highly effective at preventing deforestation, but forests just beyond their borders face growing pressure. 🌳 New study calls for legal buffer zones to better protect these critical landscapes. Learn more: go.umd.edu/2cz8 via @borinasredes.bsky.social
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New Study Calls for Legal Protection Around Indigenous Lands to Safeguard the Amazon
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Mature forests are still absorbing carbon, but satellites may not be seeing the full picture. 🌎🌲 A study in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Assist Res Prof Lei Ma found a blind spot in satellite observations that can underestimate continued carbon accumulation in forests: go.umd.edu/2cxr
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UMD Study: Satellites Overlook Widespread Carbon Accumulation in Mature Forests
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Research co-led by postdoc Amelia Holcomb synthesized data from 146 tropical forests to improve carbon accounting & climate reporting. The findings show degraded forests can recover carbon faster than forests regrowing after complete clearing. 🌎🌿 🔗 geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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New Database Improves Carbon Accounting for Tropical Forests
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EORC - Earth Observation Research Cluster @earth-observation.org · 21/07/2026
The next Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event – JURSE 2027 (jurse.org) will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from the 30th of June to the 2nd of July 2027 (www.jurse2027.org). The Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event – JURSE has always been one of the most important international…
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Call for Papers for JURSE 2027
The next Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event – JURSE 2027 (https://jurse.org/) will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from the 30th of June to the 2nd of July 2027 (https://www.jurse2027.org/). The Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event – JURSE has always been one of the most important international conferences for our work at EORC and DLR – see e.g. here: https://remote-sensing.org/contributions-to-the-joint-urban-remote-sensing-event-jurse-2025-1/ […]
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 15/07/2026
🏆The OSPA Program has evolved into the new Outstanding Emerging Presenters (OEP) Program! Get feedback on your presentation in advance of AGU26 and deliver a stronger presentation at the Annual Meeting. Applications are now open and limited to 800 participants. APPLY 📲spklr.io/63321EPb17
🏆The OSPA Program has evolved into the new Outstanding Emerging Presenters (OEP) Program!

Get feedback on your presentation in advance of AGU26 and deliver a stronger presentation at the Annual Meeting. Applications are now open and limited to 800 participants.
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Eos @eos.org · 14/07/2026
We’ve got the Earth and space science news you need. Don’t miss out on it. Set eos.org as a preferred source on Google. www.google.com/preferences/...
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Science news by AGU. Keep up to date on the latest climate and science reporting by journalists, as well as exciting discoveries and insightful opinions from researchers and other scientist authors.
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#ICYMI Prof Meredith Gore is part of the newly funded Predictive Biology Hub for Human and Environmental Health! 🌎 The team will develop tools to address global challenges through UMD's Grand Challenges Grants: geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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Grand Challenges Grants 2.0 Direct UMD Research to Societal Good
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📢 UMD has announced a new online Master of Professional Studies in Geospatial Artificial Intelligence & Healthcare. Offered jointly by GEOG + UMD Public Health, the MPS will prepare students to use AI & geospatial analytics to improve health outcomes: go.umd.edu/2cgv
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New Master’s Program Connects AI, Geography and Healthcare
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚁🌿 Nearly a decade of drone lidar data is now publicly available through @opentopography.org thanks to GEOG Principal Lecturer Jonathan Resop. The datasets provide a high-resolution record of stream restoration and landscape change ⤵️ go.umd.edu/2c2k
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Principal Lecturer Jonathan Resop Makes Decade of Drone Lidar Data Publicly Available
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌎 From research breakthroughs to student and faculty achievements 🎓🏆, see what’s new in GEOG. Don't miss our latest newsletter 📬! conta.cc/4vEDRcL
University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences Summer 2026 Newsletter header. Below the text, a vibrant photograph captures a sunny campus quad filled with green grass and trees. In the foreground, a bed of yellow daffodils is visible, and two students are relaxing in green and blue hammocks strung between trees. In the background, other students walk along paved paths across the lawn.
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Salmon, caribou, wild berries + Denali now grace the walls of Alaska's Fairbanks City Hall🐟🏔️ Through the ARCA project, GEOG researcher Vera Kuklina, native artists, elders & community co-created murals that reflect Indigenous knowledge & resilience go.umd.edu/2c0e
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Associate Research Professor Vera Kuklina Contributes to Fairbanks Biocultural Heritage Mural Initiative
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Dr Sinead Farrell @dr-slfarrell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
@umdgeography.bsky.social Graduate Student Monojit Saha posts about his research and what drives him to study sea ice! 🧊❄️🛰️
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Congratulations to our PhD candidates who earned MPower grants! Wen Qi will study stroke care access across the US, while Adebowale Adebayo will develop GeoAI tools for agricultural drought monitoring in East Africa. 🌎🛰️ geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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Two Doctoral Candidates Awarded MPower Grants
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A satellite dish once helped Sergii Skakun look out at the world from his apartment in Kyiv. Decades later, satellites help him look back toward Ukraine, using AI and remote sensing to support farmers, government statistics agencies and recovery efforts during war. 🔗 go.umd.edu/2bwe
An outdoor photograph of Sergii Skakun standing with his arm around his brother in a sunny garden. On the left, Sergii wears a backward black cap, a large blue Umbro jersey, and patchwork shorts. On the right, his younger brother wears a white graphic t-shirt and green shorts. Both are smiling warmly against a background of lush green bushes and red flowers.A man stands outdoors next to a large brown wooden "Kansas Historical Marker" sign titled "The Geographic Center." The sign features text explaining the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, two sunflower illustrations at the top, and a map of the United States showing various transcontinental highway mileages. The man is smiling, giving a thumbs-up, and wearing a dark blue t-shirt with a Denver Broncos logo, blue jeans, and a blue baseball cap. A white fence and an overcast sky are visible in the background.
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
In a new post for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu Cryospheric Sciences Blog, Ph.D. student Monojit Saha explores a persistent challenge in Arctic remote sensing: the difficulty of measuring sea ice conditions near coastlines. 🧊 blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr...
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The Arctic’s Blind Spot: Why Satellites Struggle Where Ice Meets the Coast
The first time I stood on sea ice, I could not tell which direction the coast was. A community member named Bryan could. That gap in situational awareness, between what a trained remote sensing scient...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Growing up in a coastal town in China, Assistant Professor Danghan Xie saw firsthand floods and typhoons disrupt daily life. Today, he uses geospatial science to better understand coastal hazards and help protect communities from rising water 🌊
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 10/06/2026
In collaboration with AGU's Chapman Conference on sea level, a new #AGUPubs special collection welcomes submissions that capture work on advances in sea level projections, their drivers, and how they are used and communicated.🌊 🔗spklr.io/63320E3Pbj #Oceans #Climate
Updating Usable Projections of Future Sea Level
Submission deadline: Friday, 31 December 2027
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A new UMD-GLAD study shows that nearly 1/3 of global tree cover loss in 2018 led to permanent forest conversion. Using high-resolution satellite imagery, researchers identified where forests are disappearing & where they may recover. 🌎🌳 go.umd.edu/2bqn
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UMD Study: While Some Forest Losses Recover, Others Permanently Lost
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Could rising seas make mangroves less effective at storing carbon? 🌊 A new study co-authored by Assis Prof Danghan Xie finds that while some mangrove areas may store more carbon as sea levels rise, entire forests could lose carbon as habitat shrinks and soils erode. 🔗 geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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Rising Seas Could ‘Drown’ Mangroves, Release Carbon
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Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · 04/06/2026
News & Views on this paper by Laura Duncanson (@umdgeography.bsky.social): www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Climate benefits of tropical forest expansion - Nature Geoscience
Tropical forest expansion into previously unforested areas contributes substantially to carbon sequestration, offering an additional pathway for offsetting CO2 emissions and enhancing the resilience o...
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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🌲🛰️ Congrats to GEOG Assoc Research Prof Adrián Pascual on receiving the 2026 BSOS Early Career Impact Award! Read how his remote sensing & LiDAR research advances sustainable forest management + inspires the next generation of environmental scientists ⤵️ geog.umd.edu/featured-con...
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Associate Research Professor Adrián Pascual Receives BSOS Early Career Impact Award
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