October 2017 News Archive

We begin this week with another round of great departmental news.  On Monday afternoon Dr. Leonard took his drones class to the Tri-State Regional airport to discuss air safety. They were debriefed on airport security by the VP of airport operations and the chief air traffic controller. Among the topics discussed were the regulations for operating unmanned

Bugs.clocks.search. No, it is not a typo and we have not gone crazy, this is one of the many 3 words coordinates that can be used to locate Harris Hall. We are talking about “What3words”, a new geocoding system devised to talk about the location of places in an easy to talk manner. What3words developed a 10×10

This week we begin with news from the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) where Dr. Córdoba was elected to serve as the state representative for West Virginia. He will serve a 2-year term in this position, which begins following the 2017 conference in Starkville, MS. On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 7 pm

This week we begin with great departmental news. First, Dr. Kevin Law delivered a colloquium talk for the Geography Department at Ohio University. His talk was titled: What is a State Climatologist? Taking a Look Inside the Role and Responsibilities of a State Climatologist. He discussed the responsibilities of a State Climatologist and the “1,000 year” flood that

Fall is finally here but the thermometer says otherwise. We should ask our State Climatologist (Dr. Kevin Law) where are the cool temperatures? There are plenty of exciting opportunities this week for our current students and recent graduates. On the academic front: The Applied Geography Student Research Fellowship Competition (open to graduate students and undergraduate