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In 2023 the GES Department is celebrating 50 years of excellence in providing educational opportunities in geography and environmental systems! To help us mark the occasion, check out our...

Congratulations Mr. Ron Wilson, who moved from the position of Senior Lecturer to the position of Assistant Graduate Program Director within the GIS Program! Mr. Wilson will continue to teach GIS...

Dear Colleagues (please share widely), If you were unable to attend the Seventh Annual Provost's Teaching and Learning Symposium on April 21st, we invite you to view the recording and slides from...

Welcome Ms. Nancy McAllister, who joined our GES faculty earlier this semester as a visiting lecturer!  Ms. McAllister joins us from the North American Bird Banding Lab where she worked as a...

We invite you to join us in celebrating Chris Blume, who successfully defended his master's thesis on "Chiroptera [Bat] Species as Biomonitors of Heavy Metal Distribution in Baltimore City"...

The GES Council of Majors is holding elections for officers! Sign up by May 1st to run via this link.

On Tues., Apr. 25, Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos (Universidade do Algarve in Portugal) will join GES on UMBC's campus to engage in a 2-part event. 2-3 PM: Chat with Graduate Students - Sondheim 210...

The GES Department cordially invites you to our next seminars of the Spring 2023 semester. Tues., Apr. 25, 4 PM Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos (Universidade do Algarve in Portugal) will speak on...

Welcome Dr. Charles Ichoku, who joined our GES faculty this semester as a professor and as the new director of the UMBC-led Goddard Earth Science Technology and Research (GESTAR) Center II! ...

This Friday, April 21st, UMBC's Earth Week activities culminate in the Seventh Annual UMBC Earth Day Symposium as well as the Memorandum of Understanding Ceremonial Signing. Both include multiple...