Congratulations to our 2014 graduates!   Dr. Jennifer Brisbane- “Historical Relationships Between Land Evaluation and Socioeconomic Status in New York City: A Mixed Methods GIS Approach”, Advisor: Professor Juliana Maantay Dr. Moira Conway- “Gravity Modeling of Casinos in the United States: A Case Study of Philadelphia”, Advisor: Professor John Seley Dr. Jennifer Cox- “Suburban Heat Islands: The Influence of Residential Minimum Lot Size Zoning on Surface Heat Islands in Somerset County, New Jersey”, Advisor: Professor William Solecki Dr. Katera Moore- “In Harm’s Way: How Philadelphia’s Urban Renewal Practices Steered Marginal People to Marginal Land”, Advisor: Professor Kenneth Gould Dr. Edward …

See the article on David Harvey’s ideas on developing a new economy without capitalism. At The Chronicle Review: http://chronicle.com/article/Mapping-a-New-Economy/146433

It is with great sadness we report that Professor Jeffrey Steiner, Professor and Chair in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) at City College and Professor in the Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Graduate Center, passed away on Monday 28 April following a long battle against pancreatic cancer.  He was 70 years old.  A brilliant scientist, teacher, mentor, artist, and poet, Jeff was beloved by many across the Division of Science and the Grove School of Engineering at City, as well as by many among the faculty and students in EES.  He will be greatly missed. Jeff received his Ph.D. from Stanford …

  On January 22, the Association of American Geographers (AAG) announced Ruth Wilson Gilmore as the winner of the 2014 Harold M. Rose Award, which honors scholars who lead social change. The prestigious award recognizes Gilmore for work in antiracism research and practice. Gilmore is a professor of geography in the doctoral program in earth and environmental sciences at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is known as an activist, whose wide-ranging research interests include race and gender, labor and social movements, economic geography, and the African diaspora. AAG said: “[Her] career demonstrates a lifelong commitment towards asking how individuals employ power […] Gilmore …

Our Spring Colloquium Series Presents: Thursday, Feb 13th at 5:30 in Room 4102 Transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability science and education in Barbuda, West Indies with Rebecca Boger, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, and Doctoral Prgram in Earth and Environmental Science, The Graduate Center

Our Spring Colloquium Series Schedule: Thursdays at 5:30 in Room 4102 February 6: Prioritizing Health: Disaster, Vulnerability, and Urbanization in New Orleans and Port au Prince Jean Carmalt, Department of Political Science, John Jay College, and Doctoral Prgram in Earth and Environmental Science, The Graduate Center