University of South Carolina Callcott 709 Bull Street Main Office, Room 127 Columbia, South Carolina 29208 phone: 803.777.5234 fax: 803.777.4972 The Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina (26,000 students), is the only program in the state to offer Bachelors, Masters' and Ph.D. degrees in Geography. The 19 full-time faculty members represent three broad areas of expertise within the discipline (human/ regional; physical/ environmental; and the geographic techniques). We also participate in interdisciplinary programs — International Studies, Southern Studies, Women's Studies, and the School of the Environment — in the college and university. PLEASE VISIT US! The Geography Department is located in the Callcott Building, next to the Russell House. Main Office — Callcott 127 Center for GIS & Remote Sensing — Callcott 328 Climate Lab — Callcott 214 Computer Labs — Callcott 5, 301, and 302 Geomorphology Labs — Callcott 203 and 204 GIS Lab — Callcott 319 Hazards Lab — Callcott 303 Remote Sensing Lab — Callcott 318 SC Geographic Alliance — Callcott 104 The distinguished Drs. Goodchild and Minghi with Cocky Colloquium Series Julian Minghi Distinguished Lecture Dr. Michael Goodchild Professor, Department of Geography University of California, Santa Barbara Citizens as Sensors: WEB 2.0 and the World of Volunteered Geography Thursday, February 28, 2008 5:00, 011 Callcott Bldg. Reception at 4:30 Fall 2008 Course Schedule now on line We're hiring! Announcing a tenure-track Assistant Professor position.

Recent Faculty Publications GEOGRAPHY NEWS and EVENTS • Fulbright Grants Awarded Sarah Schwartz received a a highly competitive Fulbright IIE Full Grant award to support her research on the links between HIV/AIDS prevention-related behaviors and gender roles and identities in Swaziland. Denise Dunovant, a senior Geography major, also received a Fulbright Full Grant award to explore issues of livelihoods and resettlement in Uganda as the northern part of that country emerges from years of conflict. Both awards are for 10 months of fieldwork, and include living and travel expenses. • Ms. Clio Andris, a Master's degree candidate, won the Poster Presentation at the 2008 USC Graduate Student Day. The award information will be available soon. Ms. Andris also has been awarded a scholarship/fellowship by the Dept. of Defense to pursue her PhD in Information Sciences at MIT. The funding includes tuition, related educational fees and living expenses of $36,000 per year. • Mr. Eric Tate, a Ph.D. candidate, won a 2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded based on abilities and accomplishments as well as on potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. The stipend rate for 2008-09 is $30,000. More information about the fellowship is available at the NSF website. • Dr. Diansheng Guo has received the prestigious NSF CAREER Award for 2008. His award-winning research project, which will be funded over a 5-year period, will develop new computational and visual approaches to discover and understand complex information in very large spatial interaction data sets such as the geographic movements of humans, diseases, and commodities. • Dr. David Cowen has been named to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee. The new committee will advise the federal government on matters of geospatial policy and management. • Dr. Nancy von Meyer was presented with the prestigious Horwood Distinguished Service Award at the 45th Annual URISA Conference in Washington, DC this fall. Please read more about the award at URISA's website. • Dr. Greg Carbonne is heading a team of USC researchers, including geography colleague, Dr. Kirsten Dow, who have been awarded a $1.1 million NOAA grant for water-resource research. For more information, read the USC article. • Dr. John Jensen was presented with the prestigious William T. Pecora award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Interior and the NASA. It is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth through the use of remote sensing. To learn more about the award, visit the website http://remotesensing.usgs.gov/pecora.html • Dr. Susan Cutter, Carolina Distinguished Professor and Director of the Hazards Research Lab, has received a prestigious Decade of Behavior Research Award for the impact her research has had on public policy. • Dr. William L. Graf , Foundation University Professor and Professor of Geography, has received the Meredith F. Burrill Award, his profession's highest award for environmental public policy contributions. • Dr. Kirstin Dow and Dr. Ed Carr were among the scientists of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment whose research received the presitigious environmental award, the Zayed Prize for Scientific and Technological Acheivement. Zayed Prize for Global Leadership on the Environment was awarded to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Click this link to read the BBC article. • Dr. William L. Graf , Foundation University Professor and Professor of Geography, is the recipient of a 2005 John Wesley Powell Award, the U.S. Geological Survey’s highest award for achievement.