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of Maxwell faculty conduct international research
topical research clusters provide vast academic and experiential opportunities
Undergraduate Studies
Our dynamic major and minor programs provide a solid foundation in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Environment, sustainability and policy integrated learning major (double major program), B.A. or B.S depending on base major
Graduate Studies
Graduate students are part of a vibrant intellectual community and work closely with faculty members in research and teaching. Advanced degree options include:
Geography, M.A.
Geography, Ph.D.
Joint degree program with the master of public administration (M.P.A.)
Certificate of Advanced Study in GIS and spatial analysis (concurrent with graduate studies)
There's a world of possibilities waiting for you.
Syracuse, N.Y. - A Learning Laboratory
Syracuse University’s location in Central New York serves as a learning laboratory, where students gain real-world experience through research, internships and more.
Students interested in environmental processes and management have easy access to the Finger Lakes and the region’s other extensive groundwater resources; ecological restoration projects in Onondaga Lake; environmental justice issues in Syracuse, N.Y.; or conservation challenges in the nearby Adirondack mountains.
Syracuse is also located within the first-in-the-nation unmanned vehicle traffic management corridor. This 50-mile stretch of land has become the most advanced drone testing corridor in the U.S., generating data that will inform future drone applications.
A Capital Experience
Applied and Scholarly Research
Faculty members within the Geography and the Environment Department represent wide-ranging interests and sub-specialties, providing students with the opportunity to address real-world problems through multiple lenses.
This unique partnership offers students with interests in urban studies, public health, environmental justice or community development opportunities to work on participatory research projects with local and regional community organizations.
Professor Ethan Coffel is principal investigator on a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant project exploring the link between climate and agricultural change. He is one of many faculty in our department whose research focuses on energy and natural resources.
Watch this video interview with Professor Jane Read and learn about the tools and procedures for collecting, analyzing, visualizing, disseminating and understanding information about the earth, its inhabitants and physical processes using satellite imagery and other information technologies.
This research area links historical geography with the growing interdisciplinary field of the geohumanities, including historical GIS, digital humanities, spatial history and the environmental humanities.
Geography and the Environment in Action
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May 10, 2023
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May 2, 2023
Geography and the Environment Events
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Humanities NY Graduate Public Humanities Fellows Presentations
300 Tolley Humanities Building
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"Precious Earth: Stories of Mining and Political Change in the Adirondack Mountains”
Jesse Quinn (Ph.D. candidate in Geography)
Quinn’s research focuses on the politics of geography and local resources.
“The Project of Resettlement: Community Activism & Conceptions of Citizenship”
Kishauna Soljour (P.h.D. candidate in History)
Soljour’s project chronicles the migration of Somali-Bantu refugees to Syracuse.
Two Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowships are jointly supported each year by the Humanities Center and the Central New York Humanities Corridor in partnership with Humanities New York.
Light breakfast, presentations, Q&A.
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