Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

Mark Monmonier's Book Traces the Invention of the Clock System

April 7, 2022

Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment, follows John Byron Plato's path from farmer in his mid-30s to inventor of several inventions including the “Clock System,” which assigned addresses to rural residences without house numbers.

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Geography and the Environment Department Welcomes Two Scholars

February 17, 2022

At the start of the spring 2022 semester, the Maxwell School’s Geography and the Environment Department welcomed two new faculty members, one of whom was hired as part of the University’s research clusters initiative.

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Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography

December 31, 2019

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Patents and Cartographic Inventions: A New Perspective for Map History

December 31, 2017

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Geography faculty to participate in recently funded research project on unmanned aerial systems

January 9, 2017

The project is one of six collaborative research projects across Syracuse University that together have been awarded more than $230,000 in state revitalization funding for research focused on drones.

See related: G.I.S. & Geospatial Geography, Technology