Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Maxwell Alum Launches ‘Dream Job’ Pairing Geography, Drones and Data in Washington, DC
Andy Paladino ’18 B.A. (Geog) pairs geolocation information with vision data and other software to provide analytics for commercial and government clients.
See related: Maps, Washington, D.C.
Huber Weighs in on the Effectiveness of the International Climate Summit (COP) in the Toronto Star
“I don’t think they’ve proven to be effective in actually coming up with a kind of international agreement with binding limits on countries that would penalize them if they were not to abide by the pledges,” Matt Huber, professor of geography and the environment, tells the Toronto Star.
See related: Climate Change
Mosher Discusses FEMA’s Role During Multiple Crises in Forbes Article
Anne Mosher, associate professor of geography and the environment, was featured in the Forbes article, "U.S. Government Marshals Resources To Meet Challenges Of Back-To-Back Hurricanes."
See related: Federal, Natural Disasters, United States
Pralle Talks to High Country News About Floodplain Mapping, Flood Insurance
Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science, was quoted in the High Country News article, "Rising rivers don’t necessarily follow the lines on a map."
See related: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, United States
Making the Millet Common: Rethinking Authoritarian Politics Through Commemoration
"Rethinking Authoritarian Politics Through Commemoration Following Turkey’s July 2016 Coup Attempt," authored by Assistant Professor Timur Hammond, was published in ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies.
Hammond Examines the Relationship Between Artistic Practice and Religious Devotion in New Study
"Conjunctions of Islam: rethinking the geographies of art and piety through the notebooks of Ahmet Süheyl Ünver," authored by Assistant Professor Timur Hammond, was published in Cultural Geographies.
See related: Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Religion
Winders Presents at White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility
Jamie Winders, professor of geography and the environment and founding director of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute, was among the presenters offering perspectives on advanced air mobility technologies at a White House summit in Washington, D.C., last week.
See related: Autonomous Systems, Federal, Washington, D.C.
Wilson Talks to Inside Climate News About the EPA, the Supreme Court and Climate Policy
Bob Wilson, associate professor of geography and the environment, was quoted in the Inside Climate News article, "After It Narrowed the EPA’s Authority, Talks of Expanding the Supreme Court Garner New Support."
See related: Climate Change, Congress, SCOTUS, United States
Maxwell School Announces 2022 Faculty Promotions
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Sultana Study on Climate Coloniality Published in Political Geography
"The unbearable heaviness of climate coloniality," authored by Professor of Geography and the Environment Farhana Sultana, was published in Political Geography.
See related: Climate Change