Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: Geography & the Environment Department
Sultana talks to MIT Technology Review about what progress means
See related: Mental Health, United States
Hammond provides planning tips for grad students in Inside Higher Ed
See related: Education, Mental Health, United States
Robinson weighs in on Price Chopper, Tops merger in LocalSYR interview
"My biggest concern is food access in rural communities and urban communities alike," says Jonnell Robinson, associate professor of geography and the environment and director of the Community Geography program, adding, "and making sure that folks don't have to travel too far to get to a grocery store."
See related: Food Security, Mental Health, New York State, Rural Issues, Urban Issues
Coffel explores power and climate struggle in new research paper
See related: Climate Change, Energy
Monmonier's How to Lie with Maps named essential book for geographers
See related: Awards & Honors, Maps
Sultana weighs in on New York State fossil fuel divestment in City & State
See related: Environment, New York State, State & Local
Sultana quoted in Truthout article on students' travel during pandemic
See related: COVID-19, United States
Monmonier presents at 2020 annual meeting of the NACIS
In his presentation, Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, criticizes the destruction of copyright "deposit copies" by the Library of Congress.
See related: Cartography, United States
Sultana talks to Scientific American about Biden, climate justice
"The most important action the Biden administration can do is to undertake all its policies and actions through a climate justice lens...and approach action with equity, accountability and justice in mind," says Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Federal, United States