I can confidently say that every single course I took for my major has benefitted my design career. Read more about How My Geography Major Prepared Me to be a Product Designer
Postdoctoral fellow Garrett Nelson, a member of Dartmouth’s Society of Fellows, and a co-author have studied over 4 million commuter paths to identify “megaregions in the contiguous United States,” reports National Geographic. Read more about Study: 4 Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. ‘Megaregions’
Greta's research focuses on the ways that expert knowledge about environmental resources is shaped by political relations between people. These include dynamics of race, class, and gender as well as national and international governance. Read more about Greta Marchesi Geography Postdoctoral Fellow
Society of Fellows Garrett Nelson writes "If we think carefully about the flaws in measuring how dense a place is, we can better articulate what we actually value about urbanism." https://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/10/the-deception-of-density/502646/ Read more about The Deception of Density
Julie’s research focuses on disentangling the drivers of ecosystem change in North America throughout the last 10,000 years. Read more about Julie L. Commerford Visiting Professor
The Class of '61 Award (geography.dartmouth.edu/undergraduate/awards) supports honors-level research by a member of the incoming junior class. Read more about Clare Mathias '18 Wins Class of ’61 Award
Jonathan Chipman and Xun Shi are part of a large multidisciplinary team recently awarded a $42 million National Institute of Health grant. http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2016/nih-grants-awarded-to-geisel-and-dartmouth-hitchcock-for-pediatric-research/?utm_source=Dartmouth+News+Weekly&utm_campaign=9df3f9563c-dartnews_weekly_2016_09_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b7afd736b-9df3f9563c-391353485 Read more about NIH Grant Awarded for Environmental Health Research
Susanne Freidberg spoke recently with the BBC World Service about the early history of long-distance food transport, the invention of refrigeration, and the question of whether local food is really better for the environment. Listen to the program or download the podcast here. Read more about Food on the Move
Congratulations Geography Majors!!! You're off to some pretty exciting places after Dartmouth. (Click photo for placement after graduation.) Read more about Life After Dartmouth
The Adam N. Brown '97 Memorial Award in Geography is presented each year to recognize the best written work in a Geography course. The student receives $500.00 and an engraved trophy. Additionally, their name will be listed on the Adam N. Brown '97 plaque in 021 Fairchild. Read more about Adam N. Brown '97 Award
