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AAG Staff Participate in AP Human Geography Reading

Emily Fekete June 26, 2019 AAG Staff Participate in AP Human Geography Reading2019-06-26T12:09:19-05:00 Association News

AAG Staff member Emily Fekete recently participated in the AP Human Geography Reading, held annually June 1 to June 9 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The AP Human Geography Reading is a gathering of college professors and AP high school teachers for the purposes of evaluating essays written by students who took the AP Human Geography exam.…

AAG Welcomes Summer 2019 Interns

Staff June 25, 2019 AAG Welcomes Summer 2019 Interns2019-06-25T14:56:45-05:00 Association News

Three new interns have joined the AAG staff this summer! The AAG would like to welcome Angela, Eni, and Garrett to the organization. Angela Yang is an incoming fourth year student at the University of Toronto, currently pursuing a in Environmental Science and International Development Studies. Her research interests include hydropolitics in both the Middle…

Taking Steps to Create a Welcoming Discipline for ALL Geographers: A New Resource for Indigenous Students

Jolene Keen May 23, 2019 Taking Steps to Create a Welcoming Discipline for ALL Geographers: A New Resource for Indigenous Students2019-05-23T13:48:02-05:00 Recent News

The AAG is pleased to announce the release of a new interactive web map of colleges and universities that offer both Geography Programs and Indigenous Studies Programs. Developed in consultation with members of the AAG’s Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group (IPSG), the map serves to help Indigenous students find safe places to pursue a Geography degree.…

Beyond Compactness: A New Measure to Evaluate Congressional Districts

Diana C. Lavery May 2, 2019 Beyond Compactness: A New Measure to Evaluate Congressional Districts2019-05-02T16:08:38-05:00 Featured Articles

Redrawing congressional district boundaries, an activity that happens every ten years following the decennial census, may be the most consequential application of geography in the United States. As congressional elections have become less competitive, many are raising questions about the current boundaries of congressional districts, often citing lack of geographical compactness as their rationale. Geographical…

AI and GIS: Finally Delivering on the promise

Esri Staff March 28, 2019 AI and GIS: Finally Delivering on the promise2019-03-28T13:06:35-05:00 Featured Articles

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) isn't new, and neither are its grand promises. AI as an academic pursuit has its roots in the 1950s. Early AI researchers were filled with optimism, but—despite some initial work that appeared groundbreaking, such as the first artificial neural networks—the field saw slow progress over the next several decades.…

Annals Special Issue on Environmental Governance in a Populist/Authoritarian Era

Staff March 25, 2019 Annals Special Issue on Environmental Governance in a Populist/Authoritarian Era2019-03-27T09:30:18-05:00 Annals of the AAG

Every year since 2009 our flagship journal, the Annals of the American Association of Geographers, has published a special issue that highlights geographic research around a significant global theme. The eleventh special issue of the Annals, published in March 2019, brings together 31 articles plus an introduction, edited by James McCarthy, on environmental governance in…

Social Media at #aagDC

Emily Fekete March 19, 2019 Social Media at #aagDC2019-03-19T11:14:27-05:00 Annual Meeting

We’re getting closer to the 2019 AAG Annual Meeting! Whether you will be attending the meeting all week, for a few days, or looking to follow the action from afar, there are plenty of ways to get involved using social media. Social media is a great way for seasoned conference goers and newcomers alike to…

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