Department of Geography-Anthropology
News
Posted April 25, 2013
Dr. Nathan Hamilton, Associate Professor of Archaeology, recently chaired the 33rd Conference on New England Archaeology at The Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology at Phillips Academy. The focus of the conference was "Black Archaeology in New England: Theory, Dialogue, and Interpretation."
Posted April 25, 2013
Congratulations to Geography-Anthropology major Nathan Broaddus, recipient of the Franklin D. Hodges Excellence in Geography Award for 2013-14.
Posted April 10, 2013
Kudos to the Geography-Anthropology Student Association for organizing the 8th annual Knap-In attended by over 100 people from USM and the community!
Posted April 8, 2013
Nathan Hamilton's long term research on the Isles of Shoals was recognized in a book by J. Dennis Robinson entitled "Under the Isle of Shoals: Archaeology & Discovery on Smuttynose Island." The book was recently reviewed in the Portland Press Herald.
Posted January 24, 2013
Nathan Hamilton, Associate Professor of Archaeology, has received a sabbatical for fall 2013. Dr. Hamilton has engaged in the long-term research and examination of maritime communities and coastal environments along the Atlantic coastline. For his sabbatical, he will continue his archaeological research of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century fishing stations on the Isles of Shoals.
Posted November 28, 2012
Firooza Pavri, Associate Professor of Geography, co-authored the book "Wetland Environments: A Global Perspective" published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Posted November 28, 2012
Undergraduate students in Geography-Anthropology, Kari Beaulieu and Pauline LaBelle Morgan, received NASA fellowships for 2012-13. They will work with Firooza Pavri and use space-based satellite imagery to document land use and environmental changes at sites in North America and India.
Posted November 28, 2012
Lydia Savage, Professor of Geography, presented a paper "Does Size Matter? Amalgamations, Mergers, Growth" at the Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT) International Conference in Montreal Canada.
Posted November 6, 2012
Sam Merrill, Associate Research Professor & Director of the New England Environmental Finance Center, Muskie School of Public Service will speak on "Cost-benefit analysis and community engagement for adaptation to sea level rise and storm surge - a new GIS-based approach" for GIS Day on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at 102 Wishcamper Center, USM Portland Campus.
Posted October 22, 2012
Matthew Bampton will be the keynote speaker at GIS Educators Day on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at the Camden Opera House in Camden Maine.
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