Department of Geographical Sciences

🎓 Calling all Geographical Sciences alumni 🌍 Please complete our Post-Graduation Alumni Survey! 📋forms.gle/YgsMmazSNG1pDS… 🕒 It only takes a few minutes Thank you for helping us build a stronger Geographical Sciences community at UMD! ❤️💛

🌍 In 2023 & 2024, the world’s forest carbon sink hit its lowest point in 20+ years. Fires & deforestation drove forests to absorb just 25% of their usual carbon — with parts of 🇨🇦 & 🇧🇴 flipping from sink to source. The margin is narrowing fast. ➡️ bit.ly/3UytGpu

🎓 Calling all Geographical Sciences alumni 🌍 Please complete our Post-Graduation Alumni Survey! 📋forms.gle/YgsMmazSNG1pDS… 🕒 It only takes a few minutes Thank you for helping us build a stronger Geographical Sciences community at UMD! ❤️💛

🌍🛰️ NASA Harvest is using satellite data to monitor crops in conflict zones like Tigray, Ethiopia — helping spot food shortages early and guide aid efforts. A powerful way space tech supports people on the ground. #FoodSecurity Read more: nasaharvest.org/news/monitorin…

University of Maryland Research Roundup: TRAILS Seed Grants, Infant Formula, Ancient DNA and More! 🐢 Read this week's edition of the Research Roundup at: lnkd.in/eHzVAHsT Don't forget to subscribe by giving us a follow or joining our mailing list at…

It’s hard to capture the full impact Brad Doorn has had on the world. Through his leadership at NASA, he championed the use of Earth science to improve ag & food security globally. His vision & dedication have shaped a better future for all of us. 👉nasaharvest.org/news/thank-you…

🌍 Interested in tree & forest dynamics? Submit your abstract to AGU 2025 Session GC002: Advances in Remote Sensing & Modeling of Tree and Forest Dynamics convened by GLP member, Dr. Xiangming Xiao 📅 Deadline: July 30, 2025 🔗 agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prel…

💥DEADLINE IS JULY 30!💥 How do you use Landsat? Consider sharing your Landsat application stories in the 'Unlocking Value with Landsat and Landsat Next' session at the upcoming #AGU25 Annual Meeting (Dec 15-19 - in New Orleans!). Learn more here: ow.ly/9LfZ50WrPeN.

New @UMD_GLAD @umdgeography study: Unprecedentedly high global #forest disturbance due to #fire in 2023 and 2024 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… #forestfires #remotesensing #forestloss #climatechange

🚨 Reminder: Abstracts for our #AGU25 joint session with @AcresProgram on satellite-based ag monitoring are due July 30! Submit to GC094: “Satellite Solutions: Agricultural Monitoring Through Remote Sensing” 🌍🛰️ Submit here: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prel…

If you thought forest fires were getting worse, you’re right 🌍🔥 UMD’s @UMD_GLAD found record-breaking forest loss in 2023–2024, with fires now driving over 40% of global forest disturbance. Learn more: go.umd.edu/record-wildfir…

How do different types of forest regrowth impact carbon recovery? Xueyuan (Eric) Gao (Ph.D. ’24), now postdoc at Princeton, tackled this in a Nature Communications paper that earned ESA’s 2025 Early Career Ecologists Outstanding Paper Award 🎉 go.umd.edu/esa-award-2025

🌍 SAVE THE DATE! 🌍 The world is your classroom, Terps! Whether you're a freshman exploring your options or an upperclassman ready to take the leap, grab a friend and join us at the Study Abroad Fair! Wednesday, Sept. 10 2-5 p.m. RSVP today: go.umd.edu/20h3

Registration is open for the 2025 NASA #SpaceApps Challenge! 🌍🚀💫 Join the largest annual global hackathon, choose from 450+ Local Events, and use open data from #NASA & 14 Space Agency Partners. Register today: bit.ly/3TwZnzl

Once a Terp, always a Terp! 🐢 Our MS GIS and GEOINT programs reconnected with alumni and engaged other attendees at the @EsriUC Conference in San Diego 🌊 Check it out! geog.umd.edu/featured-conte…

📬 Our newsletter is out: Brave the heat with GEOG research highlights, news, cool maps and more 🔥 mailchi.mp/30f252c59336/b…

GEDI-FIA Fusion: Training Lidar Models to Estimate Forest Attributes daac.ornl.gov/GEDI/guides/GE…

Exciting news! NASA Harvest & Argentina’s @Bolsadecereales are launching the 5th year of our high school program, empowering students and teachers with remote sensing, AI & fieldwork to boost digital agriculture across 🇦🇷. Learn more 👉 nasaharvest.org/news/nasa-harv…

✨Professor Kathleen Stewart is kicking off her term as @UCGIScience president, leading the charge for next year’s national symposium at @UofMaryland! #gis Read more: geog.umd.edu/featured-conte…

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