San Francisco, CA
Completing qualitative interviews

MA student Clara Champalle undertaking fieldwork on state endorsed cash crops, extreme weather vulnerability and everyday livelihoods of ethnic minorities in southeast Yunnan, China.

San Francisco, CA
Watermelon carriers

MSc graduate student Meghan Doiron’s (on right) research focuses on understanding the information sharing networks that link ribereño households in the north-eastern Peruvian Amazon.

Horses
Local transport for the day's class

Undergraduate students on the Africa Field Semester gain a greater appreciation of the roles of mangrove ecosystems.

Open Space
Accessing local voices

Geography and IDS Joint Honours student Stephanie Austin completing interviews regarding organic agriculture and livelihoods in Tamil Nadu.

Orchids
Hanging out in the Arctic

MA graduate student Sara Statham in Iqaluit, Nunavut (the southeast coast of Baffin Island), where she has undertaken fieldwork regarding food security and climate change.

 

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Geospectives Seminar Series Fall 2012-Winter 2013

 

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Welcome to McGill Geography

Geography is the study of physical environments and human habitats. It deals with people and places. It covers issues such as global warming and climate change, food and water resources, management of ecosystems, human health, regional economic disparities, urban infrastructure, native land claims and permafrost problems. Both a physical and a social science, it provides a unique opportunity to obtain a broad exposure to modes of analyzing the many environmental and situational problems of contemporary society. Our department is based in the Faculty of Science, and offers degrees at the Bachelors (B.A. & B.Sc), Masters (M.A. & M.Sc), and Ph.D. levels.

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Antarctica's Dark Depths

Michael Becker (Dept of Geog PhD student) goes diving in Antarctica and writes about it for New York Times.

Article: Into Antarctica's Dark Depths.

Antarctica

NSERC Award

Congratulations to our grad student Thomas A. Fox who received a prestigious NSERC award!! Thomas received one of the $10,000 André Hamer Postgraduate Prizes.

The NSERC André Hamer Postgraduate Prizes are awarded to the four most outstanding candidates in NSERC's postgraduate scholarships competition at the Master’s level.

Field Notes

Field Notes is the Journal of the McGill Undergraduate Geography Society.  Launched in 2012, FN solicits and publishes original undergraduate research in geography, representing a diverse range of sub-disciplines within the humanities and physical sciences, and now has two volumes (November 2012 and February 2013).  Entirely student-run, FN encourages dialogue between aspiring geographers, their professors and mentors, and the university community."

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In Memoriam

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Kyle Bailey

The Geography Department joins the School of Environment in mourning the passing of Kyle Bailey. As an major in the MSE Water Environments and Ecosystems Domain Kyle took many Geography courses where he was noted for his warmth and giving spirit. We extend our sympathies to friends and family.

 

 

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