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Left Arrow Right Arrow Environmental Change and Prediction Food Security and Human Health Geospatial Big Data Analytics Justice, Ethics, and Diversity Population, Environment, and Governance Spatial Modeling and Remote Sensing Department of Geography Home Page Highlights Remaking the map: Professor receives medal for influence in cartography In virtual reality, real problems remain to be resolved Student and faculty researchers explore food-energy-water system at solar farm Spring speakers for Coffee Hour lecture series announced Great Valley professor demonstrates immersive learning modules at open house Visiting South African scholar wants to rehabilitate old mines Politically extreme counties may act as magnets, migration patterns suggest Geographer invests in education to open doors for others Homeless female veterans: Out of sight, out of mind Center for Immersive Experiences set to debut, serving researchers and students Esri ArcGIS software now more easily accessible to faculty, staff, students Event explores geographic information systems Nov. 12 at University Libraries Left Arrow Right Arrow Firescapes in the Mid-Atlantic Wildfires in the Western U.S. dominate the news, but forests in the Mid-Atlantic are just as vulnerable. In this research project, PI Erica Smithwick’s team has been investigating the social barriers and facilitators that influence prescribed fire implementation. The purpose of the video is to provide an educational tool that managers can use when working with communities in their discussions about fire management. Learn more. [controlled burning] protects the land and preserves it in a way that's very unique and solidifies the future of the forest. Embedded video Statement on Rights and Community Penn State Geography statement on rights and community. We are all in. We are all in Giving to improve diversity in STEM Penn State geography alum Tony Hutchinson, who is director of government and industry relations at Freddie Mac, says those paving the way for improving representation in STEM fields will have a cascading effect and will foster more diversity in science and leadership roles. Embedded video Embedded video Center for Immersive Experiences Virtual reality is being used more and more by businesses and schools. Instructors and students say the new Center for Immersive Experiences takes research to a whole new reality. Geography student Talia Potochny wants to use augmented reality to help people with sensory impairment. When I first came to Penn State, I had no idea what I wanted to study and then I was introduced to one of the spaces on campus that had virtual reality and I said, “That's what I want to do." 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