Upcoming Faculty Panel
Human Rights. Global Cities. Catastrophe!

Panelists:Victoria Lawson, Katharyne Mitchell and Matthew Sparke, UW Department of Geography professors; Jean Carmalt, human rights lawyer and Department of Geography Ph.D. candidate Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
6:30-8:00 p.m. Kane Hall, Room 220

What makes an event a catastrophe? For whom is it catastrophic? And how does framing an event as an urban catastrophe change the discussion and response? Panelists explore these questions through examples ranging from the financial crisis and Hurricane Katrina to the WTO and global health. They will consider the structural forces that may precipitate urban crises, how such crises are framed, and who profits from them, as well as the role of engaged citizenship in moving us towards greater democratic accountability in urban governance. Audience members are encouraged to participate in the discussion and bring questions for the panelists..

Cost: Free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Advance registration is recommended.Call the UWAA at 206-543-0540 or 1-800-AUW-ALUM.more information

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New Courses

Geog 464, GIS-Based Decision Support (Tim Nyerges), Win 10

Geog 350, Marketing & Retail Geography (J.W. Harrington), Spr 10

Geog 395, GIS & Statistics (Suzanne Withers), Spr 10

New Book Releases

Banished: The New Social Control In Urban America, by Steve Herbert & Katherine Beckett (2009, Oxford University Press)



Tim Nyerges and Piotr Jankowski, Regional and Urban GIS: A Decision Support Approach. Guilford Press, 2009.

2009 Undergraduate Research Symposium program

Grants, Awards, & Honors

Tim Nyerges, Professor, awarded an NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences Program grant for "Participatory Interaction Modeling of Online Geographic Decision Making" (Robert Aguirre, Co-PI)

Katharyne Mitchell, Professor, and Sarah Elwood, Associate Professor, awarded a Spencer Foundation grant and a National Geographic Education Foundation grant for their project, "Mapping Youth Journeys:
From Place Awareness to Active Citizenship"

Steve Herbert, Professor, selected for 2009 UW Distinguished Teaching Award

Sarah Elwood, Associate Professor, awarded a 2009-2012 National Science Foundation grant for "A GIS Science approach for assessing the quality, potential applications, and impacts of volunteered geographic information". (Co-PIs: Michael Goodchild, Daniel Sui).

Four Geography graduate students have been awarded NSF grants for 2009-10: Dana Aufseeser, Todd Faubion, Sara Gilbert, and Leonie Newhouse.

Vicky Lawson, Professor, wins Honorable Mention recognition for the 2009 UW Graduate School's Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

Kam Wing Chan, Professor, received an Outstanding Service Award from the Association of American Geographers' China Geography Specialty Group, 2009 . Professor Chan was also quoted in a BBC news feature about the global credit crunch's effect on Chinese migrant workers.

Caroline Faria, Ph.D. in Geography, wins 2008 Graduate School Medal

Mona Atia, Ph.D. in Geography, wins 2008 Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Award

Alumni Notes & News.

All alums are invited to contribute: e-mail rroth@u.washington.edu