Discover Geography
Check out the lastest event the Geography Club participated in at the We Care Volunteer program on Feb 7thGraduate Student Wins Award to attend US-IALE 2012 Annual Symposium Congratulations to Geography's own David Simeral on his award to attend the U.S. Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE)sympoisium this spring, "Informing Decisions in a Changing World". This award is sponsored by NASA and Michican State University. His presentation will be part of the NASA-MSU symposium: Environmental sensors and loggers: New approaches to characterizing heterogeneity and applications in landscape ecology. The presentation is entitled: Topographic influences on near-surface temperature regimes in complex terrain, San Francisco Peaks, Arizona. The details to the award process can be found here.
To learn more about US-IALE and what they do, please visit their web site.
UNR Geography Club:
Upcoming Event: Check Our Facebook page (UNR Geography Club) for more details.
Next Club Meeting:
Friday Feb 3rdat 7 pm
Pub n' Sub
1000 Ralston St ( a few blocks west of campus)
Sunday Profile: Former ski bum becomes cycling advocate, winning athlete - RGJ Andrea Napoli remembers her first bicycle like she received it last Christmas instead of getting it 30 Christmases ago.
It was a little girls’ blue Schwinn she unwrapped when she was 7 years old. Napoli said she can recall the bike perfectly, from they way it looked to the way it felt to the way it rode...for a link to the complete article
UNR Cycling Team Takes 1st and 3rd in Women's Downhill at the 2011 Collegiate National Mountain Bike Championships Andrea Napoli (top center) and Dani Griffo (second from right) celebrate on the winner's podium. UNR is proud to have their second-ever U.S. National Champion with Andrea Napoli’s win in Women’s Downhill! Conditions were incredibly tough this year, and after 10-inches of snow fell in the mountains of Angelfire, NM just days before, riders had to contend with treacherous snow, ice and mud. Nevada sent 9 riders altogether to compete in both Endurance and Gravity Events after qualifying 3rd place as a team in the conference.The Wolf Pack racers proved they were UNR’s strongest team in years on the difficult trails, and several riders made it home with top-ten finishes.This is a major victory for Nevada, as the UNR Cycling Team operates as a student club being entirely student run, but was up against teams at the full varsity level. ... Here's a short interview...
Northern Nevada Student Planning Organization:
Hello all and welcome to the 2011-2012 NNSPO!
We want to welcome all current members as well as new students that are interested in our monthly meetings.
Next Meeting:
TBD
Geography's Scott Mensing named Nevada Professor of the Year Geography Professor Scott Mensing has just been named Nevada Professor of the Year for 2010 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and its partner in the awards program, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He received his award today in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Professors of the Year program ... Nevada News
Master’s student helps Alpine County, California, manage greenhouse gas emissions
The state of California is working to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Under this effort, Land Use Planning Policy Master’s student Scott Phillips is serving as an intern with the Sierra Business Council, a member-based organization helping local cities and counties achieve the targeted reductions. In Alpine County, where Philips is working, the effort is currently in the inventory phase, so he spends much of his time going through records of vehicle use, propane and electricity consumption, and even commuting surveys completed by county employees. “It was really interesting to learn how different segments of the county use power from different sources and the implications of this on GHG emissions.” However the most interesting work may lie ahead, when Phillips will work with the county to develop a climate action plan to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels. Philips, who would like to work in the planning field after he graduates, has already learned a great deal about how county governments work, the planning process, and, of course, calculation of GHG emissions rates. “In many places, the type of work I’m doing is performed by county government planning staff, so this is a great experience to have”
Geography Welcomes Two New Faculty
Associate Professor Douglas Boyle and Assistant Professor Thomas Albright have joined the faculty of the Geography Department starting Fall 2010. Their experience as a Paleoclimate Modeler and Ecoclimatologist, respectively, are expected to contribute to the Nevada EPSCoR project by enhancing research in the department and the University of Nevada' focus on climate change.
Cartography at its Best - Cartography Class at the University of Nevada Reno is interviewed on their work to help improve and update maps for rescue and recovery group efforts in Haiti
Nevada State Climate Office
YOUR Nevada Ciimate Office is jumping into fall with several important projects and collaborations. We just met with National Weather Service offices from the around the region, the Western Regional Climate Center, and the Utah and Idaho State Climatologists to share ideas and research in a climate workshop.
The water year is coming to an end on September 30th, sending office personnel back out into the wilds of Nevada to check, repair, recharge, and expand our precipitation storage gauge network. We are also organizing a new statewide push for observers on the phone and through local media, and trips to set-up and calibrate new and existing weather stations in the network are in the planning stage.