Geography
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MGIS Program
The Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS) is an advanced course-based program with an independent research component renowned for its successful development of GIS professionals and academics.
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News and Announcements
Taking your classroom global
UCalgary’s Group Study Program offers international teaching opportunities
2024 Faculty of Arts holiday card unveiled
Kristina Penn's striking photograph of frazil ice in Tasààn Zhat Chù’ (Copper Joe Creek) selected as this year’s design
Six UCalgary researchers receive renewals of Canada Research Chairs
Combined with eight new CRC appointments, UCalgary receives more than $10 million in funding
Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Dr. Shelley Alexander of the Department of Geography joins an esteemed group of distinguished Canadians
UCalgary entrepreneurs help push boundaries of remote sensing
Master's student flies drone beyond visual line-of-sight to map hundreds of kilometres of seismic lines
Parex Fellows work to translate research into societal impact
Five new fellows focus on transportation, machine learning, community accessibility, lithium capture and Canadian history
In the Media
In the News Tricia Stadnyk, Geography, in CBC.ca
Canadian water sovereignty in the spotlight as U.S. pauses Columbia River Treaty talks
In the News Brent Else, Geography, in CityNews Halifax
First-ever Canadian-led mission to Antarctic includes Dalhousie scientists
In the News Brent Else, Geography, in CBC News
Canadian naval ship in Antarctica for first-of-its-kind climate study
In the News Tricia Stadnyk, Geography, in Times Colonist
Trump wants B.C.'s water: Plausible or one big pipe dream?
In the News Andrea Freeman, Geography, in The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Indigenous site near Prince Albert could date back 11,000 years: researchers
In the News Andrea Freeman, Geography, in Hamilton Spectator
Sturgeon Lake First Nation calls on governments to study and protect 11,000 year old settlement
Chinese Diaspora in Spain: Introducing Qingtianese Heritage
Join Spanish graphic artist Quan Zhou Wu for a fascinating talk on the Qingtianese community – a group that makes up nearly 60% of the Chinese population in Spain.
March 24, 11 a.m.
Gallery Hall, Taylor Family Digital Library
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