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Congratulations to our newest geography graduates: Eric Mayfield and Michael Oberholzer. Both graduated in May, 2005. We also had several people finish the graduate certificate in GIS between December 2004 and May 2005: Chris Alexa, Tom Briggs, Kelly Johnston, Jay Colbert, and Adam Watts. Chris, Kelly, and Jay are continuing in the program, working on their masters' degrees. Congrats to all!

Ikuho Yamada received the Emerging Scholar Paper Competition of the Spatial Analysis & Modeling Specialty Group for "Local Indicators of Network-Constrained Clusters for a Spatial Point Pattern" at the most recent annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers.

Elizabeth Vidon is the newest member of the Department, joining us as a Lecturer in Geography. She will teach introductory courses in Physical and Human Geography and the Geography Lab associated with the Physical Systems of the Environment course. She received her M.A. in Geography, from York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2003. Her research interests are the Arctic and Antarctic, Inuit and their changing relationship with the Arctic landscape, the role of Inuit women in Northern society, the Antarctic landscape and adaptation of temporary inhabitants, natural disasters and hazards, and geography and literature. Her thesis topic was "Perspectives of a Northern Landscape: Inuit views from Iqaluit." She has one publication to date: "Perceptions of Peru's Sierra and Costa from the literature of Jose Maria Arguedas" (2002) in Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays, Bernard Thraves, editor. Department of Geography, University of Regina. Volume 5, October 2002. Welcome to Indy, Elizabeth.

Fulbright Scholar Award given to Geography Faculty Member
Rick Bein has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to lecture and conduct research at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique, during the 2004-2005 academic year. He will teach courses in environmental management and study environmental management practices of peasant farmers. He will return to IUPUI in August of 2005.

"Cuba: Images from Beyond the Blockade"
A photo exhibit featuring images from Havana, Santiago and the Cuban countryside

Opening remarks: Tuesday, November 16, 10 a.m., UC 115
Exhibit runs Tuesday, November, 16 through Tuesday, November 30

An exhibit highlighting the work of John Cook, a student in Geography 345: Geography of Cuba, a field course designed to introduce students first-hand to life and landscapes in Cuba. In the course, students examined the interaction of natural environment, settlement history, and modern socioeconomic forces to shape Cuba.

Cook, a professional photographer for the Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency (The Crime Lab), documented the class' journey, capturing the landscape, architecture and people of Cuba.

This exhibit is a unique opportunity to experience life in Cuba through the eyes of an American photographer. Normally, Americans are prevented from going to Cuba by an embargo (Cubans call it a blockade), which requires a license from the US Dept of the Treasury and is only given for a limited array of purposes, including academic courses.

The exhibit is held in recognition of Geography Awareness Week and in conjunction with the IUPUI International Festival.

New Faculty member Fall 2004

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Ikuho Yamada. Dr. Yamada, who recently received her doctorate in geography from the State University of New York at Buffalo, begins a joint appointment this fall in Geography and the School of Informatics. Her research and teaching interests are in spatial analysis and geographic information science. Prof. Yamada's arrival will enhance the Department's growing strength in geographic information science, which now includes an M.S. degree and both graduate and undergraduate certificate programs. Welcome, Ikuho!

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