Students who are interested in possibly majoring in geography with an emphasis in physical geography are invited to consider applying to […]

Department Newsletter, 2016

On April 21-22, The department invited Dr. Ken Foote, Professor and Head, Department of Geography, University of Connecticut, as the Speaker […]

Department of Geography Awards Ceremony was held in the Hodges Auditorium at 3:30pm on April 28, 2016,  recognizing the accomplishments and […]

Dr. Ron Kalafsky received the UT Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award.  Ron was recognized not only for his excellent work in […]

Maegen Rochner is the winner of the 2016 Research Grant” from the Golden Key International Honour Society,  The title of […]

Geography undergraduates won several awards in the annual Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA) at the University of Tennessee. Over […]

UT Geography’s faculty and students cut a major profile in San Francisco—from the many presentations and organized sessions to the several […]

One of department Advisory Board members, Ray Boswell, is highlighted for his contribution on the value of GIS to local city and […]

Dr. Kelsey Ellis featured on local newspapers and TV news for her Knoxville weather sensor project. The following link is […]

PhD student, Xiaoyu (Larry) Lu, received Reds Wolman Geomorphology graduate research award from the AAG Geomorphology Specialty Group for his research […]

Former Ph.D. student, Grant Harley, is second author on a paper that just came out in Proceedings of the National […]

Dr. Grant Harley, a UT PhD graduate and now Assistant Professor in the University of Southern Mississippi, is featured on […]

On February 25, the department had the honor of hosting Dr. Mike Mayfield, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Appalachian State University, […]

Kurt Butefish was featured on the McClung Museum Facebook page in the UT Faculty/Staff Appreciation Week: https://www.facebook.com/mcclungmuseum/photos/a.10150633262419144.404851.326164799143/10153839867294144/?type=3&theater

Ph.D. student, Maegen Rochner, receives the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation’s Student Research Grant for her research “promotes the conservation of whitebark […]

Dr. Tom Bell (Professor Emeritus) contributed to and was quoted in a recent article in the Guardian on music scenes in […]

Dr. Nicholas Nagle has been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences committee to assist the US Census Bureau. He […]

On November 18, 2015, UT Geography hosted a welcome and information table on the Burchfiel Plaza for Geography Awareness Week.  Geography Faculty […]