Geography

COSSPP Friendly Disagreement Series – A More Perfect Union is Always Debatable

Published: | 1:01 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students

Political Rivals, Real Friends The COSSPP Friendly Disagreement Series will welcome Phil Neisser and Jacob Hess on Tuesday, October 28, for a 4 p.m. reception and a 5 – 6:30 p.m. event entitled, “A More Perfect Union is Always Debatable,” in the William Johnston Building (WJB 2004). Meet Phil (an atheist, Marxist professor), who introduced himself […]

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FSU Geography Faculty researchers join national AI effort to advance wildfire forecasting

Published: | 2:38 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research, Students

A research project in Florida State University’s Department of Geography has been accepted into the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot Start-up program. The project is focused on developing a predictive model to forecast fire frequency and severity in California. The NAIRR Pilot Start-up program connects researchers and educators to computational, data and training resources essential for advancing AI […]

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Department of Geography Hosts October 2025 Colloquium

Published: | 2:13 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students

FSU’s Geography Department hosted their monthly Colloquium last Friday, October 3, 2025. The event, titled, “Ask the Geographers: An Open Dialogue with Faculty” was an open and informal forum where students could connect directly with Geography faculty and bring their questions about the field, research opportunities, or career pathways. Eight faculty members shared their experiences […]

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Department of Geography Hosts September 2025 Colloquium

Published: | 1:01 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students

FSU’s Geography Department hosted their monthly Colloquium last Friday, September 5, 2025. Rebecca Lave, Ph.D., the Associate Dean for the Social & Historical Sciences at Indiana University and former President of the American Association of Geographers led the event, titled, “Critical Interdisciplinarity: Our depth perception improves when we combine biophysical and social lenses.” The Colloquium […]

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Apply to COSSPP’s Prestigious Social Science Scholar Program

Published: | 1:35 pm | Posted in: News, Students

Apply for the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s prestigious Social Science Scholars program by Sunday, October 5, online at bit.ly/2026sssp.  The Social Science Scholars Program provides career-accelerating leadership training and experiences to 18 outstanding COSSPP undergraduate students with a major in the College, a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, graduating no sooner […]

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