Over the last two and a half years, Bucknell History professor David Del Testa has been working - on his own and in collaboration with me and the GIS Student Assistants - on integrating GIS into his research on historical protest events in Vietnam. Last October, Prof. Del Testa presented preliminary results from this work at UC Berkeley's Center for Southeast Asia Studies. … [Read more...]
From the Yale Daily News… “Map on, Maples!”
The Yale Daily News has a great article about the role that the GIS Specialist, Stace Maples, plays on campus. Maples, a fellow ESRI T3G Institute alum from summer 2010, works with faculty and students on integrating GIS into teaching and research at Yale and... ... he is in high demand. Working in the three-person Map Department, a department within the Yale University … [Read more...]
Mapping wheel-chair access at Bucknell
In spring 2010, Bucknell student Kate Matelan, '10 worked with film professor Eric Faden to produce a documentary film focused on her experiences as a disabled student on campus. To illustrate the differences between navigating the Bucknell campus in a wheelchair vs. on foot, Kate and I developed a GoogleEarth project with placemarks and travel paths to mark and annotate both … [Read more...]
Interview with Biology Prof. DeeAnn Reeder about using GIS in teaching and research
Over the 2010-11 academic year, a team of GIS student assistants worked with Prof. DeeAnn Reeder to develop maps and GIS data for use in her teaching and research. Ted Heitzman, '12 and Paul Reamey, '11 developed a series of maps and datasets for Prof. Reeder's work on white-nose syndrome in bats. Dan Dougherty, Geography/History ’12 and Mike Grasso, Environmental … [Read more...]
$19,700/yr fellowship opportunity for sophomores
See below for information on an undergraduate fellowship opportunity from the EPA. Current sophomores can apply to receive up to $19,700 per academic year for their junior and senior years - along with a stipend for a summer internship. Title: Fall 2012 EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental … [Read more...]