Thanks to the Mellon grant and a huge number of faculty teaching and research projects it's been a very busy summer of GIS work at Bucknell. Over the coming weeks I'll write detailed posts about the work we're doing on each of the projects. If I'm really ambitious I might try to post some interviews with faculty and students - and some footage of the aerial drone flights that … [Read more...]
Do turtles with more powerful predators have stronger shells?
Do turtles with more powerful predators have stronger shells? Over the last year, Biology professor Tristan Stayton used GIS and finite element analysis methods to explore this question. During Summer 2010, Prof. Stayton participated in a Library & IT workshop designed to give faculty hands-on experience using GIS for academic research and teaching. Over the course of … [Read more...]
Bucknell awarded $520,000 Mellon grant to support environmental studies, GIS integration
Bucknell has been awarded a $520,000 Mellon grant (the largest Mellon grant ever received by BU) to support the development of courses and initiatives related to environmental studies. Click here to read the announcement on the BU home page. In addition to providing stipends to faculty who create new courses that include environmental connections, the grant will also support … [Read more...]
Bucknell GIS Student Assistant wins scholarship
Belated congratulations to Dan Ladd for winning a highly competitive scholarship from the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF). Dan, a 2010 graduate of Lewisburg High School and a summer GIS Student Assistant at Bucknell, was one of only three high school seniors in the nation selected for the scholarship and is currently studying geography at Middlebury … [Read more...]