I posted a few weeks ago about the $520K grant awarded to Bucknell by the Mellon Foundation. Here are some additional details on how the grant money will be used to strengthen environmental studies and GIS integration across the university. From the Library & IT Matters newsletter: Up to twelve faculty members will receive $400 to participate in either a 4-day (intro) … [Read more...]
GIS in education – EPA grant and campus mapping
Notes on two interesting stories about GIS in education. Thanks to Adena Schutzberg's All Points Blog for the heads up about the stories. 1. Texas State University's Center for GIScience was recently awarded 500K grant from EPA to use GIS for modelling/mapping air pollution-exposure-health effects: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science to Achieve Results … [Read more...]