The Department of Geographical Sciences is one of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ 10 interdisciplinary departments and programs, all
DEPARTMENT OF
Geographical Sciences
committed to investigating and improving the human condition. www.bsos.umd.edu AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES BE EMPOWERED ANTHROPOLOGY BE CULTURAL CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE BE JUST ECONOMICS BE EFFICIENT GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES BE GLOBAL GOVERNMENT & POLITICS BE CIVIL HEARING & SPEECH SCIENCES BE HEARD JOINT PROGRAM IN SURVEY METHODOLOGY BE COUNTED
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At the University of Maryland’s Department of Geographical Sciences, we’re discovering new knowledge about critical societal and environmental issues through integrated science. We examine the causes of and the impact of climate change— rising sea levels and increased severe weather, droughts and wildfires—and what can be done to combat these problems. We inform resource management decisions at all levels of government. We work closely with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
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Center to create satellite-based, comprehensive new data sets and models of changing land use. We inspire Maryland pride and turn imagination into innovation by developing tools and research methods that are used to promote environmental knowledge and to improve policies around the world. Through internships and research opportunities via partnerships with government agencies and global organizations—such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the African Wildlife Fund and the World Resources Institute—we are transforming the student experience. Photo by Sike (Lydia) Li, M.S. ’16, at the Kyoto Imperial Palace Garden in Kyoto, Japan. Li conducted research in Japan.
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