FSU Geography

A collaborative, interdisciplinary team with researchers from Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has received an $840,000 grant from NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team. To read more, visit news.fsu.edu/news/science-t…

Our Geography and Spatial Data Science Center (SDSC) faculty and students attended the 2026 American Association of Geographers (AAG) meeting to collaborate with colleagues across the discipline. For more about FSU's Department of Geography, visit cosspp.fsu.edu/geography.

Amber DeJohn, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in @FSU_Geography at @FloridaState, recently published a paper titled “Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness." Read more here: bit.ly/DeJohnSpotlight

@FSU_Geography hosted their monthly Colloquium on Friday, April 3, 2026. The event was hosted by Shamayeta Bhattacharya, Ph.D., assistant Professor in the Department of Community Engagement and Leadership at Point Park University. For more, click here: 🔗cosspp.fsu.edu/department-of-…

Jasmine Lawson — second-year student majoring in geography — was invited to participate in the University of Florida’s (UF) annual undergraduate Future of Florida Summit (FOF). Read more here: 🔗cosspp.fsu.edu/student-spotli…

The Department of Geography will hold its April colloquium on Friday, April 3 at 4 p.m. in Bellamy 150E. The event will be followed by a social hour at Proof at the FSU Student Union. To learn more, click here: 🔗bit.ly/April26Colloqu…

Amber DeJohn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University, has received a sub-award through the National Institutes of Health to develop national measures of healthcare accessibility. To read more, click here: bit.ly/DeJohnGrant

On February 26th and 27th, @FSUCOSSPP alongside the Department of Geography hosted the 2026 GOAL Symposium. Thank you to COSSPP for hosting and to everyone who was able to attend! Click here to read more: 🔗cosspp.fsu.edu/college-of-soc…

On February 25, we hosted the first Coffee & Cookie Hour from 12:00–1:00 pm in the new reading room! This event was made possible thanks to the leadership of graduate students Md. Fattah, Gabriella Eldridge, and Victoria Erivez. Thank you to all who attended!

We’re proud to share that Stewart Fotheringham, Ph.D., Krafft Professor of Spatial Data Science in @FSUCOSSPP, has been named among the world’s most highly cited researchers by Clarivate, placing him in the top 1% globally for research impact. Read more:🔗cosspp.fsu.edu/two-florida-st…

Jessica O'Neill, our Career Liaison, will conduct both virtual and in-person advising sessions at the times listed above for the spring 2026 semester. Appointments can be made via The NoleNetwork. Read more: tr.ee/BhSrMyx6HP

Calling all COSSPP alumni! We offer a platform to highlight your success and share it with the COSSPP community. Apply for a COSSPP Alumni Spotlight: bit.ly/COSSPPspotlight

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for our Master's Program and Combined Pathways Information Fair on February 12, 2026, in the Bellamy Atrium. COSSPP offers 9 master's programs and 6 combined pathways you can pursue to begin graduate school early. 🔗: bit.ly/cosspp-graduat…

The Department of Geography celebrated the opening of its new student reading room with a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 13, 2026. The room is the outcome of collaboration between graduate students, faculty, and staff. To read more, click here: 🔗cosspp.fsu.edu/department-of-…

We’re excited to welcome our students, faculty, and staff back to campus for the spring semester, and we’re especially glad to greet those who are joining us for the first time in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. Welcome back to Bellamy!

FSU’s Geography Department hosted their monthly Colloquium on Friday, December 5, 2025. The event, was a lecture based event hosted by Aidan Milliff, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in @FSUPoliSci. Thank you to all who attended! To read more, click here: cosspp.fsu.edu/department-of-…

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy invites our Fall 2025 graduates to join us for a Graduation Celebration at Bellamy’s First Floor Atrium on Friday, December 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., just before FSU’s Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. 🔗:calendar.fsu.edu/event/cosspp-g…

On November 21, the Department of Geography hosted its Thanksgiving 2025 Celebration. Students brought dishes from across the globe as we celebrated them! Thank you to all who attended! To download photos, click here: 🔗cosspp.fsu.edu/department-of-…

The GIS Day 2025 Celebration was a great success! The event featured talks from four speakers representing FSU and ESRI. Drs. Fotheringham and Yang, as well as Liz Martin and Michael Core led the event. Thank you to everyone who attended!

Happy Holidays! Check out the December edition of COSSPP's monthly newsletter for students, faculty, and staff! ​ The newsletter went out to students in the college, faculty, and staff this morning, but everyone is welcome to read it on the "Get Connected" page of our website.