Welcome

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the web pages of the School of Geographical Sciences at Arizona State University. This is an exciting time for geographical sciences at ASU, with several active interdisciplinary research programs, new initiatives and centers. The School itself has only existed as such since July 2006 and grew out of the Department of Geography, which has a long and distinguished history. The School is evolving into a scholarly community that engages in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary education, research and outreach dealing with substantive and applied questions where the role of place, space and interaction is central. These themes are also important in the vision of the New American University, which emphasizes local and social embeddedness and global engagement, suggesting a major role for geographical sciences.

A redesign of our web presence is currently in process, so the pages you see will undergo considerable change in the near future. In the meantime, explore what is here and don’t hesitate to provide feedback.

Luc Anselin
luc.anselin@asu.edu
Foundation Professor and Director

Upcoming Lectures

For more information on past and future lectures, see our events page.

Director and Foundation Professor Anselin Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Franklin, Murray, Rey and Turner Join School of Geographical Sciences

In the News

  • ASU home page features work of Professor Gober
  • Summer Cyprus Field School offers opportunity to earn Geography credit and field research experience
  • Journal Nature features ASU and Billie Turner
  • Selover discusses drought and reservoir water levels in Arizona Republic

Grants, Awards and Honors

  • GeoDa affiliate Julia Koschinsky named "Outstanding PhD Student" at UIUC
  • Anselin and Lozano-Gracia win best paper award in Empirical Economics
  • Cerveny, Balling and Ellis receive award from National Science Foundation Geography and Regional Science Program

Recent Presentations

  • Edsall leads session on Google Earth and Web Maps at ASPRS Annual Meeting
  • ASU ASPRS members J. Chirumamilla, G. Judkins, M.J. Kang, W.K. Kim, S. Myint and E. Ridder present papers at ANAS/SW-ASPRS conference
  • Yolonda Youngs presents GIS Research Opportunities at Undergraduate Career Workshop
  • [more news...]

Recent Publications

  • Article co-authored by Arreola and alumnus Oberle appears in Geographical Review
  • Geographic Visualization: Concepts, Tools and Applications features chapter by Deitrick and Edsall
  • Geography of Cinema -- A Cinematic World, co-edited by Lukinbeal, available for order
  • [more recent publications...]