By Catherine McKenna Americans tend to identify strongly with the culture of the region they are from. But do all Americans have the same definitions of what geographically defines these regions? Of the geographic regions in the United States, the...
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by Alex Griffin The U.S Environmental Protection Agency was founded in 1970 under the Nixon administration after a renewed focus on environmental issues in American cities, most notably when the Cuyahoga River spontaneously ignited near Cleveland due to chemical pollution....
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By Tamanna Akter As of 2022, 100 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of ongoing conflicts, violence or human rights violations. Refugees are people who have had to flee their homes and take shelter in another...
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By Alex Griffin To understand the patterns of public lands in the United States, it is first necessary to comprehend the distinction between public and private lands. A previous Map of the Week feature detailed the economic and regional differences...
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By Catherine McKenna          Concerts have made a major return in 2022 as the COVID pandemic lessens its grip on the United States. People are eager to see their favorite artists on tour, and if a tour doesn’t come to...
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By Catherine McKenna Do you have any travel plans this summer? Consider visiting an International Dark Sky Place (IDSP) for stunning views of the night sky! The IDSP program was created in 2001 to “encourage communities, parks and protected areas...
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By Alex Griffin For this week’s “Map of the Week,” I will be focusing on two artists who use maps to redefine notions of space and place. While cartography has become a more popular medium thanks to digital mapping tools,...
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By Tamanna Akter Since 1980, the world’s temperature has increased by about  0.8 ℃ (around 1.44°F). If  trends continue, global temperatures can increase up to 4 ℃ (around 6°F) by 2081-2100. One of the major consequences of such temperature rise...
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By Catherine McKenna Besides being informational, maps can have strong social power. Maps are a mode of representation, meaning that they often do not depict the entire scope of an issue, and can contain bias. Maps are more commonly being...
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