With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of American Geographical Society (AGS) Honorary Fellow and Geographical Review Author, Dr. Marvin W. Mikesell who died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, April 26th, 2017 at the University of Chicago Hospital in...
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 This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Anthony Quartararo who has been an AGS Councilor since 2014. Mr. Quartararo (or Tony Q as most people refer to him) dedicates his efforts with the AGS’s “mandate of reclaiming the mantle...
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Faculty and students at the George Washington University (GWU), including AGS President Marie Price, teamed up with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) last week to bring digital mapping tools to vulnerable communities in Guatemala. The goal is to make...
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  May 1st, 2000 8:00 pm EDT. The Clinton Administration announced the removal of satellite signal scrambling devices. In a matter of moments, civilian GPS receivers became ten times more accurate, effectively increasing location accuracy from 100 yards to 10...
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Hello and nice to meet you! My name is Iman Lynn Mamdouh, I am 20 years old and I study at Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Hunter College. My academic interests are in sustainable development and globalization which all stem...
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My name is James Eager and I am a junior at Hofstra University studying Sustainability, Global Studies, and Geography with a concentration in GIS. I was born in Cali, Colombia and raised in suburban Connecticut. With a passion for the...
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  Greetings!  My name is Glenn Liu, and I grew up in Queens, New York.  I was drawn into geography through the beautifully illustrated maps found on the backside of book covers.  In this respect, I was an “armchair geographer”...
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Hello! My name is Rachel Fritz. I am in my second year at Montclair State University where I am pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Sustainability with a minor in Public Administration. I was born and raised in a small...
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  AGS Councilor Dean Wise is the Vice President of Network Strategy for Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway Company, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Based in the Fort Worth metropolitan area, BNSF Railway is a preeminent freight transportation company in...
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