My name is Kathleen Emerson and I am a senior at Hunter College. Currently, I am an Environmental Studies major with a concentration in Policy and Management. Previous to this major, I was studying psychology for two years at Hunter;...
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On the 5th of November at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, distinguished AGS councilor Dr. Lawson Brigham was awarded the Polar Medal and Honorary Member Award by the American Polar Society.Dr. Brigham was recognized for his voyages...
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Written by Dr. Deborah Popper AGS Vice President and Professor or Geography, Princeton University and CUNY Staten Island Co-Authored by Susan Wilger Tis the season for overeating, but not for all. Over a fifth of American children are food-insecure. For...
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Our AGS-University of Kansas (KU) Bowman Expedition to Central America has discovered state governments there are granting indigenous populations ownership and autonomy over their valuable and often conflictive land areas that may now cover up to 15 percent of the region. With...
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On December 11th, 2015 at the COP21 climate talks in Paris, Miskitu Asla Takanka (MASTA) received the Equator Prize from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The prize recognizes the efforts of grassroots organizations fighting against forest and cultural threats....
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  AGS Councilor Faye Cuevas is playing a critical role in the “TenBoma” initiative, a project developed through the International Fund For Animal Welfare (where Ms. Cuevas works), and several NGO and national agencies in Kenya to both promote conservation of...
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Dr. Wesley Reisser, a National Councillor for AGS, was recently announced as the winner of the United Nations Association Tex Harris Award for Human Rights and Diplomacy. The award is being presented to Dr. Reisser for his work on LGBT...
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NYC Walking Tours with Geography Professor Dr. Jack Eichenbaum For more than 160 years, the American Geographical Society has been working to harness the power of human exploration and geographic inquiry to enhance policymaking, scientific research and public education.” New York City...
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