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Dr. Grant Saff Elected as Treasurer of Association of American Geographers - April 2013
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue appointed to the Freight Advisory Board of The Brookings Institution - March 28, 2013
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue weighs in on ultra-large container ships in BBC News Magazine. - February 18, 2013
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue quoted on how viruses affect the cruise industry. - January 17, 2013
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue widely quoted in The Atlantic Cities for his research in cruise shipping geography - January 10, 2013
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue is featured in Discovery.com about NYC Transit System disruptions at the outset of Hurricane Sandy - October 30, 2012
Dr. Robert Brinkmann in Huffington Post: “Embracing the (Suburban) Mess” - August 23, 2012
Dr. Robert Brinkmann, Dr. Ying Qiu and Dr. Grant Saff were visiting scholars at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, Hainan, China, June-July 2012. Dr. Brinkmann and Dr. Saff each presented a seminar to staff members of the institute and gave a joint presentation titled, “Planning a sustainable urban and suburban future for Hainan: Case studies from the United States,” to over 100 policy-makers and urban-planners from the governments at the provincial, city and county levels as well as the academics from the various universities in Hainan - June - July,2012
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue on Global Insider: Though Alternatives Exist, Panama Canal Has No Rivals - July 3,2012
Dr. James Wiley quoted in the New York Times, "For Albany's Latest Struggle, Blame Air-Conditioning," (AAG) - March 13, 2012
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue quoted on CNN, "U.S. Navy won't tolerate 'disruption' through Strait of Hormuz" - December 29, 2011
Dr. Grant Saff has been elected as a Regional Councilor of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) - December 2011
Dr. Grant Saff was quoted in Mainstreet.com "10 College Majors for a New Economy" which lists both Global Studies and Sustainability as great choices for majors in the New Economy - 18 July 2011
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Tapped for Global Research Panel - August 24, 2011
Hofstra's European Odyssey turns 20. Newsday, - August 21, 2011
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue quoted in The New York Times, "Panama Adding a Wider Shortcut for Shipping" - August 16, 2011
Hofstra Gets 'Green' Ranking - August 4, 2011
In July, the Department was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Masaharu (George) Inaba, who taught geography at Hofstra from 1960-1991
Dr. Kari Jensen reports on a busy summer doing research in Bangladesh and Norway
Dr. Robert Brinkmann, elected the Vice-Chair of the Board of the National Cave and Karst Institute (NCKRI) and has a very busy year!
Hofstra appoints Dr. Robert Brinkmann Director of Sustainability Studies, plans multi-disciplinary degree program - April 12, 2011