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SDSU Geography Department of Geography:
Environment, Society and Technology
San Diego State University

The SDSU Geography Department offers undergraduate, Masters and PhD programs with concentration in human and physical geography, and methodological technologies. The department now offers a new MS/BS program in Geographic Information Science. The department has 18 full time faculty, seven emeritus professors, seven lecturers, and one adjunct faculty with a diverse range of research interests, including physical, cultural, urban and economic geography, environmental, natural resource and land use analysis, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and spatial techniques.

🦈Join us for an engaging talk with Dr. Chris Lowe, Director of the CSULB Shark Lab, as he explores how we can learn to l...
10/15/2026

🦈Join us for an engaging talk with Dr. Chris Lowe, Director of the CSULB Shark Lab, as he explores how we can learn to live alongside sharks and rethink the fear surrounding these fascinating marine predators!

Geography Awareness WeekComing Soon! November 16-20, 2026Stay tuned for more details!
10/15/2026

Geography Awareness Week
Coming Soon! November 16-20, 2026

Stay tuned for more details!

🌎 Geography Colloquium SeriesJoin Amit Birenboim, Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative Visiting Professor, for:Th...
10/03/2026

🌎 Geography Colloquium Series
Join Amit Birenboim, Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative Visiting Professor, for:

The Integration of Digital Environments into Urban Living and Its Impact on Youth Behavior and Sense of Place

📅 Oct. 9, 2026 | 🕞 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 Storm Hall 316

🎉 Reception to follow.

🌿 COLLOQUIUM SERIESJoin us for “Cultivated: Plants, Hair, and the Aesthetic of Control” with Jeffrey Hoelle, Professor o...
09/29/2026

🌿 COLLOQUIUM SERIES
Join us for “Cultivated: Plants, Hair, and the Aesthetic of Control” with Jeffrey Hoelle, Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara.

📅 October 2, 2026
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 Storm Hall 316
🍪 Reception to follow

We hope to see you there!

Join us in celebrating Rex Peacock’s dissertation defense! 🌿“Water Scarcity, Agricultural Land Retirement, and Restorati...
04/29/2026

Join us in celebrating Rex Peacock’s dissertation defense! 🌿
“Water Scarcity, Agricultural Land Retirement, and Restoration Ecology in California’s San Joaquin Valley”
📍 Storm Hall 325 + Zoom
🗓 May 19 | ⏰ 11AM–1PM
All are welcome to attend and support!

Congratulations to our Outstanding Graduating Seniors in Geography and Urban Studies!!Geography - Violet Navarrete Urban...
04/24/2026

Congratulations to our Outstanding Graduating Seniors in Geography and Urban Studies!!

Geography - Violet Navarrete

Urban Studies - Elizabeth Zenner

And a special congratulations to our Outstanding Graduate Student in Geography — Eva Coleman!

Wishing you all continued success on the journeys ahead!

Come support Paola Sabel as she presents her thesis! 🌊April 29 | 1–2 PMStorm Hall 331 or via ZoomLet’s show up and cheer...
04/20/2026

Come support Paola Sabel as she presents her thesis! 🌊
April 29 | 1–2 PM
Storm Hall 331 or via Zoom
Let’s show up and cheer her on 👏

You’re invited! 🎓Come support Dan Grafton as he defends his dissertation on cultural heritage and environmental change i...
04/11/2026

You’re invited! 🎓
Come support Dan Grafton as he defends his dissertation on cultural heritage and environmental change in Northern Alaska.
In person or via Zoom — details in the flyer!

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