Our mission is to conduct innovative and socially relevant research; to expand students’ intellectual vistas via critical perspectives and valuable tools and skills; and to catalyze sustainable human-natural systems.
We seek to shape a sustainable future for Oklahoma and beyond by creating a community of interdisciplinary scholars and leaders who aim to comprehend the Earth’s human-natural systems.
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Environmental Sustainability addresses how societies can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The degree offers three different areas of concentration: culture and society, planning and management, and science and natural resources.
Geography is an integrative field that studies people and the world in which they live and the discipline consists of two primary fields: human geography and physical geography. Both of these disciplines use GIS technologies and other analytical tools such as statistics, modeling and qualitative approaches.
Geographic Information Science is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of study and employment in the U.S. addresses how geographic information systems and remote sensing (aerial photography and satellite imagery) are used for gathering, analyzing and visualizing all forms of geographically referenced information.
Launch your career by studying Geography at The University of Oklahoma!
This Thursday at 3pm, join us in Sarkeys Room 543 for another round of Uncomfortable Conversations in Comfortable Chairs, a monthly speakeasy series organized by DGES devoted to discussing difficult topics in a safe space without judgment from others. You are all invited to attend our discussion about "Accessibility In and Outside the Classroom", which will focus on the experiences of neurodivergent and differently-abled people in DGES and how we can all provide the best possible support and accommodation for them.
Join DGES for our new First Monday Coffee Hour Event on Monday, April 1st at 9:30 AM in SEC 410 Student Lounge! Every first Monday of the Month come and enjoy free coffee, tea, snacks, and good conversation.
A prominent meteorologist and journalist with Yale Climate Connections, Bob Henson, features Mattox’s research in a new article titled "New Warning System Could Save Lives During Wildfires!" The article includes a link to the slides from Mattox’s recent presentation.
The film ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (MEET ME AT THE CREEK) premiered as a top 10 finalist for the best mini-doc competition at the academy award-qualifying Big Sky Documentary Festival. DGES Associate Chair, Dr. Laurel Smith, served as Executive Producer on this short film.
Afshin Shayeghi Moghalou's poster titled "Assessing Drought Impacts on Groundwater and Agriculture in Iran Using High-Resolution Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Products" won first place in the Graduate Poster Competition at OU's 2023 GIS Day!
Check out this StoryMap featuring the study abroad program in Oaxaca, Mexico! The StoryMap, by Geography M.A. student Abby Cervenka, highlights the one-month journey of experiential learning.
Dr. Darren Purcell won the Oklahoma Council for Social Studies 2024 College/University Professor of the Year!
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