Department of Geography | University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

A laser-generated spark creates a plasma cloud used to examine the composition of environmental samples in our EnCAL lab.

Dr. Owusu presents an invited paper at the "International Workshop for Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa" in Durban, South Africa

The UNI Geography club takes a field trip to examine loess deposits

The UNI Geography club takes a field trip with Drs. Dahms and Oberle to examine loess deposits on Casey's Paha, south of Waterloo, IA.

Dr. Dahms' colleagues and students pulling out a sediment core at Louis Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming

Dr. Petrov received an NSF grant to study alternative options for regional development in the Arctic

Members of Dr. Oberle's Planning class meet to discuss a class project

Members of Dr. Oberle's Planning class meet with the New Hartford Mayor to discuss the class project, writing a set of disaster-related grant proposals

Measuring tide and wave characteristics in North Carolina

Dr. Pease and colleagues measure tide and wave characteristics in North Carolina

Dr. May describing alluvium in an archaeological site near Carlisle, IA.

Dr. Sugumaran received funding to develop aframework for mosquito-borne diseases

Dr. Sugumaran received National Geospatial Agency funding to develop a real-time predictive framework for mosquito-borne diseases

Graduate alumnus Jeff Lentz works on his Midwest Transportation Consortium-funded thesis that analyzes rail crossing safety in Scott County, IA

Welcome!

Welcome to the Department of Geography at the University of Northern Iowa. If you are familiar with the discipline of Geography, you'll find a lot of useful information on our site. If you are new to Geography, then you might be surprised at what, and how much we do. Geography is the science of place and space. We use high-tech tools to discover and explain spatial patterns in the natural and human worlds. Geographers are active in the study of global warming, natural hazards, globalization, homeland security, rural and economic development, disease outbreaks, and much more. We still make maps, of course; but these days you aren't likely to see a geographer hunched over a drafting table. We use space-based technology and cutting-edge computer technology to create digital maps and interactive representations of the Earth and people. If you need any additional information, please contact the department head, Dr. Patrick Pease.

Dr. Andrey Petrov receives NSF Award for "Creative Capital for Regional Development in the Arctic"

Dr. Petrov received National Science Foundation funding to for a project that applies a novel approach to the role of creative capital and human agency and its affect on social and economic development in Northern communities.

UNI Welcomes Chilean Geographer Dr. Fabián Araya Palacios, Visiting Scholar at UNI Geography

The UNI Department of Geography and Office of International Programs welcomes visiting scholar Dr. Fabián Araya Palacios, Associate Professor of Geography at the Universidad de La Serena in La Serena, Chile. Dr. Araya's exptertise is in geography education as well as sustainibility/natural resource use. Dr. Araya is actively involved in promoting geography education throughout Chile, including the major teacher education program at the Universidad de La Serena. Prof.