Geography and Geographic Information Science
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3:00 pm 9/5/20252049 Natural History Building and via ZoomAcross rural transportation networks, widening inequalities and limited public transit options mean that even minor disruptions, whether planned or unplanned, often lead to severe delays or make essential trips entirely unattainable.
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3:00 pm 9/12/20252049 Natural History BuildingDr. Atiles book Crisis by Design (Stanford, 2024) offers an interdisciplinary sociolegal analysis of the role of law, emergency powers, and anticorruption mobilizations in Puerto Rico’s ongoing multilayered crisis.
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3:00 pm 9/19/20252049 Natural History Building and via ZoomIrregularized transit migration through the Americas has become a prominent and deeply political phenomenon. This talk examines the contemporary condition of inhabiting transit—the experience of being forced to restart journeys and dwell in a geography of uncertainty, living in a permanent state of (im)mobility while searching for safety.
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8:30 am 9/26/20252049 Natural History Building and via ZoomThe United States is best described as a kaleidoscope of cultures, a country where more than 350 languages coexist. Nearly 68.8 million Americans, about 1 in 5, speak a language other than English at home. Yet, English remains the primary language used in weather and climate communication during environmental disasters.