The Department of Geography and Urban Studies teaches and researches the intersection of nature, society and urbanism. Below, you’ll find content highlighting everything our Geography and Urban Studies, Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Studies communities are doing to learn about the changing environment and humans’ impacts on it, to research society and people through geospatial technology, and to sustainably develop cities and towns. Read the stories below and please contact us if you have a story of your own you think we should tell.

Featured News

Department of Geography and Urban Studies 2023 Call for Applications: Five-year Assistantships for Doctoral Program

by Geography and Urban Studies Department

November 02

Call for Applications for Five-year Assistantships for Doctoral Program at Temple UniversityDepartment of Geography and Urban StudiesTemple University, Philadelphia PAApplicat...

Naida Elena Montes Named to AL DÍA’s 2022 40 Under Forty

College of Liberal Arts

Naida Elena Montes Named to AL DÍA’s 2022 40 Under Forty

by Jonathan Hernanadez

October 14

It's a rainy Friday night at the Paseo Verde Community Hall in North Philadelphia. Naida Elena Montes, a Temple Geography and Urban Studies PhD candidate and career community ...

Temple Ambler Library: a future of innovation

Ambler Arboretum

Temple Ambler Library: a future of innovation

by James F. Duffy

January 13

The Temple University Ambler Library Building didn't escape the wrath of the EF2 tornado that ravaged campus on September 1, 2021. Ferocious winds and debris tore holes in the...

Department of Geography and Urban Studies Call for Applications: Five-year Assistantships for Doctoral Program

College of Liberal Arts

Department of Geography and Urban Studies Call for Applications: Five-year Assistantships for Doctoral Program

by Department of Geography and Urban Studies

October 08

Call for applications for five-year assistantships for doctoral program at Temple University Department of Geography and Urban Studies Temple University, Philadelphia PA Appli...

GUS Professor to Moderate Political Redistricting Panel

College of Liberal Arts

GUS Professor to Moderate Political Redistricting Panel

by Nick Santangelo

September 10

Temple University Geography and Urban Studies Professor Lee Hachadoorian will moderate Pennsylvania Redistricting with Geographers: Communities of Interest Criteria and Bey...

Congratulations, Class of 2021!

College of Liberal Arts

Congratulations, Class of 2021!

by Nick Santangelo

May 03

Global pandemic? Zoom classes? A mostly empty campus? None of this was any problem for the College of Liberal Arts Class of 2021! OK, we get it. These were monumental challeng...

Congratulations to the 2021 Baccalaureate Award Winners

Anthropology

Congratulations to the 2021 Baccalaureate Award Winners

by Nick Santangelo

April 30

We're just over one week away from the Class of 2021 Commencement on Friday, May 7! Before we look forward to all the amazing things this class will do as graduates, let's tak...

Congratulations to the 2021 Teaching Award Winners

College of Liberal Arts

Congratulations to the 2021 Teaching Award Winners

by Nick Santangelo

April 27

This time last year, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) was hosting our annual Teaching Awards virtually for what we hoped would be the first and final time. Instead, the on...

CLA Promotes Diversity and Anti-Bias

Africology and African American Studies

CLA Promotes Diversity and Anti-Bias

by Richard Deeg

October 28

This past year has seen race and racial inequality return as hot topics of national debate and contention. The problems currently receiving heightened attention are not new, b...

CLA Launching U.S.’s First Professional Science Master’s in Geospatial Data Science

by Nick Santangelo

September 28

By: Nick Santangelo This spring, Temple University's College of Liberal Arts (CLA) will become the first school in the U.S. to offer a Professional Science Master's and Gradu...

CLA's Webinar to Explore Anti-Racism and Sustainability in Philly

Center for Sustainable Communities

CLA's Webinar to Explore Anti-Racism and Sustainability in Philly

by Nick Santangelo

September 14

By: Nick Santangelo Tomorrow, September 15, at 3:30 p.m., the College of Liberal Arts' (CLA) Center for Sustainable Communities will host a webinar called Envisioning an Ant...

Two CLA PhDs Begin Fellowships at Prestigious Universities

by Nick Santangelo

September 08

By: Nick Santangelo In May, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) launched the Emerging Voice Fellowship program in response to the COVID-19 economy. ACLS awarded 4...

PSM in GIS Capstones Show Breadth of Graduates’ Career Opportunities

by Nick Santangelo

July 07

By: Nick Santangelo Geographic information systems (GIS) is a growing field, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicting a 35% growth in annual GIS job openings over the n...

Congratulations to the CLA Class of 2020!

by Nick Santangelo

May 05

Congratulations, Class of 2020! You did it! It wasn't the way you (or us) envisioned your final semester at Temple University's College of Liberal Arts (CLA), but we're so pro...

Alumna Helping Philadelphia Track COVID-19’s Spread

by Nick Santangelo

April 23

By: Nick Santangelo With Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf hoping to begin gradually reopening parts of the state starting May 8, understanding COVID-19's spread is of crucial im...

Alumna Makes the Case for Taking a Year of Service

by Nick Santangelo

January 29

By: Nick Santangelo What will you do after graduation? For most students, the answer is to put that degree to work and get a job. For others, the answer is to build on that de...

New Faculty Publication: A Case Study of Aedes Albopictus in Southeastern Pennsylvania

by Nick Santangelo

October 30

A recent publication provides new evidence of drivers influencing the spatial distribution of invasive disease species. Traditionally, scientists have used environmental data...

New Report from the Center for Sustainable Communities Examines Infrastructure and Equity

Center for Sustainable Communities

New Report from the Center for Sustainable Communities Examines Infrastructure and Equity

by Nick Santangelo

October 03

The College of Liberal Arts' Center for Sustainable Communities (CSC) has released a new report in conjunction with a recent National Science Foundation funded three-day Sust...

Meet the College of Liberal Arts’ 2019 Fulbrighters!

by Nick Santangelo

July 25

The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is excited to announce that it once again has an impressive number of Fulbright recipients following 2018's record-setting eight Fulbrighters...

Alumni Panel Tells Students How to Land Careers in Sustainability

by Nick Santangelo

April 18

By: Nick Santangelo With commencement fast approaching, 2019 College of Liberal Arts (CLA) graduates will soon fully turn their attention fully towards their careers. Some of ...

Media Mentions

PhD Student Liz Riedman Featured in Grid Magazine

via Grid on March 27, 2023

College of Liberal Arts

Geography and Urban Studies News

Featured News

Department of Geography and Urban Studies 2023 Call for Applications: Five-year Assistantships for Doctoral Program

Naida Elena Montes Named to AL DÍA’s 2022 40 Under Forty

Temple Ambler Library: a future of innovation

Department of Geography and Urban Studies Call for Applications: Five-year Assistantships for Doctoral Program

GUS Professor to Moderate Political Redistricting Panel

Congratulations, Class of 2021!

Congratulations to the 2021 Baccalaureate Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2021 Teaching Award Winners

CLA Promotes Diversity and Anti-Bias

CLA Launching U.S.’s First Professional Science Master’s in Geospatial Data Science

CLA's Webinar to Explore Anti-Racism and Sustainability in Philly

Two CLA PhDs Begin Fellowships at Prestigious Universities

PSM in GIS Capstones Show Breadth of Graduates’ Career Opportunities

Congratulations to the CLA Class of 2020!

Alumna Helping Philadelphia Track COVID-19’s Spread

Alumna Makes the Case for Taking a Year of Service

New Faculty Publication: A Case Study of Aedes Albopictus in Southeastern Pennsylvania

New Report from the Center for Sustainable Communities Examines Infrastructure and Equity

Meet the College of Liberal Arts’ 2019 Fulbrighters!

Alumni Panel Tells Students How to Land Careers in Sustainability

Media Mentions

PhD Student Liz Riedman Featured in Grid Magazine

Victor H. Gutierrez-Velez published in Science Magazine

Christina Rosan Featured in Grid Magazine

Professor Jerry Stahler Featured in WalletHub

Christina Rosan Publishes New Book: Reimagining Sustainable Cities

Christina Rosan publishes Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia Heat Wave

Renter Protections Are Crucial to Achieving Climate Justice