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One year after Russia's Vladimir Putin pulled Crimea back under the purview of his government, polling data shows the majority of ethnic Ukrainians and Russians living there like this turn of events. So, was it an act of repression, or a welcome succession? Listen to The Current interview

Joe Bryan's book Weaponizing Maps: Indigenous Peoples and Counterinsurgency in the Americas published by Guilford Press.

Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grants for 2015-2016 have been awarded to Shae Frydenlund and Eric Lovell. These grants are competitive awards sponsored by the Graduate School that support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments. All funding is provided by private donations

Chris has received a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award from the National Science Foundation. This grant will support Chris' research on arsenic exposure and health effects in rural Bangladesh

One year since Crimea was annexed by Russia, polling reveals that (with the notable exception of the Tatars) the new order enjoys legitimacy among the population. Russia’s annexation of Crimea was an illegal act under international law. It is also an act that enjoys the widespread support of the peninsula’s...

Joel was awarded a DDRI grant by the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program of the National Science Foundation . The award will support his dissertation research on indigenous rights, law, and territory in Paraguay. See the NSF award page for more information.

Ian Rowen's article, "Inside Taiwan's Sunflower Movement: Twenty-Four Days in a Student-Occupied Parliament, and the Future of the Region", has been published in the February 2015 issue of The Journal of Asian Studies. His article, based on participant-observation and interviews, is the first scholarly English-language account of the 2014 student-led...

The downing of Malaysian Airlines (MH) Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in the summer of 2014 was a horrific crime. Innocent travelers from 10 countries lost their lives, with the Netherlands losing 193 citizens. The Dutch Safety Board is due to present a comprehensive final report on the cause of...

Ian received a one-month Summer Fellowship to the European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan at Tubingen, Germany.

Sponsored by the Remote Sensing Specialty Group (RSSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) since 1992, the award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of remote sensing and to the geographic community through their remote sensing research, teaching, and/or outreach. The Award will be presented...