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International Geospatial Health Research Symposium at the AAG 2015: Call for Papers
International Geospatial Health Research Symposium AAG Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 21-25, 2015 Sponsors: The International Geospatial Health Research Network The AAG Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) The Association of American Geographers This Symposium within the 2015 AAG Annual … Continue reading
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Melinda Meade Memorial Disease Ecology Sessions @ AAG at Chicago, Illinois (2015)
Melinda Meade Memorial Disease Ecology Sessions @ AAG at Chicago, Illinois (2015) In memory of Dr. Melinda Meade, who passed away in November 2013, several sessions around the theme of disease ecology will be organized at the upcoming 2015 AAG … Continue reading
Jacques May Thesis Prize, Call for Submissions
The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) of the AAG is accepting submissions for the Jacques May Thesis Prize. Since 1985, the prize has been awarded to Master’s and doctoral theses addressing themes in health and medical geography broadly … Continue reading
Call for Submissions: Peter Gould Health and Medical Geography Student Paper Award: 2015
Annual Peter Gould Student Paper Award Abstract Submission Deadline: November 2, 2014 Sponsored by the Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers Description The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) of AAG invites current undergraduate and … Continue reading
Medical Geographer Job (Chronic Disease): US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Apply Quick: Position Closes June 9, 2014 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/370672500 Details: SALARY RANGE: $86,355.00 to $112,261.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, May 29, 2014 to Monday, June 09, 2014 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0150-13 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time – Permanent PROMOTION POTENTIAL:13 … Continue reading
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Health and Medical Geography PhD Assistantship Opportunity in at Temple University
Call for applications for four-year assistantship in Health/Medical Geography for doctoral program Department of Geography and Urban Studies Temple University, Philadelphia PA The Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is accepting applications for a … Continue reading
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Atlas Hands: A Timeline of the Life of Melinda Meade
As an update to our previous story about the passing of Melinda Meade, please take a few minutes to learn about her in this short documentary film about her life. Atlas Hands The description of the film from Savannah Ward … Continue reading
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12th Asian Urbanization Conference an Unqualified Success: A Report and Note of Thanks from George Pomeroy
Dear Fellow Geographers, Back when Debarchana Ghosh was Chair, the Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group had kindly provided some sponsorship funds for the recently held 12th Asian Urbanization Conference – thank you! Sponsors were fully acknowledged at the conference … Continue reading
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Royal Geographic Society session: Co-Producing Knowledge on Health, Wellbeing and Place through Participatory Research
Co-Producing Knowledge on Health, Wellbeing and Place through Participatory Research (CfP session at the RGS 2014 Conference, London 26-29 August 2014) Posted on January 7, 2014 by Centre for Medical Humanities Royal Geographic Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference Geographies … Continue reading
A sad announcement: the passing of Melinda Meade (medical geographer)
The Department of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sadly announces the passing of Professor Emeritus Melinda Meade on November 19th. Professor Meade has been a central presence in our department since 1978, and her contributions to … Continue reading
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