Fall 2024 Public Lecture Series

Our geography public lectures feature a variety of local, national, and international speakers presenting topics from a diverse range of disciplines.

  • Thursdays at Noon (unless noted)
  • Location: Saunders Hall 443 (maximum capacity of 40)
  • Contact: Orhon Myadar, orhon@hawaii.edu

Sick Maps And The Molecular Epidemiology Of Bacterial Infectious Disease

  • September 19
  • Michael H. Norris, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, UH Manoa

Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council: Overview And Opportunities

  • September 26
  • Sarah Halpern and Clare Mamura, The Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council

Pacific Risa, A NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership: Trends And Impacts Of Climate Change In The Pacific Islands

  • October 3
  • Victoria Keener, Research Professor, Global Institute of Sustainability & Innovation | Arizona State University; Senior Research Fellow, East-West Center

"We Exist, Because We Resist”: Megaprojects, Displacement And Dispossession In Southern Mexico

  • October 24
  • Debbie Samaniego, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, UH Manoa.

Remapping Carceral Archipelagos: Memorial Pilgrimages To World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites

  • November 14
  • Kyle Kajihiro, Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, UH Manoa