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SE CASC Releases 2017-2024 Center Report

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Dec 11, 2025

Fall 2025 Geospatial Forum Rewind

Each semester, our Geospatial Forum event series brings together researchers, educators, practitioners and students in the geospatial data sciences for lectures, interactive studios and panel discussions focused on important topics…

Dec 4, 2025

Exploring Bloom Risks in Coastal North Carolina

Bigyapti Nepal shares how presenting her Ph.D. research at the CERF Biennial Conference opened new doors, sparked fresh ideas, and connected her with experts working to protect coastal ecosystems.
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Nov 17, 2025

Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S.

Over the past forty years, parts of the northeast have lost almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures below freezing, while portions of some states in the Gulf and Southwest have gained almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures that cause heat stress.
Uchenna Osia

Nov 6, 2025

Uchenna Osia Shares Insights from Her Academic Journey

Osia is a Ph.D. candidate in Geospatial Analytics. She is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellow and a GEM Fellow. She has also participated in the Yale University Environmental Fellows Program and received the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Stu Shea Endowed Scholarship.

Oct 21, 2025

A Decade of Envisioning Research

CGA researchers and students have won awards nearly every year of the Envisioning Research image contest. This year, Faculty Fellow Josh Gray won 1st Place in the Faculty/Staff Graphics category, with his image of declining sea ice in the Arctic, combining Sentinel-1 radar satellite images over three years.

Oct 9, 2025

Hacking Climate and Soil Data for North Carolina’s Crops

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students participated (and won first place) in the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative annual Hackathon, where participants demonstrate their skills in a 3-day competition to solve agricultural technology-related challenges.

Sep 29, 2025

Pollinator Research Takes to the Skies with NASA Grant

As a North Carolina Space Grant Graduate Research Fellow, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Gwen Kirschke is shooting for the stars — but not in the way you might think.

Sep 22, 2025

Mini-Pitches Create Healthier Communities by Offering Safe, Accessible Recreation Spaces

Two faculty fellows, Aaron Hipp and Tania Allen, were part of a team that found mini-pitches play a crucial role in increasing physical activity and community engagement in underserved communities.

Sep 2, 2025

Meet Our Newest Ph.D. Students

The Center for Geospatial Analytics welcomes its seventh cohort of Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students!

Aug 25, 2025

SE CASC Releases 2017-2024 Center Report

Researchers from the Center for Geospatial Analytics feature heavily in the report from the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC), with more than 20 journal articles and reports and 11 Global Change Fellows since 2017.