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Research assistants, research associates and research scholars bring invaluable experience to scholarly projects at the Center for Geospatial Analytics, exercising their talents to develop new approaches to complex problems.

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Whether developing new teaching strategies, competing for selective funding opportunities or providing instrumental talent to spearhead or support existing projects, our research staff are pioneers in their fields.

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May 28, 2025

Huge sea-urchin populations are overwhelming Hawaii’s coral reefs

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Kelly van Woesik is first author of a new study that connects overfishing, water pollution and climate change to the change in sea-urchin populations.

January 21, 2025

Study examines how climate change has shaped coastal forests over the last decade

A new study finds that climate change may have a range of contrasting effects on coastal forests, both slowing and enabling growth in areas where sea levels are rising and storms are more common.

January 07, 2025

How We Classify Flood Risk May Give Developers, Home Buyers a False Sense of Security

Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by flooding.

December 23, 2024

Machine learning and satellite imagery could help protect the world’s most important crops

A new study led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Varun Tiwari combines satellite imagery with machine learning technology to help model rice crop productivity faster and more accurately.

December 16, 2024

How “thirsty” trees may make forests more vulnerable to climate change

A new study led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. alum Katie McQuillan suggests that increased maple populations in western NC may leave forests more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions like flooding and drought.
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October 17, 2024

Study Finds Mutualistic Relationships Changing With Climate

Research led by Center Faculty Fellow Elsa Youngsteadt finds that climate change could be destabilizing the mutualistic relationships between insects and plants.