Faculty and students from UNL’s Geography program will be presenting a series of papers at the 133rd annual Nebraska Academy of Sciences meeting, April 19th at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The session, organized by UNL’s Dr. Clark Archer highlights geographic education and features student work related to Geography Education, the Demographic Impact of Migration, using Landsat imagery for rangeland studies, and Historical Geography for Spatial Analysis. Dr. Archer will also present a paper on his own research, A Political-Geographical Perspective on the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election.
The Nebraska Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a professional society affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Association of Academies of Science whose objectives are to further the work of scientists and facilitate cooperation; improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare and environmental quality; provide the opportunity for scientific research related to the problems of the ever-changing environment of the Great Plains; increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of science in human progress; stimulate science education, and encourage young people to become involved in science; foster the interaction of business, industry, government, education, and the academic scientific community: and disseminate scientific knowledge, and to recognize high achievements in attaining the Academy’s objectives.