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The Graduate School of Geography is renowned for its contributions to geographic research. Undergraduates, graduates and faculty work both individually and collaboratively to expand the frontiers of geographic knowledge. Office, study, and research areas include three earth science and geographic information systems (GIS) laboratories, a soils lab, the Hadwen Herbarium and the Map and Aerial Photograph Library. The Graduate School of Geography and the Marsh Institute sponsor several venues that allow for the internal and external dissemination of geographic news and knowledge. |
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The HERO Research Program
The Human-Environment Regional Observatory-Central Massachusetts (HERO-CM) research program provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to analyze the causes and consequences of global environmental changes at local scales in faculty-led research projects. This program permits students to conduct research in interdisciplinary and inter-institutional projects. Current HERO research in funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Thoreau Foundation, and the O’Connor ‘78 Fund.
HERO-CM has three main areas of research: large-area forest change monitoring, vulnerability analysis, and prediction of land use and land cover change.
Visit the HERO Web site for detailed information.
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