The Geography of Atlanta Sports Teams: UWG Professor Engages in Creative Research

University of West Georgia professor of human geography Andy Walter has been able to enhance his own knowledge of the field while providing insight to his students through his research of Atlanta sports teams.

Main Street Values: UWG Preps Alumna for Public Service Success

If the past few years are any indication of success, April McKown is destined to go far. Since graduating from the University of West Georgia in 2013, she has not only been honored by her alma mater as a member of the 2016 Class of 30 Under 30, she was also named as one of the Young Professionals to Watch by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Mapping Georgia: UWG Geosciences Charts the State

Dr. Jeong Seong is putting the University of West Georgia’s geosciences department “on the map” with a grant-funded project designed to investigate and catalog Georgia’s changing environment.

Trending in Geosciences: Korean Scholars attend UWG for Research

Computer technologies have become vital in nearly every industry from home building to healthcare. Geosciences certainly has felt the impact of computer science with geographic information systems (GIS) marrying drones to advanced software packages to create 3D maps of our world.