In 1807, Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar, was stolen from Senegal & sold into slavery in America. He left behind an autobiography written in Arabic. To mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, a thread on the remarkable story of Omar…

Every time I teach Geography of Utah my students read Jared Farmer work on Utah Valley and they are blown away! They then map the chapter and see these places in their everyday lives. Super fun part of the semester.

Friends, I am so happy to share this article, written with my wonderful and generous collaborators mmr Yolanda Valencia and Michelle Daigle. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Breaking report: Emergency measures needed to rescue Great Salt Lake from ongoing collapse We call on all Utahns to support Governor Cox and the #utleg in establishing a minimum flow of 2.5 MAF/yr. BYU Utah State University UVU FRIENDS of GSL Conserve Utah Valley Audubon Society gsl.byu.edu

Check out this amazing picture of Utah Lake by local photographer Jeff Beck. With the temps and precipitation changing so rapidly, the ice and liquid water are mesmerizing.

Hausa architecture from Northern Nigeria, is perhaps one of the least known but most beautiful aspects of Hausa culture. It has been in existence for thousands of years & is characterised by bright, colourful, intricately engraved buildings A thread on Hausa architecture…

💧 For the first time in history, the US has entered a WATER war and the media refuses to cover the true cause: cows. A must-read on the water crisis. 🧵👇🏼

Asking for help with arguments on bias in student evaluation of teaching. Working on revising our SET and the recognition of bias has been a road block.

Utah's Great Salt Lake has been in decline and is now one-third the size it was in the 1980s. A new scientific report out this month warns that, without dramatic and immediate cuts in water consumption, the lake could vanish in just five years. bit.ly/3StWoX1

Here are the big takeaways from the IPCC Synthesis Report released today. First, climate change has already caused widespread and substantial losses to almost every aspect of human life on this planet, and the impacts on future generations depend on the choices we make NOW.

Stoked to be on the train to downtown to present research on Utah Lake, the biggest lake you’ve never heard of, at #AAG2023!

such an amazing game #UVU!

Looking for advice on queer or trans #GIS networks. A brilliant student can't find a job in GIS and am wondering if there are other networks to direct them towards. Thanks!

Is it possible that women academics don't need leadership workshops but rather just decent working conditions? Time to think and to read and to write without all the workplace sexism. Why don't they ever send the sexist men on how to stop behaving like a wanker workshops

Utahns working on environmental issues! This is a big deal.

any recommendations to learn how to do network analysis in #rstats? Working with students on network analysis related to Utah Lake. Should be interesting!

Scientists warn that the Great Salt Lake is on the brink of ecosystem collapse due to unsustainable water use. hcn.org/articles/water…

Environmental Folks - apply here - Assistant Professor - Environmental Science and Management schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/jo…