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Seaton Globe Newsletters 2006-2008

 

A weekly compilation of news, events, and information for the K-State geography community.

January 9, 2006 (pdf)

January 16, 2006 (pdf)

January 23, 2006 (pdf)

January 30, 2006 (pdf)

February 6, 2006 (pdf)

February 13, 2006 (pdf)

February 20, 2006 (pdf)

February 27, 2006 (pdf)

March 13, 2006 (pdf)

March 27, 2006 (pdf)

April 3, 2006 (pdf)

April 10, 2006 (pdf)

April 17, 2006 (pdf)

April 24, 2006 (pdf)

May 1, 2006 (pdf)

May 8, 2006 (pdf)

August 21, 2006 (pdf)

August 28, 2006 (pdf)

September 4, 2006 (pdf)

September 11, 2006 (pdf)

September 18, 2006 (pdf)

September 25, 2006 (pdf)

October 2, 2006 (pdf)

October 9, 2006 (pdf)

October 16, 2006 (pdf)

October 26, 2006 (pdf)

October 30, 2006 (pdf)

November 6, 2006 (pdf)

November 13, 2006 (pdf)

November 20, 2006 (pdf)

November 27, 2006 (pdf)

December 4, 2006 (pdf)

December 11, 2006 (pdf)

January 8, 2007 (pdf)

January 16, 2007 (pdf)

January 22, 2007 (pdf)

January 29, 2007 (pdf)

February 5, 2007 (pdf)

February 12, 2007 (pdf)

February 19, 2007 (pdf)

February 26, 2007 (pdf)

March 6, 2007 (pdf)

March 12, 2007 (pdf)

March 26, 2007 (pdf)

April 2, 2007 (pdf)

April 9, 2007 (pdf)

April 23, 2007 (pdf)

April 30, 2007 (pdf)

May 7, 2007 (pdf)

August 20, 2007 (pdf)

August 27, 2007 (pdf)

September 4, 2007 (pdf)

September 10, 2007 (pdf)

September 17, 2007 (pdf)

September 24, 2007 (pdf)

October 2, 2007 (pdf)

October 8, 2007 (pdf)

October 15, 2007 (pdf)

October 22, 2007 (pdf)

October 29, 2007 (pdf)

November 5, 2007 (pdf)

November 12, 2007 (pdf)

November 19, 2007 (pdf)

November 26, 2007 (pdf)

December 3, 2007 (pdf)

January 22, 2008 (pdf)

January 28, 2008 (pdf)

February 2, 2008 (pdf)

February 11, 2008 (pdf)

February 18, 2008 (pdf)

February 25, 2008 (pdf)

March 3, 2008 (pdf)

March 10, 2008 (pdf)

March 24, 2008 (pdf)

March 31, 2008 (pdf)

April 7, 2008 (pdf)

April 14, 2008 (pdf)

April 21, 2008 (pdf)

April 28, 2008 (pdf)

May 5, 2008 (pdf)

May 12, 2008 (pdf)

August 25, 2008 (pdf)

September 2, 2008 (pdf)

September 8, 2008 (pdf)

September 15, 2008 (pdf)

September 22, 2008 (pdf)

September 29, 2008 (pdf)

October 6, 2008 (pdf)

October 13, 2008 (pdf)

October 20, 2008 (pdf)

October 27, 2008 (pdf)

November 3, 2008 (pdf)

November 10, 2008 (pdf)

November 17, 2008 (pdf)

November 24, 2008 (pdf)

December 1, 2008 (pdf)

December 8, 2008 (pdf)

December 15, 2008 (pdf)

 

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An annual report of department happenings for alumni and friends.

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Faculty and Student Publications and Grants (2006-2008)

  • Smith, Jeffrey.  2008.  Barranca del Cobre:  North America's Other Majestic Canyon.  Focus 51(3):1-10.

  • Laingen, Chris.  2008.  How human and natural driving forces affect pheasants and pheasant hunting in South Dakota.  Focus 51(3):23-31.

  • McLauchlan, K. and S. Sugita.  2008.  Improving Reconstructions of Open Vegetation in North America:  Pollen Productivity Estimates of Grassland Plants.  National Science Foundation, $90,005.

  • Che, D., B.K. Paul, and V.L. Tinnon.  2008.  Public and private responses to the December 28-31, 2006 High Plains blizzard.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 31:1-9.

  • Daniels, M.D., G.C. Boardman, and P.M. Woodworth.  2008.  Assessing dam removal impacts on downstream geomorphic stability using hydrodynamic modeling.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 31:133-141.

  • Perz, Stephen G., Marcellus Caldas, Robert Walker, Eugenio Arima, Carlos Souza.  2008.  Road networks and forest fragmentation in the Amazon:  Explanations for local differences with implications for conservation and development.  Journal of Latin American Geographers 7(2):85-104.

  • Marston, R.A.  2008.  Presidential Address:  Land, life, and environmental change in mountains.  Annals of the Association of American Geographers 98(3):507-520.

  • Dauwatler, D.C., D.K. Splinter, W.L. Fisher, and R.A. Marston.  2008.  Biogeography, ecoregions, and geomorphology affect fish species composition in streams of Eastern Oklahoma, USA.  Environmental Biology of Fishes 82:237-249.

  • Hutchinson, J.M.S., T. Kalaris, and M. Margosian.  2008.  Applying Landscape Connectivity to Model the Spread of Plant Pathogens.  USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST Cooperative Agreement, $64,167.

  • Atchison, R., J.M.S. Hutchinson, and M. Dulin.  2008.  Conserving, Renovating, and Establishing Working Field Windbreaks.  U.S. Forest Service Western Competitive Grant Program, $78,202.

  • Che, D.  2008.  Sports, Music, Entertainment and the Destination Branding of Post-Fordist Detroit.  Tourism Recreation Research 33(2):39-47.

  • Rhoads, B.L., Garcia, M.H., Rodriguez, J., Bombardelli, F., Abad, J., and Daniels, M. 2008.  Methods for Evaluating the Geomorphological Performance of Naturalized Rivers: Examples from the Chicago Metropolitan Area.  In Uncertainty in River Restoration, Sears, D. and Darby, S. (editors).  Wiley, Chichester, pp. 209-228.

  • Chin, A., Daniels, M.D., Urban, M., Piegay, H., Gregory, K.J., Gregory, S.V., Wohl, E., Laurencio, L., Bigler, W., Boyer, K., Grable, J., LaFrenz, M. 2008.  Perceptions of Wood in Rivers and Challenges for Stream Restoration in the United States.  Environmental Management 41(6): 893-903.

  • Lu, Max.  2008.  Data Development for Asthma Hazard Mapping.  Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

  • Smith, Jeffrey S.  2008.  The impact of transnational migration and remittances on quality-of-life in Chalchihuites, Zacatecas.  Journal of Latino-Latin American Studies 3(1):104-121.

  • Paul, Bimal K.  2008.  Bangladeshi Americans.  In Schaefer, R.T. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, 132-133.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  SAGE Publications.

  • Aber, J.  2008.  Spatial scales of the arcade collecting community:  A photo essay.  Aether:  The Journal of Media Geography 2:61-70.

  • Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn, Robert Atchison, and Michael Dulin.  2008.  Forest Stewardship Spatial Analysis Project (SAP):  Methodology Report for Kansas.  Manhattan, KS:  Kansas State University (http://www.fs.fed.us/na/sap/products/ks.shtml).

  • Perz, S., S. Brilhante, F. Brown, M. Caldas, S. Ikeda, E. Mendoza, C. Overdevest, V. Reis, J.F. Reyes, D. Rojas, M. Schmink, C. Souza, and R. Walker.  2007.  Road building, land use and climte change:  Prospects for environmental governance in the Amazon.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (published online) doi:10.1098/rstb.2007.0017.

  • Stimers, M.J. 2008.  Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion into the Platte River:  Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Genetic Algorithm Rule-Set Predition (GARP) to model spread.  The Pennsylvania Geographer 45(2):57-70.

  • Wells, James.  2008.  The real story of the California-Nevada border.  Apex to Zenith #80:6-8.

  • Blake, Kevin.  2008.  Imagining Heaven and Earth at Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado.  Journal of Cultural Geography 25(1):1-30.

  • Napton, D.E. and C.R. Laingen.  2008.  Expansion of golf courses in the United States.  The Geographical Review 98(1):24-41.

  • Hutchinson, S.L. and J.M.S. Hutchinson.  2008.  Validating the Kinematic Wave Approach for Rapid Soil Erosion Assessment and Improved BMP Site Selection to Enhance Training Land Sustainability.  U.S. Department of Defense, Environmental Science & Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), $676,431.

  • Marston, R.A. and T. Halihan.  2007.  Geomorphic adjustment of the Washita River, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma.  Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NRPC/WRD/NRTR --2007/070.  USDI National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center:  Fort Collins, CO, 82 pp.

  • Paul, B.K.  2007.  "Economics:  Industrial Labor - North America."  Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culture, 181-182.  Leiden, The Netherlands:  Brill Academic Publishers.

  • Paul, B.K.  2007.  2004 Tsunami Relief Efforts:  An Overview.  Asian Profile 35(5):467-478.

  • Paul, B.K.  2007.  Reconstruction must be Victim-Friendly.  Manhattan Mercury, November 9.

  • Barker, James.  2007.  Public Perceptions of Elk Reintroduction Projects in Southern Appalachia.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 30:417-426.

  • Che, Deborah.  2007.  Agritourism and its Potential Contribution to the Agricultural Economy.  CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 2(63):1-7.

  • Che, Deborah, Ann Veeck, and Gregory, Veeck.  2007.  Demographic Characteristics and Motivations of Michigan Agritourists.  In Proceedings of the 2006 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium.  General Technical Report NRS-P-14.  R. Burns and K. Robinson, comps.  Newton Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 98-103.

  • Stimers, Mitchel.  2007.  Access to Rural Healthcare: A Review of the Issues.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 30:116-124.

  • Degenhardt, J.D., Giardino, J.R., Marston, R.A., and Pitty, A.F.  2007.  Interpretation of a blockstream in Tom Mays Canyon, Franklin Mountains, Texas.  Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 51(3): 377-396.
  • Blake, Kevin.  2007.  Betatakin, Surprise Valley, and Deception Pass.  The Zane Grey Review, Vol. 22 No. 3.

  • Che, D. 2007. Connecting the Dots to Urban Revitalization with the Heidelberg Project. Material Culture, Vol. 22, No. 1: 33-49.

  • Paul, B.K., Che, D., and Tinnon, V.L. 2007. Emergency Responses for High Plains Cattle Affected by the December 28-31, 2006 Blizzard. Quick Response Report # 191. Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.

  • Thornburg, Gina K.  2007.  The shop-locally discourse in Jefferson County, Kansas.  Great Plains Research 17(2):145-154.

  • USGS Open File Report 2006-1384 EAARL Bare Earth Topography Fire Island National Seashore John C. Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, and Judd Patterson.

  • USGS Open File Report 2007-1177 EAARL Topography - Thomas Stone National Historic Site John C. Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, and Judd Patterson.

  • Open File Report 2007-1179 EAARL Topography - George Washington Birthplace National Monument John C. Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, and Judd Patterson.

  • Open File Report 2007-1007 EAARL Topography - Fire Island National Seashore John C. Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, and Judd Patterson.

  • Open File Report 2007-1178 EAARL Topography - Gateway National Recreation Area Sandy Hook Unit John C. Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, and Judd Patterson.

  • Margosian, P., M.L., K.A. Garrett, J.M.S. Hutchinson, and K. With.  2007.  Connectivity of the American Agricultural Landscape: A Graph-Theoretic Approach.  2007 ESRI International User Conference Proceedings, Redlands, CA.

  • Vought, Jr., T.J., and J.M.S. Hutchinson.  2007.  Assessing the Vulnerability of U.S. Livestock to Agricultural Biological Terrorism (Map).  ESRI Map Book, Vol. 22.  Redlands, CA: ESRI Press.

  • Blake, Kevin.  2007.  Lighthouse symbolism in the American landscape.  FOCUS on Geography 50(1):9-15.

  • Catlos, E.J., Dubey, C.S., Marston, R.A. and Harrison, M.T. 2007. Geochronologic constraints across the Main Central Thrust shear zone, Bhagirathi River (NW India): implications for Himalayan tectonics. Chapter 7 (17 pp.) in Cloos, M., Carlson, W.D., Gilbert, M.C., Liou, J.G. and Sorenson, S.S. (eds.), Convergent Margin Terranes and Associated Regions: A Tribute to W.G. Ernst, GSA Special Paper 419: 135-151.

  • Dauwalter, D.C., Splinter, D.S., Fisher, W.L. and Marston, R.A. (in-press). Geomorphology and stream habitat relationships with smallmouth bass abundance at multiple spatial scales in eastern Oklahoma. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64(8):1116-1129.

  • Kettle, Nathan, Lisa Harrington, and John Harrington, Jr.  2007.  Groundwater depletion and agricultural land use change in the High Plains: a case study from Wichita County, Kansas.  The Professional Geographer 59(2): 221-235.

  • Lu, Max.  2007.  Homesteading redux:  New community initiative to reverse rural depopulation in the Great Plains.  Journal of the West 46:74-80.

  • Lu, Max and Darci A. Paull.  2007.  Assessing the free land programs for reversing rural depopulation.  Great Plains Research 17(1):73-86.

  • Lisa Harrington, PI, M. Hubbard, A. Archer, C. Oviatt, D. Goodin, J.M.S. Hutchinson, J. Harrington, J. Uhlarik, and C. Shanklin, co-PIs; Kansas Space Grant Consortium activities at Kansas State University; $95,760 project total, with $42,000 from NASA, 5 Jan 2007-4 Jan 2008. Subawards include: Doug Goodin & Shawn Hutchinson, Hantavirus Research in South America, $13,064; John Harrington, Ecological Forecasting, $12,802.50; and Lisa Harrington, Administration, $2463.40.

  • Harrington, John, Doug Goodin, and Shawn Hutchinson.  2006.  Improving the Research Experience for Geographic Information Science Students.  NASA in Kansas Space Grant, $54,750.

  • Hutchinson, Shawn.  2006.  Responding to the Threat of Agricultural Bioterrorism.  Directions Magazine (Nov 9).  http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2333&trv=1.

  • Blake, Kevin.  2007.  Jayhawk.  In The American Midwest:  An Interpretive Encyclopedia.  R. Sisson, C. Zacher, and A. Cayton (eds).  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana University Press, p. 123.

  • Blake, Kevin.  2007.  Superman and His Kansas Roots.  In The American Midwest:  An Interpretive Encyclopedia.  R. Sisson, C. Zacher, and A. Cayton (eds).  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana University Press, p. 123-124.

  • Blake, Kevin.  2006.  The most popular Zane Grey story.  The Zane Grey Review 21(5):25-26.

  • Kevin Blake is a contributing editor for Barry Lopez' Home Ground:  Language for an American Landscape.  Trinity University Press.

  • Lisa Harrington was appointed as Regional Councilor for the AAG, representing the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains Region.

  • Blake, Kevin S. 2006.  First View.  Trail & Timberline 993:10-12.

  • Bowles, Erik. 2006.  Classifying heat stress events in the central United States.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 29:40-48.

  • Harrington, John A., Jr. 2006.  Climate change and persistence in western Kansas: A reanalysis.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 29:49-55.

  • Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn, Thomas J. Vought, Jr., and Stacy L. Hutchinson.  2006.  Continuous soil moisture mapping using MODIS NDVI and LST products. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 29:140-149.

  • Patterson, Judd. 2006.  Using LIDAR to create submarine topography maps for Dry Tortugas National Park.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 29:81-86.

  • Reddy, Sumanth G. and Joseph R. Oppong.  2006.  A comparative analysis of diseases associated with mining and non-mining communities: A case study of Obusai and Asankrangwa, Ghana.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 29:321-330.

  • Stimers, Mitchel J.  2006.  A GIS-based approach to analyzing warning siren networks: An analysis of Riley and Wabaunsee Counties, Kansas.  Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 29:186-195.

  • Kevin Blake is a Contributing Editor to Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape (edited by Barry Lopez and Debra Gwartney), published in 2006 by Trinity University Press, San Antonio.

  • Kang, R.S. and R.A. Marston.  2006.  Geomorphic effects of rural-to-urban land use converson on three streams in the Central Redbed Plains of Oklahoma.  Geomorphology 79:488-506.

  • Harrington, John and Shawn Hutchinson.  2006.  Antilles Geographic Information Systemss (GIS) Project.  Foreign Military Studies Office (Fort Leavenworth, KS) and American Geographical Society, $76,716.

  • Veeck, Gregory, Deborah Che, and Ann Veeck.  2006.  America's changing farmscape:  A study of agricultural tourism in Michigan.  The Professional Geographer 58(3):235-248.

  • Sowers, Jacob.  2006.  Fields of opportunity:  Wind machines return to the plains.  Great Plains Quarterly 26:99-112.

  • Blake, Kevin S. 2006.  Zane Grey and Marshall University's Nickname.  The Zane Grey Review 21(3):18.

  • Marston, Richard.  2006.  President’s Column: Geographers Leading Climate Change Studies.  AAG Newsletter 41(5): 3, 8-9.

  • Paul, Bimal Kanti.  2006.  Disaster relief efforts--An update.  Progress in Development Studies 6(3):211-223.

  • Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn.  2006.  Web-based Visualization and Analysis Tool (WBV&AT).  National Agricultural Biosecurity Center, Kansas State University, $47,669.

  • Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn.  2006.  24K National Hydrography Dataset Revision.  Kansas GIS Policy Board, $25,000.

 

Media Releases - August 2002 through 2007

 

Articles, newspaper stories, and university media releases highlighting the work and accomplishments of K-State geographers.