Gyudae "GD" Kim. A picture of him competing in wheelchair racing and a picture of him receiving his teaching award in a wheelchair.

From Paralympian to scholar: GD Kim’s marathon journey

Gyudae “GD” Kim never planned on becoming a geographer. Nearly 20 years ago, he was serving his mandatory military service in South Korea when a sudden injury left him paralyzed. At the time, he wasn’t considering graduate school,...
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The covenants of racism

Geography and geographic information science professor Marynia Kolak and psychology professor Eleanor Seaton have helped raise public awareness of the Restrictive Covenant Project while also planning to study...
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GGIS PhD Student Gyudae Kim receives LAS and Campus Teaching Awards

PhD student Gyudae "GD" Kim has received the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Excellence Award in Undergraduate Teaching for a Graduate Teaching Assistant and the...
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CyberGIS leader on SRI2025’s bold agenda: The world needs you. Now.

Shaowen Wang issues this straightforward invitation: Your perspective is needed now more than ever.He’s encouraging you to attend the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI2025) June 16-19 in Chicago. The cyberGIS and geospatial science expert...
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