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Calvin students create national atlases
Students in a Calvin geography class have created online national atlases for Eritrea, Thailand and Nepal with more on the way. March 26, 2010 | Phil de Haan

Aay lands Fulbright
Images of the Netherlands—in paintings, photographs and films—have always had a significant impact on how Americans viewed the Dutch homeland, said Calvin professor of geology, geography and environmental studies (GEO) Henk Aay. April 26, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Faculty Profile: James Skillen
In an ideal world, Calvin professor James Skillen says, his job description would be simple: backpacking. "Unfortunately, though, that’s not how it works," he joked. August 31, 2010 | Amy Surbatovich

Go Green, Go Dutch, Go Bike
Henk Aay plans to see the moving elephants and the birds' nests while pedaling. September 21, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

GEO duo wins award
Senior geography majors Seth Kenbeek and Abbie Belford were awarded the best student presentation award for a regional academic conference of the Association of American Geographers (East Lakes Division of the AAG) last month. The students presented their summer research, which is funded by ISRI, on geospatial techniques for dune analysis. November 19, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Amazing Race: Calvin-style
Re-live the Amazing Race interim through photos, videos and commentary. January 12, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Mapping Calvin's trees
Calvin biology and GIS classes have inventoried every tree on campus. One student made an online map. September 21, 2011 | Lynn Rosendale

A new museum; a world-class mineral collection
A 1948 alum is building a home for his rare mineral collection at Calvin. June 22, 2012 | Lynn Rosendale

Another Fulbright to work in Ethiopia
Geography professor Johnathan Bascom will collaborate on an electronic geography textbook. September 21, 2012 | Myrna Anderson , Johnathan Bascom

Lighting the FYRES of research
First-year students are learning how to research in the Michigan dunes. December 13, 2012 | Myrna Anderson