Reblog: Geography and Food Allergies


Originally posted on GIS and Science:
Clinical Pediatrics, published online 17 May 2012 Ruchi S. Gupta, Elizabeth E. Springston, Bridget Smith, Manoj R. Warrier, Jacqueline Pongracic and Jane L. Holl “Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the distribution of childhood food allergy in the United States. “Methods: A randomized survey was administered…

Reblog: Elevation & Cholera


Originally posted on GIS and Science:
BMC Public Health, 12:442, Published 18 June 2012 Miguel A Luque Fernandez, Michael Schomaker, Peter R Mason, Jean F Fesselet, Yves Baudot, Andrew Boulle, and Peter Maes “Background: In highly populated African urban areas where access to clean water is a challenge, water source contamination is one of the…

The Future of Educational Technology: The Conundrum of Tablets, PCs, Smartphones, and the Cloud


My discipline lives and breathes by technology. Personal computers helped revive the discipline of Geography beginning in the 1990’s. Along with rapid advancements in personal computer technology came application development environments such as Microsoft’s Visual Studio. Several companies were poised to avail themselves to rapid changes in personal computing technologies, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI),…