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LEGO Map of Wisconsin sweeps recent map contest awards

Congratulations to UW-Madison Cartography/GIS graduate student Chenxiao (Atlas) Guo on collecting seven awards for maps submitted to the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) map contest,…

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Announcing AAG Fellows Award Recipient: Dr. Song Gao

Congratulations to UW-Madison Department of Geography Professor Song Gao for being a recipient of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellows award. Dr. Gao is…

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Highlights from Geography’s 2023 Graduation Celebration

The Department of Geography celebrated the class of 2023 during a hybrid event in Science Hall and online on Friday, May 12th. Students from all…

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Christian Andresen wins NSF Career Award to study Arctic emissions

Assistant professor of geography will measure the impact of climate change on carbon emissions from Arctic wetlands. by Elise T. Mahon | April 20, 2023(Originally…

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UW-Madison Geography highlights recent graduate student awards

Several Geography graduate students have recently received awards from professional organizations for research papers and maps, as well as funding awards from agencies like the…

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National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program Project: Katie Braun

Congratulations to UW-Madison Geography graduate student Katie Braun on being awarded the National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Her project examines permafrost degradation…

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Professor Matthew Turner honored with AAG 2023 Presidential Achievement Award

UW-Madison Professor of Geography Matthew Turner received the 2023 Presidential Achievement Award from the American Association of Geographers (AAG). This is the highest honor bestowed…

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Professor Emeritus Daniel Doeppers awarded 2023 Grant Goodman Prize in Philippine Historical Studies

The Philippine Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) has awarded UW-Madison Professor Emeritus of Geography Daniel F. Doeppers with the 2023 Grant Goodman…

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UW–Madison Faculty Make Strong Showing on Global Highly Cited Researchers List

Original article by By Natasha Kassulke, natasha.kassulke@wisc.edu, #HighlyCited2022 Sixteen UW–Madison researchers were recently recognized on the Institute for Scientific Information™ list of Highly Cited Researchers 2022. The…

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A productive spring & summer for Geography’s graduate students

Graduate students in the UW Geography Department have been busier than ever with field research, writing publications, obtaining exciting new positions, giving presentations, and winning…

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