Department of Geography – UW

All lectures are presented fully online via Zoom every Friday at 3:30 PM. The link to join the meeting is https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99623736476 except when otherwise indicated. Brown bag sessions start at noon on the days there are speakers. Alumni, friends and the public are always invited to attend.

Fall 2007 Lectures

September 14 - Young People and the Powerful Stranger: The Challenge of Children’s Geographies
Sam Dennis
Department of Landscape Architecture; Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

September 28 - The Heated Debate on Hurricanes and Climate Change: an overview of issues, and new framework for understanding Atlantic hurricane / climate relationships
Dan Vimont
Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison

October 5 - Sustainability of Irrigation in the Fertile Crescent: Is it Possible?
Mutlu Ozdogan
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison

October 26 - Assessing Changes in the Onset of Spring
Mark Schwartz
Department of Geography University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

November 2 - Mapping World Hunger: The Hunger Vulnerability Index
Thomas Bassett
Department of Geography University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

November 9 - Projected Distribution of Novel and Disappearing Climates by 2100 AD
Jack Williams
Department of Geography University of Wisconsin-Madison

November 16 - Monitoring Urbanization Globally: Challenges and Opportunities
Anne-Marie Schneider
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison

November 30 - Cartographic Constructions of the Middle East
Karen Culcasi
Department of Geography Syracuse University