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Season’s Greetings from Geography’s New Department Chair

Greetings, everyone! The fall semester has flown by; hard to believe I’m wrapping up my first semester as Department Chair. It’s been an unseasonably warm…

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Mapping Our Changing World: Building a Cartographic Community with First Year Students

“It was written in my contract,” Professor Bill Limpisathian told me when I asked him how his freshmen seminar, Mapping Our Changing World, came about….

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New Faculty: Examining the Global Middle East with Dr. Lisa Bhungalia

This semester, our department welcomes new faculty member Professor Lisa Bhungalia. We recently spoke with Professor Bhungalia about her research, her inspiration, and more! Tell…

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Posted in Alumni Teaching

Connecting with Alumni: Dr. Robert Walter

“Think like a geographer.”  That’s the advice you’ll get from Dr. Bob Walter, PhD’68. Think broadly, as all geographers must—past this week’s assignment for class,…

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Posted in Awards Events Faculty Students

Cartography Lab Students Win Awards, Share Insights, and Collaborate at Annual NACIS Meeting

In October, UW Cartography Lab faculty, students, alumni, and affiliates met up with other members of the cartographic community in scenic Tacoma, Washington for the…

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Introducing the New Graduate Student Cohort 2024-2025!

If you spent any time walking along the Lakeshore Path this fall, odds are you walked past a member of the UW–Madison Geography Department’s newest…

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Announcing the UW–La Crosse Driftless River Initiative

By: Professor Joe Mason, Jaime Martindale, and Lauren Wunderlich We are excited to share that an invaluable set of geographic documents has found a permanent…

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New Staff Profile: Andrey Nevinskiy

Name: Andrey Nevinskiy Title: Systems Engineer Start date:01/01/2024  I’ve been doing computer related stuff since I was 14. I’ve worked as a tech support, programmer and…

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Congratulations Graduates!

The Department of Geography celebrated the class of 2024 during a hybrid event in Science Hall and online on Friday, May 10th. Students from all…

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Posted in Alumni Community Events

Big turnout for Open House Celebration of Geography and Map-Making! 

On April 5th, from 4-6pm, the doors to Science Hall were open to the public to celebrate the history of the building, geographic research, and…

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