Recent Posts
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…
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…
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…
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…
Geography Club Students Attend National Planning Conference
By: Ben Cramer, UW-Madison Geography Club President From April 12th – April 15th, members of the undergraduate Geography Club attended the American Planning Association National…
Faculty Profile: Dr. A-Xing Zhu
For the profile this month, we were super excited to sit down with Professor A-Xing Zhu; a long-time faculty member here at UW-Madison and the…
Highlights from the 2024 UW-Madison Geospatial Summit
Over 100 people gathered together for the 2024 UW-Madison Geospatial Summit on April 10th. The event was the first occurrence since the pandemic forced organizers…
Course Spotlight: Geography 302
GEOG 302: Economic Geography, taught by Professor Kris Olds, is not your typical college course. It began as a traditional class aimed at exploring the…
New Staff Profile: Stephanie Arroyo
Title: Graduate Program Manager for GISPP Start Date: March 11th, 2024 Can you tell us more about your path to UW-Madison and your new role…
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,…