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Geography Undergrads Share Summer Internship Experiences
Every summer, geography undergrads fan out across the city (and the world!) to share their time and talents as interns. We asked some of them…
LEGO Maps Bring Geography to Children and Communities
by guest author Atlas Guo For UW–Madison Geography PhD candidate Atlas Guo, maps are not only tools for research and professional communication. They can also…
Transitions & Celebrations: A Letter from the Department Chair
Dear Friends, Greetings from the Computer Sciences building! We moved into our temporary—or ‘swing’—space here over the summer. It’s no Science Hall. But we are…
“Surrounded by Maps”: GISPP Student Eugenie Huang Takes On Esri UC
Some call it the “mappiest week of the year,” when more than 18,000 attendees from over 100 countries converge in San Diego, CA. They’re there…
Redrawing Spaces: Reflections on a critical cartography school
by guest author Natalie Correa Between August 24th–29, I participated in Redrawing Spaces, a critical cartography summer school program held in Hamburg, Germany organized by…
Cheers to the Class of 2026
On Friday, May 8, the Department of Geography gathered to celebrate its newest graduates. After opening remarks by department chair Sarah Moore, faculty, staff, family,…
Professor Jack Williams Supports Synthesis Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events
In April 2026, Professor Jack Williams joined forces with scientists and academics from across the country to present an important new report from the National…
Your Science Hall Memories, Part 2
We received some additional memories and photos of Science Hall that we wanted to share as we prepare to move out. Thank you to all…
Announcing AAG Fellows Award Recipient: Professor Qunying Huang
Congratulations to UW–Madison Department of Geography Professor Qunying Huang for being a recipient of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellows award! This award is…
Getting Started: Inside the Introduction to GIS Workshop
On April 16, people from across campus gathered to participate in an Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop at Memorial Library. The workshop, which…
