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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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Posted in Staff

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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Posted in Awards Events Students

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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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…

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Posted in Faculty Teaching

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…

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Posted in Community Events Faculty Featured Outreach Research Staff Students

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…

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Posted in Students Teaching

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…

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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…

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Posted in Awards Featured Students

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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