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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,…
Announcing AAG Fellows Award Recipient: Dr. Song Gao
Congratulations to UW-Madison Department of Geography Professor Song Gao for being a recipient of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellows award. Dr. Gao is…
The 10th Annual Cart Lab Design Challenge: Co-Creating a Historical Atlas of Racial Violence
The 10th Anniversary of the UW Cartography Lab’s annual Design Challenge kicked off with a Yi-Fu Tuan lecture on February 16, 2024, with Faculty Director…
New Staff Profile: Janelle Greene
Title: Communications Specialist- GIS Professional Programs Start Date: December 1st, 2023 Can you tell us more about your path to UW-Madison and your new role…
