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The Earth Sense Lab Takes on Alaska

Associate Professor Christian Andresen’s interdisciplinary Earth Sense Lab focuses on the impacts of climate change on land-atmosphere carbon dynamics. For Geography graduate students in the…

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Posted in Publications Staff

Jude Leimer Talks Legacy & the History of Cartography

The multi-volume History of Cartography series attempts a unique approach on maps, examining how their production and consumption reflects society and cultural values through the…

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Posted in Alumni Awards

The Global Experience Behind the Lindstrom Travel Award

He hitchhiked the Pan American Highway in Peru. Spent the night in sleeping bags outside Machu Picchu. He learned to drive on the right side…

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Posted in Students

Introducing the New Graduate Student Cohort 2025–2026!

This fall, our new Masters and PhD students bring with them an exciting range of interests to the UW–Madison Geography Department! Kara Atkinson (PhD), Sophia…

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New Faculty: Examining Power Dynamics with Dr. Maddy Kroot

The Geography Department recently welcomed Assistant Professor Maddy Kroot to the faculty! We asked her to share some insights about her background, research, and interests…

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