Author: lwunderlich
Congratulations to Recent Faculty and Student Award Recipients
In February and March, our department was recognized for its success on multiple levels. Dr. Jenna Loyd, a human geography professor, was awarded the prestigious…
Join us at the 2025 Geospatial Summit!
The 2025 Geospatial Summit will be held on Wednesday, April 16 at 10 a.m. at the Gordon Dining and Event Center. This year, the Summit…
New Faculty: Examining the Global Middle East with Dr. Lisa Bhungalia
This semester, our department welcomes new faculty member Professor Lisa Bhungalia. We recently spoke with Professor Bhungalia about her research, her inspiration, and more! Tell…
Connecting with Alumni: Dr. Robert Walter
“Think like a geographer.” That’s the advice you’ll get from Dr. Bob Walter, PhD’68. Think broadly, as all geographers must—past this week’s assignment for class,…
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…
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…
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…
