Author: Geography Staff
Gibbs awarded two NORAD grants
Professor Holly Gibbs was awarded two grants from the Government of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NORAD). The first grant “The Zero-Deforestation Revolution: Breaking the…
Global Madison makes connections
If you live on Madison’s near eastside, you may have noticed an uptick in the number of people walking through your neighborhood during the last…
New research initiative strengthens indigenous voices
Professor Ian Baird recently announced a new research initiative, Tracking Change, which received CAN$2.5 million in support from the government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities…
Alumna Allison Hegan publishes book on species conservation
Allison Hegan (Kleine) (B.A. ’10) has published a new book, No More Endlings: Saving Species One Story at a Time. Among the book’s other contributors…
Geography alumnus named Rhodes Scholar
Colin Higgins (B.A. ’15) has been named a recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship, an honor reserved for the top undergraduate scholars. Higgins, of Middleton, Wisconsin, completed his…
Department launches online Professional Masters in GIS and Web Map Programming
In October, the Department of Geography officially announced the launch of its new Online Professional Masters in GIS and Web Map Programming. This is the…
Post-doc, grad student research assistants sought – Tropical land use change in Brazil
The Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab (GLUE) has openings for one post-doctoral scientist and two graduate students to join a larger project assessing the response…
Geography students spend summer jump-starting their careers
When preparing to land that first career job out of school, nothing beats an internship experience to give students a leg up in today’s job…
Wisconsin Idea: Bringing environmental education to rural Ecuador
By Gilly McBride, Morgridge Center for Public Service Before they even left for their study abroad program in Ecuador last spring, UW-Madison students Brenna O’Halloran (B.A. Geography, Environmental…
Naughton receives Vilas Research Investigator Award
Professor Lisa Naughton has been selected to receive a UW–Madison Vilas Research Investigator Award. The award provides $30,000 of funding for research assistants or project assistants for the 2015-2016 academic year. Naughton’s…
