Author: Geography Staff
We're hiring: Undergraduate advisor
Join the Geography Department as our undergraduate advisor! This is a rewarding academic staff position that supports approximately 120 majors in Geography and Cartography/Geographic Information Science….
We're hiring: Payroll & Benefits Specialist
We’re looking for a new Payroll & Benefits Specialist. Work in beautiful and historic Science Hall! Under the new HR system, anyone can apply to this…
Kimambo receives grant for endangered primate research in Tanzania
The Chicago Zoological Society awarded Niwaeli Kimambo a Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Endangered Species Fund grant to conduct field research this summer on improving forest connectivity for…
Green receives Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award
Ph.D. student Nathan Green was awarded the Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for Outstanding Research in Social Studies for his paper, “The History and Economy of Anti-Malarial…
Department seeks fall lecturer for online course
The Geography Department is seeking to hire a lecturer for our fall online offering of Geog 378 (Introduction to Geocomputing). If interested, please see details here….
Undergrads benefit from Kohn Geography Fund
This year, three undergraduate students were beneficiaries of the newly-established Jerome Kohn Geography Fund. This year’s recipients, Megan Healy, Breana Nehls, and Martin Brubaker, were presented the award at the…
2015 Department Undergraduate Awards
The Geography Department is pleased to announce its 2015 undergraduate awards. Olmstead Awards The Olmstead family set up a fund in 1995 to honor our department…
Friedrich awarded Honors Summer Senior Thesis Research Grant
Hannah Friedrich (BA ’16) was awarded a 2015 Honors Senior Thesis Summer Research Grant for her work in Mali’s Inland Niger Delta. The bourgou pasture plains of the…
Brazilian beef industry moves to reduce its destruction of rain forests
by Kelly April Tyrrell, UW Communications Expansion of cattle pastures has led to the destruction of huge swaths of rain forest in Brazil, home to…
As the river rises: Cahokia’s emergence and decline linked to Mississippi River flooding
by Kelly Tyrell, UW Communications As with rivers, civilizations across the world rise and fall. Sometimes, the rise and fall of rivers has something to…
