On a crisp, sunny day in October 2025, a large group of our undergraduate and graduate students took a field trip to the aerial mapping…

Join the Department of Geography on March 12 from 4:30 – 7 p.m. as we celebrate our time in Science Hall. (We’ll move out in…

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…

A few months ago we asked you to share your memories of Science Hall—and you delivered! Here’s a taste of what we’ve heard. We’ll share…

Science Hall has a long, storied history, and Geography students have been traversing its corridors and making memories in its lecture halls for decades. As Dr. Moore shared…

This July, visitors from across the state—and even across the country—made the trek to the Robinson Map Library to see a unique set of maps….

What happens when a geographer turns their research lens inward—toward their home and their community? For one UW–Madison alum, a journey that began in Cameroon…

“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,…

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…

Undergraduate Studies Elmhurst College, 1972BA, (Honors) University of Wisconsin, 1974MS, Geography University of Wisconsin, 1977PhD, Geography University of Wisconsin, 1981MS, University of Wisconsin, 1991 Could…