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Cartography Lab Design Challenge Goes Worldwide

For over a decade, the UW Cartography Lab has planned and hosted a yearly Design Challenge. Always a highlight of the department’s year, the Design…

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Fantastic Worlds Map Exhibit Draws Crowds to Science Hall

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….

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Maps on Display: Fantastic Worlds Exhibit Coming this Summer!

Travel to Middle-earth, Narnia, and beyond!  In 1981, Karen Wynn Fonstad authored The Atlas of Middle-earth, the official geographic guide to the world of author…

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Celebrating the Class of 2025

Families, faculty, and staff gathered in Science Hall and online on Friday, May 9, to recognize this year’s Department of Geography graduates. Professor and Department…

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Maps and Art: The Disabled Wandering Atlas exhibition hosted by the Robinson Map Library

For two weeks this spring the Robinson Map Library was home to an art exhibition entitled “The Disabled Wandering Atlas” curated by UW-Madison MFA-candidate Anne…

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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…

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Cartography Lab Students Win Awards, Share Insights, and Collaborate at Annual NACIS Meeting

In October, UW Cartography Lab faculty, students, alumni, and affiliates met up with other members of the cartographic community in scenic Tacoma, Washington for the…

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Congratulations Graduates!

The Department of Geography celebrated the class of 2024 during a hybrid event in Science Hall and online on Friday, May 10th. Students from all…

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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…

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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…

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