Category: Faculty
Professor Jack Williams Supports Synthesis Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events
In April 2026, Professor Jack Williams joined forces with scientists and academics from across the country to present an important new report from the National…
Announcing AAG Fellows Award Recipient: Professor Qunying Huang
Congratulations to UW–Madison Department of Geography Professor Qunying Huang for being a recipient of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellows award! This award is…
Revisit Your Favorite Building: Science Hall Open House on March 12
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…
New Faculty: Examining Power Dynamics with Dr. Maddy Kroot
The Geography Department recently welcomed Assistant Professor Maddy Kroot to the faculty! We asked her to share some insights about her background, research, and interests…
Share Your Science Hall Memories
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…
New Year, New Challenges: A Letter from the Department Chair
Greetings, everyone. It’s hard to know where to begin! The past few months have presented some of the most significant, coordinated challenges to higher education…
Mapping Our Changing World: Building a Cartographic Community with First Year Students
“It was written in my contract,” Professor Bill Limpisathian told me when I asked him how his freshmen seminar, Mapping Our Changing World, came about….
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…
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…
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…
