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LEGO Map of Wisconsin sweeps recent map contest awards

Congratulations to UW-Madison Cartography/GIS graduate student Chenxiao (Atlas) Guo on collecting seven awards for maps submitted to the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) map contest,…

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The 10th Annual Cart Lab Design Challenge: Co-Creating a Historical Atlas of Racial Violence

The 10th Anniversary of the UW Cartography Lab’s annual Design Challenge kicked off with a Yi-Fu Tuan lecture on February 16, 2024, with Faculty Director…

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New Staff Profile: Janelle Greene

Title: Communications Specialist- GIS Professional Programs Start Date: December 1st, 2023 Can you tell us more about your path to UW-Madison and your new role…

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Geography students, faculty, and staff participate in 2023 International Cartographic Conference

By: Graduate students: Alicia Iverson, Nuzhat Tabassum Nawshin, and Chelsea Nestel; Professor Robert Roth and Cartography Lab Creative Director Alicia Cowart In August 2023, Ph.D….

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Season’s Greetings from the Chair…

Greetings, friends.  These are challenging times, so here I write to share some winter warmth and good news, for we have much to celebrate in…

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Introducing the New Graduate Student Cohort 2023-2024!

The UW-Madison Geography Department is delighted to introduce our newest cohort of research-based Master’s and Ph.D. students: Alec Armon, Anjo Brekalo, Yanbing Chen, Christina Dennis,…

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New Staff Profile: Tino Kaltsas

Title: System Engineer III, GNP IT Start Date: June 12, 2023 1. Can you tell us more about your path to UW-Madison and your new…

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New Staff Profile: Alicia Cowart

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography welcomes Alicia Cowart as the new Creative Director in the Cartography Lab. We interviewed Alicia to learn more…

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New Staff Profile: Daven Howard

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography welcomes Daven Howard as a new Technical Support Specialist. We caught up with Daven to learn a bit…

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Geography Student Spotlight: Leah Bulbula

By: Joel Gruley, Undergraduate Program Advisor, UW-Madison Geography When you walk the third floor of Science Hall, you immediately notice the numerous striking maps displayed…

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