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UW Geography Alumni Spotlight
From using their geography knowledge in careers here in Madison to across the globe in Afghanistan, continue reading to see where UW Geography degrees have…
Alumni Profile: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Name: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill Professional Title: Associate Professor of Paleoecology at the Climate Change Institute and the School of Biology and Ecology at the University…
UW–Madison Faculty Make Strong Showing on Global Highly Cited Researchers List
Original article by By Natasha Kassulke, natasha.kassulke@wisc.edu, #HighlyCited2022 Sixteen UW–Madison researchers were recently recognized on the Institute for Scientific Information™ list of Highly Cited Researchers 2022. The…
Alumni Profile: Felipe Avila
Name: Felipe Avila Professional Title: GIS Coordinator and Compliance Officer Employer: Wisconsin Historical Society Undergraduate Degree Information: Ohio State University, BA Political Science and Anthropology UW Geography Program…
Grad students work with climatologist on tool to alert communities on dangerous heat levels
From UW-Madison News: October 24, 2022 By Abigail Becker From left to right, graduate students Sara Pabich, Elizabeth Berg, and Becky Rose are collecting data…
Profile: Jonathan Nelson
Name: Jonathan Nelson Title: Assistant Professor of GIS&T and Associate Director of GIS Professional Programs Start date: Fall 2022 Can you tell us more about…
UW–Madison mourns influential, beloved geography professor Yi-Fu Tuan
Originally published August 15, 2022 to UW-Madison News By Mary Ellen Gabriel Yi-Fu Tuan, a towering intellectual figure and University of Wisconsin–Madison professor emeritus of…
Congratulations and Appreciation for Bob Kaiser at his Retirement
The Department wishes to express our warm appreciation for our friend and colleague, Bob Kaiser, who is retiring this academic year. Bob Kaiser is a…
Profile: Matt Turner
Our April profile story features Geography Professor Matt Turner (he/him). Matt has been at UW-Madison since 1995, receiving a Ph.D. from the University of California-Berkeley…
Students participate in AAG annual conference
The American Association of Geographers (AAG) brings together members of the global geographic community. Many members of the UW-Madison Geography Department participate in the AAG…
