Category: News
Profile: Jenna Loyd
For our first faculty profile, we would like to introduce Associate Professor Jenna Loyd. Joining UW-Madison in 2017 as a feminist geographer focusing on racism…
An undergraduate perspective on the return to in person classes
By: Lily Houtman, undergraduate student and social media coordinator for the UW Geography Club After over a year of virtual learning, classes have finally regained…
A letter from the Chair…
Well, Geography is back in action! The fall semester and its return to in-person instruction at UW-Madison has been a success, with students back in…
Profile: Isabel Warner
There’s no better way to kick off our first profile and interview of the 2021-22 academic year than to highlight our new Communications and Media…
Welcome 2021 Research Master’s and PhD students
by: Luke Hingtgen (Graduate Student) & the Graduate Studies Committee The Department of Geography at UW–Madison is pleased to welcome our 2021 Research-based Master’s and…
UW–Madison Geography is Hiring 2 Tenure-Track Positions in Cartography/GIScience
Join our dynamic department in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin! Assistant Professor of Geospatial Technology and Director of the UW-Madison GIS Professional Programs Strong candidates will have…
Martindale Recognized at WLIA
Jaime Martindale, Map & GIS Data Librarian at the Robinson Map Library, was honored at the 2017 Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) annual conference. WLIA is…
Cartography led to a sweet spot for alumna Gail Ambrosius
Reprinted from L&S: http://ls.wisc.edu/news/cartography-led-to-a-sweet-spot-for-alumna-gail-ambrosius The revered Madison chocolatier turned a passion for geography into a business that honors where her ingredients are grown. From a…
“More People, More Trees: Social and Ecological Factors for Tree Cover Distribution in Southern Tanzania”
Please join us on December 7th at 12:00pm in 206 Ingraham Hall for a talk by the Geography Department’s very own Niwaeli Kimambo, M.Sc. PhD…
State Cartographer's Office constructs public statewide Digital Parcel Database of Wisconsin
Staff at the State Cartographer’s Office (SCO) recently completed a second version of Wisconsin’s statewide digital parcel database. This GIS database contains information on ownership,…
