Category: Students
Geography Students Learn About Geospatial Careers at Local Firm
On a crisp, sunny day in October 2025, a large group of our undergraduate and graduate students took a field trip to the aerial mapping…
The Earth Sense Lab Takes on Alaska
Associate Professor Christian Andresen’s interdisciplinary Earth Sense Lab focuses on the impacts of climate change on land-atmosphere carbon dynamics. For Geography graduate students in the…
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…
Your Science Hall Memories, Part 1
A few months ago we asked you to share your memories of Science Hall—and you delivered! Here’s a taste of what we’ve heard. We’ll share…
Introducing the New Graduate Student Cohort 2025–2026!
This fall, our new Masters and PhD students bring with them an exciting range of interests to the UW–Madison Geography Department! Kara Atkinson (PhD), Sophia…
From a Playlist to an Award-Winning Lyrical Map
Have you ever tried to remember a song linked to a particular street name or landmark? Maybe you could hum it or sing some of…
Mapping with Middle Schoolers
On the afternoon of September 18, the bustle of a group of middle school students from Madison’s Wingra School animated Science Hall. The students, working…
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…
Summer with the Scouts: Eric Giese Makes Community Connections
For most of us, summer camp is a fond memory. Adventures, campouts, popsicles, lazy days floating on a lake… it’s all in the distant past….
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…
