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Congratulations to Seth Spawn-Lee

Congratulations to Seth Spawn-Lee for defending his dissertation on Space and time solutions for natural climate solutions in agricultural landscapes. Seth works on finding agricultural solutions for…

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Highlights from Geography’s 2023 Graduation Celebration

The Department of Geography celebrated the class of 2023 during a hybrid event in Science Hall and online on Friday, May 12th. Students from all…

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Visualizing Historic Vegetation with Range Mapper

Adrian George, Ph.D. candidate in the UW-Madison Department of Geography, recently published a paper titled “Range Mapper: An Adaptable Process for Making and Using Interactive,…

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UW-Madison Geography highlights recent graduate student awards

Several Geography graduate students have recently received awards from professional organizations for research papers and maps, as well as funding awards from agencies like the…

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Geography students participate in American Association of Geographers annual conference

The American Association of Geographers (AAG) held its annual conference from March 23-27, 2023 in Denver, Colorado (with a virtual option, as well). The meeting…

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National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program Project: Katie Braun

Congratulations to UW-Madison Geography graduate student Katie Braun on being awarded the National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Her project examines permafrost degradation…

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Cart Lab Design Challenge 2023: Visualizing the Evolution of the Great Plains

By: Professors Robert Roth and Joe Mason, and graduate student Jake Steinberg The UW Cartography Lab and University of Wisconsin-Madison Geography Lab held its 9th…

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Feature Story: Collaborative Papers from Prof. Erika Marín-Spiotta and Emily J. Diaz Vallejo

Two workplace climate surveys from the earth and space sciences and ecological sciences reveal widespread negative behaviors. In the first study (“Exclusionary behaviors reinforce historical…

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Greetings from the chair…

Hello and happy holiday season to all Geographers and Badgers, near and far!  In this end-of-year newsletter, we showcase the many ways in which the…

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Contributions from UW-Madison Geography Alumni Heighten Undergraduate Experiences

By: Joel Gruley, Department of Geography Undergraduate Program Advisor December is a time for giving and a time to be thankful. We are deeply grateful for…

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