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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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Upcoming Event: UW-Madison Geography Undergraduate Colloquium Presentations 

UW-Madison Geography and Cartography/GIS majors will present their capstone projects from GEOG 565 on Tuesday, December 13th starting at 4:00PM. Please join us in person…

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Feature Story: Graduate Student Recruitment

The UW-Madison Geography Department is delighted to introduce our newest cohort of research-based Master’s and Ph.D. students. Le Thu Dinh, Ismael Garcia Espinoza, Celeste Gunderson,…

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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…

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The Great Green Wall of Sub-Saharan Africa

Special thanks to UW-Madison Geography Professor Matthew Turner for sharing this research story. We hope you enjoy reading about some of the amazing work our…

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Welcome letter from Professor Jack Williams…

Hello to all and welcome from Madison!  It’s been a beautiful late summer and early fall, with all the energy that comes with 40,000 students…

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