Category: Teaching
Mapping Our Changing World: Building a Cartographic Community with First Year Students
“It was written in my contract,” Professor Bill Limpisathian told me when I asked him how his freshmen seminar, Mapping Our Changing World, came about….
New Faculty: Examining the Global Middle East with Dr. Lisa Bhungalia
This semester, our department welcomes new faculty member Professor Lisa Bhungalia. We recently spoke with Professor Bhungalia about her research, her inspiration, and more! Tell…
Connecting with Alumni: Dr. Robert Walter
“Think like a geographer.” That’s the advice you’ll get from Dr. Bob Walter, PhD’68. Think broadly, as all geographers must—past this week’s assignment for class,…
Faculty Profile: Dr. A-Xing Zhu
For the profile this month, we were super excited to sit down with Professor A-Xing Zhu; a long-time faculty member here at UW-Madison and the…
Course Spotlight: Geography 302
GEOG 302: Economic Geography, taught by Professor Kris Olds, is not your typical college course. It began as a traditional class aimed at exploring the…
Geography Student Spotlight: Leah Bulbula
By: Joel Gruley, Undergraduate Program Advisor, UW-Madison Geography When you walk the third floor of Science Hall, you immediately notice the numerous striking maps displayed…
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…
UW-Madison GIS Professional Programs Approach 200 MSc Graduates Since 2016!
What is the GISPP? Launched in 2016, the GIS Professional Programs, or “GISPP”, encompass our non-thesis design and technology degrees in Cartography & GIS. Specifically,…
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…
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…