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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…
40-year map project, History of Cartography, draws to a close
Originally published UW-Madison News, October 28 by Natasha Kassulke There’s nothing Matthew Edney enjoys talking about more than maps. And, as director of the History of…
GEOGRAPHY STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR OUR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
May 31, 2020 GEOGRAPHY STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR OUR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY In the wake of recent racist…
Statement on Sign Outside Science Hall
October 22, 2019 From: Paul Robbins, Dean, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, and Joe Mason, Chair, Department of Geography Statement from the Department of Geography…
2018-19 Graduate Student Publications
Geography graduate students publish in a wide range of academic and non-academic venues from Transactions in GIS to GeoHumanities. To celebrate the diversity of the discipline…
New Department Hires
The Department of Geography at UW-Madison is growing! We’ve been fortunate to hire three new faculty members, bringing our total number of faculty who have…
The Wisconsin Idea in Action: Grant County and Robinson Map Library Partnership
The Robinson Map Library, a unit of the UW-Madison Department of Geography, is partnering with Grant County to digitally preserve a collection of historic maps…
Student Profile: Sam Ropa
Sam Ropa is a UW-Madison senior with a double major in Geography and Anthropology. In the spring of 2018 he received a Kohn award from…
Alumni Profile: Emily Toner
Our latest alumni profile is with Emily Toner, who received both an MS in Geography (2012) and an MA in Journalism (2013) from the University…
