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Spring 2018 Trewartha / Odebolt Conference Travel Awardees
The Geography Department is proud to announce the Spring 2018 Trewartha / Odebolt Conference Travel Awardees! All recipients will attend the American Association of Geographers (AAG)…
Thank you from the Geography Club!
The Geography Club would like to thank those who recently donated money intended to enhance the undergraduate experience and to support activities beyond the classroom….
Staff Profile: Marguerite Antoinette Roulet
We are excited to welcome Marguerite (Mogi) Antoinette Roulet to the Geography department staff as Graduate Program Coordinator! Read our conversation with her below to learn…
“Tea Time” Becomes a Department Tradition
At a large university like the University of Wisconsin-Madison, forming meaningful relationships with professors can be challenging for undergraduates. As a result, the Department of Geography…
Wisconsin Land Information Map & Poster Contest
Mappers! Show your work in the Wisconsin Land Information Association Map & Poster Contest! Submit your finest maps, posters, and apps to the 2018 Wisconsin…
Sub-Area Feature: Physical Geography
The UW-Madison Geography Department has four major thematic areas: Physical Geography, People-Environment, Human Geography, and Cartography/GIS. This year, we will feature each sub-area to highlight the…
2017 Graduate Student Publications
Geography graduate students publish in a wide range of academic and non-academic venues from Computational Culture: A Journal of Software Studies to Ephemera: Theory and…
Student Profile: Sanober Mirza
This week’s student profile is with Sanober Mirza, a senior Geography major and Geography Club President. Sanober works in Professor Erika Marin-Spiotta’s Biogeography-Biogeochemistry Lab and is an Undergraduate…
Student Profile: Anna Ostermeier
Senior Geography major Anna Ostermeier spent part of last summer in rural Costa Rica working on projects related to environmental sustainability and women’s empowerment. A…
Graduate Student Profile: Seth Spawn
This week’s student profile is with Seth Spawn, a master’s student in Geography working with Professor Holly Gibbs and the Nelson Institute’s Center for Sustainability…
