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Now you see it: Aerial images reveal sand dunes in the heart of the Badger State
Newly created laser images of central Wisconsin show fields of dunes, most of which have never been seen before, that were blowing in the wind…
Meet new faculty member Qunying Huang
by Mary Ellen Gabriel, Letters & Science News Qunying Huang studies spatial high-performance cloud computing — sometimes referred to as “cyber GIS.” This mash-up of mapping and…
Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Science Hall
When alumni talk about their experiences as students in the Geography Department, they often speak of the fondness they have for Science Hall itself. Once…
UW-Madison geography students sweep NACIS digital mapping awards
UW-Madison Geography students and alumni represented big at this year’s North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) conference. Twenty UW-Madison students alone were on the ground…
Jonathan Goodell awarded McNair Fellowship
Congratulations to junior Jonathan Goodell (Geography, Cartography/GIS ’15) for winning a 2013 McNair Fellowship. The McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program at the UW-Madison awards 25 fellowships annually to…
UW-Madison & UW-Whitewater partner with state on economic impact map
Written by Sean Kirkby, UW Communications Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have played a crucial role in developing an online interactive map that shows…
Documenting the history of American Indian agriculture and land‐use in northeastern WI
Senior lecturer Bill Gartner had the privilege of working on the Menominee Reservation this summer as a Co‐PI, with David Overstreet (College of the Menominee…
Jim Knox honored with named fund
During his 43 years as a faculty member at UW-Madison, Jim Knox’s research transformed the field of fluvial geomorphology, opening new avenues that linked his…
125th Anniversary of Science Hall
When alumni talk about their experiences as a student in the geography department, they often speak of the fondness they have for Science Hall itself….
Researchers find dams change downstream vegetation, create predictive model for red cedar invasion
Prior to the 1950s, the mighty Missouri River would annually flood. The slow march of waters across the valley distributed fertile sediment for agriculture, but…
