Recent Posts
Space as substitute for time in predicting climate-change effects
Jessica Blois (former geography postdoc) and Prof. Jack Williams have published an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on their research. They use…
Caitlin Kontgis receives NASA Fellowship
Caitlin Kontgis (Ph.D. candidate) was recently awarded the prestigious NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship for her proposal “Urbanization, climate change, and rice crop sustainability”….
Lisa Naughton receives course development grant for innovative classroom activity
Professor Lisa Naughton was awarded a College of Agricultural & Life Sciences International Programs (CALS IP) Science Internationalization Course Development Award for her project, “Who Owns Paradise? Competing Claims…
Belonging to this place: A conversation with Yi-Fu Tuan
May 2, 2013 by Mary Ellen Gabriel, L&S News and Notes The State Street Starbucks belongs to Yi-Fu Tuan. He has a particular chair, a favorite table,…
Poelking receives undergraduate award for academic excellence
Geography undergrad Claire Poelking was selected by the Office of the Provost to receive a 2012-13 University Book Store Academic Excellence Award. This award is…
History of Cartography Project awarded NEH grant
The History of Cartography Project has been offered a new grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The two-year award from agency’s Division of Preservation…
WI State Cartographer's Office creates online pronunciation gazetteer
Can you pronounce Nanaweyah Ominihekan (an unincorporated town in Shawano Co, WI)? Are you pronouncing Shawano correctly for that matter? Our WI State Cartographer’s Office…
Department cartography students win high honors at AAG
Cartography students from the UW-Madison geography department won high honors at the 2013 conference of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) in Los Angelas.
Kris Olds to offer MOOC
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer four pilot courses as part of a new delivery system in higher education known as Massive Open Online Courses…
UW-Madison "Then and Now" Poster on sale
This 30″ x 20″ poster, produced by the SCO, uses historic aerial photography to show how the UW–Madison campus has changed over time. The poster…
