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In Memoriam: Timothy Bawden (1965-2013), a “natural” geographer
In August, former graduate students, friends, and family gathered in room 550 Science Hall in memory of alumnus Tim Bawden who passed away unexpectedly earlier…
Geography holds “Cartography Major” at Grandparents University
In late July the Geography Department hosted a two day “Cartography major” in coordination with the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s annual Grandparents University. This award-winning, two-day…
SCO to develop statewide address and parcel data for broadband mapping
The State Cartographer’s Office (SCO) has received funding to develop statewide address and parcel data to assist the broadband mapping efforts of the Public Service…
Holly Gibbs awarded grant to enhance food sustainability classes
Holly Gibbs was awarded a SIRE grant from the UW Office of Sustainability to integrate teaching with research on food sustainability. Gibbs will use the grant to…
Charting a map library’s transition to the digital age
July 16, 2013 by Jenny Price, UW News | Photos: Bryce Richter In stories, maps lead to treasure. But in real life, maps are the treasure. They…
Relief Map Restoration Project Update
The 19 relief maps displayed in Science Hall are part of the history of science at UW-Madison—and the U.S. They were created for classroom and…
Cartography students win high honors
This spring was a season of honors for cartography students in the department. Katie Ginter (GIS Certificate) and Morgan Jarocki (BA Cart/GIS ’13) tied for 1st place in…
History of Cartography Volume Three Now Online
Volume Three, Cartography in the European Renaissance, was made available to the public on the University of Chicago Press web site on May 20, 2013….
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”….
