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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…

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Posted in Emeriti

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,…

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Posted in Awards Students

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…

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Posted in Awards Giving opportunities Publications

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…

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Posted in WI Idea

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…

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Posted in Awards Students

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.

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Posted in Faculty

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…

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Posted in Publications

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…

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Posted in Faculty

Meet new faculty member, Morgan Robertson

January 14, 2013, Tom Ziemer, L&S News and Notes Morgan Robertson did not consider working in geography until he traveled to Australia as a Fulbright…

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Posted in Teaching

UW-Madison – Beijing Normal University Partnership Update

The department held a workshop on scientific writing on November 5 -16th as part of a growing partnership between the UW-Madison Geography Department and and…

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