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UW-Madison GIS Professional Programs Approach 200 MSc Graduates Since 2016!

What is the GISPP?  Launched in 2016, the GIS Professional Programs, or “GISPP”, encompass our non-thesis design and technology degrees in Cartography & GIS. Specifically,…

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Profile: Bill Limpisathian

Name: Bill Limpisathian Title: Assistant Professor of Cartography and Geovisualization Start date: January 2023 Can you tell us more about your path to UW-Madison and…

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UW Geography Alumni Spotlight

From using their geography knowledge in careers here in Madison to across the globe in Afghanistan, continue reading to see where UW Geography degrees have…

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Alumni Profile: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill

Name: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill Professional Title: Associate Professor of Paleoecology at the Climate Change Institute and the School of Biology and Ecology at the University…

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Greetings from the chair…

Hello and happy holiday season to all Geographers and Badgers, near and far!  In this end-of-year newsletter, we showcase the many ways in which the…

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Contributions from UW-Madison Geography Alumni Heighten Undergraduate Experiences

By: Joel Gruley, Department of Geography Undergraduate Program Advisor December is a time for giving and a time to be thankful. We are deeply grateful for…

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Upcoming Event: UW-Madison Geography Undergraduate Colloquium Presentations 

UW-Madison Geography and Cartography/GIS majors will present their capstone projects from GEOG 565 on Tuesday, December 13th starting at 4:00PM. Please join us in person…

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UW–Madison Faculty Make Strong Showing on Global Highly Cited Researchers List

Original article by By Natasha Kassulke, natasha.kassulke@wisc.edu, #HighlyCited2022 Sixteen UW–Madison researchers were recently recognized on the Institute for Scientific Information™ list of Highly Cited Researchers 2022. The…

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Feature Story: Graduate Student Recruitment

The UW-Madison Geography Department is delighted to introduce our newest cohort of research-based Master’s and Ph.D. students. Le Thu Dinh, Ismael Garcia Espinoza, Celeste Gunderson,…

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Alumni Profile: Felipe Avila

Name: Felipe Avila Professional Title: GIS Coordinator and Compliance Officer Employer: Wisconsin Historical Society Undergraduate Degree Information: Ohio State University, BA Political Science and Anthropology UW Geography Program…

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