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Students participate in AAG annual conference

The American Association of Geographers (AAG) brings together members of the global geographic community. Many members of the UW-Madison Geography Department participate in the AAG…

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Design Challenge 2022: K-5 Geography Curriculum Development

by Chelsea Nestel (Geography graduate student) & Tanya Andersen (creative director, Cartography Lab) Maps! Graphics! Visualizations! Design Challenge! Each year, the University of Wisconsin Cartography…

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Get ready for DAY OF THE BADGER! April 5-6, 2022

DAY OF THE BADGER takes place April 5-6, 2022 and is a day for all alumni, students, and friends throughout Badger nation to make a…

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A Design Challenge for Transforming Justice

The following piece was put together by Kallista Bley, Kela Caldwell, Jenna Loyd, and Rob Roth. The Design Challenge is a yearly event run by…

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Beyond the classroom: Geography’s specialized units

This month’s feature story highlights the specialized units housed within Science Hall that help make Geography one of the most interesting and resourceful departments on…

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Profile: Brian Shore

This month’s Profile story features Payroll and Benefits Specialist Brian Shore. It was great to get the chance to learn more about Brian, and I…

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Profile: Jenna Loyd

For our first faculty profile, we would like to introduce Associate Professor Jenna Loyd. Joining UW-Madison in 2017 as a feminist geographer focusing on racism…

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An undergraduate perspective on the return to in person classes

By: Lily Houtman, undergraduate student and social media coordinator for the UW Geography Club After over a year of virtual learning, classes have finally regained…

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A letter from the Chair…

Well, Geography is back in action!  The fall semester and its return to in-person instruction at UW-Madison has been a success, with students back in…

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Profile: Isabel Warner

There’s no better way to kick off our first profile and interview of the 2021-22 academic year than to highlight our new Communications and Media…

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