Tag: Students
Geography Students Learn About Geospatial Careers at Local Firm
On a crisp, sunny day in October 2025, a large group of our undergraduate and graduate students took a field trip to the aerial mapping…
The Earth Sense Lab Takes on Alaska
Associate Professor Christian Andresen’s interdisciplinary Earth Sense Lab focuses on the impacts of climate change on land-atmosphere carbon dynamics. For Geography graduate students in the…
Your Science Hall Memories, Part 1
A few months ago we asked you to share your memories of Science Hall—and you delivered! Here’s a taste of what we’ve heard. We’ll share…
From a Playlist to an Award-Winning Lyrical Map
Have you ever tried to remember a song linked to a particular street name or landmark? Maybe you could hum it or sing some of…
Mapping with Middle Schoolers
On the afternoon of September 18, the bustle of a group of middle school students from Madison’s Wingra School animated Science Hall. The students, working…
Summer with the Scouts: Eric Giese Makes Community Connections
For most of us, summer camp is a fond memory. Adventures, campouts, popsicles, lazy days floating on a lake… it’s all in the distant past….
Cartography Lab Design Challenge Goes Worldwide
For over a decade, the UW Cartography Lab has planned and hosted a yearly Design Challenge. Always a highlight of the department’s year, the Design…
New This Fall: Certificate in Geospatial Data Science
This fall, the Department of Geography invites undergraduates to make sense of the world in a new, data-driven way. For the first time ever, we’re…
Celebrating the Class of 2025
Families, faculty, and staff gathered in Science Hall and online on Friday, May 9, to recognize this year’s Department of Geography graduates. Professor and Department…
Maps and Art: The Disabled Wandering Atlas exhibition hosted by the Robinson Map Library
For two weeks this spring the Robinson Map Library was home to an art exhibition entitled “The Disabled Wandering Atlas” curated by UW-Madison MFA-candidate Anne…
