Author: Geography Staff
Sub-Area Feature: Physical Geography
The UW-Madison Geography Department has four major thematic areas: Physical Geography, People-Environment, Human Geography, and Cartography/GIS. This year, we will feature each sub-area to highlight the…
2017 Graduate Student Publications
Geography graduate students publish in a wide range of academic and non-academic venues from Computational Culture: A Journal of Software Studies to Ephemera: Theory and…
Student Profile: Sanober Mirza
This week’s student profile is with Sanober Mirza, a senior Geography major and Geography Club President. Sanober works in Professor Erika Marin-Spiotta’s Biogeography-Biogeochemistry Lab and is an Undergraduate…
Student Profile: Anna Ostermeier
Senior Geography major Anna Ostermeier spent part of last summer in rural Costa Rica working on projects related to environmental sustainability and women’s empowerment. A…
Graduate Student Profile: Seth Spawn
This week’s student profile is with Seth Spawn, a master’s student in Geography working with Professor Holly Gibbs and the Nelson Institute’s Center for Sustainability…
Geography Alumni Profile: Madeline Zastrow
This week’s alumni profile is with Madeline Zastrow, who graduated just this past spring! We spoke with Madeline about her internship this summer as the Program…
Geography Alumni Profile: Axis Maps
This week’s Geography Alumni profile is with three of the key leaders behind Axis Maps: David Heyman (Managing Director), Ben Sheesley (Design Lead), and Andy Woodruff (Development Lead)….
Student Profile: Meg Fredericks
This week our student profile features Meg Fredericks, an undergraduate Geography major who studied abroad in London last spring. While in London, Meg worked on initiatives…
Geography Alumni Interview: Jonathan Goodell
Welcome to the inaugural post in this year’s series of UW-Madison Geography alumni interviews! Our first interview is with Jonathan Goodell, Class of 2015. Over…
Undergraduate Sam Allen studies abroad in Tanzania
What do you study? I’m majoring in Human Geography and International Studies, with a certificate in African Studies. I also take military science courses as…