Category: Research
Green receives Fulbright Fellowship
Ph.D. candidate Nathan Green received a Fulbright U.S. Student Award which he will use in conjunction with a Center for Khmer Studies Ph.D. Fellowship for his upcoming dissertation field…
May Graduate Student Defense Talks
Join us in support of the following students as they present their final degree talks over the next 2 weeks. Monday, May 2: Zidong Zhang (MS-Cart/Geog) 2:30pm, Hartshorne Room,…
2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium – April 14th
You are invited to attend the 2016 Undergraduate Symposium on Thursday, April 14 at Union South. Show your support for undergraduates as they showcase their creativity,…
Sand dunes are important desert dust sources
by SCIENCE CHINA PRESS Dust storms are a common occurrence in the deserts of northern China and previous researchers have attempted to locate the most important…
Gibbs awarded two NORAD grants
Professor Holly Gibbs was awarded two grants from the Government of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NORAD). The first grant “The Zero-Deforestation Revolution: Breaking the…
New research initiative strengthens indigenous voices
Professor Ian Baird recently announced a new research initiative, Tracking Change, which received CAN$2.5 million in support from the government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities…
Naughton receives Vilas Research Investigator Award
Professor Lisa Naughton has been selected to receive a UW–Madison Vilas Research Investigator Award. The award provides $30,000 of funding for research assistants or project assistants for the 2015-2016 academic year. Naughton’s…
Faculty awarded NSF grant to study transboundary hazardous waste trade
Faculty members Sarah A. Moore, Robert Roth and Morgan Robertson were awarded $400,000 by the National Science Foundation’s Geography and Spatial Sciences program to study…
Brazilian beef industry moves to reduce its destruction of rain forests
by Kelly April Tyrrell, UW Communications Expansion of cattle pastures has led to the destruction of huge swaths of rain forest in Brazil, home to…
As the river rises: Cahokia’s emergence and decline linked to Mississippi River flooding
by Kelly Tyrell, UW Communications As with rivers, civilizations across the world rise and fall. Sometimes, the rise and fall of rivers has something to…