UW Madison Geography - 2006 News Archive

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News archive items are listed alphabetically by TITLE, keyword, or last name of key individual. Items may be listed more than once.

01 - January department stories January world geography stories

02 - February department stories February world geography stories

03 - March department stories March world geography stories

04 - April department stories April world geography stories

05 - May department stories May world geography stories

06 - all June stories

07 - all July stories

08 - all August stories

09 - all September-October stories

10 - all November-December stories

AAG 2006 party, University of Wisconsin-Madison Geography More..

AAG 2006 Science Hall grads bring home awards from More..

AAG inter-division meeting "Environmental, Social and Economic Transformations of the Prairies and Plains" call for papers issued More..

AAG, Call for papers issued for inter-division AAG meeting More..

Artwork uses scale, contradictions to highlight flux of urban environments More..

Awards - Geography student awards to be presented during Trewartha Lecture More..

Bushman, Jon - Geography grad promoted to Major, prepares for West Point More..

Campus map article - "New campus map, new perspective" by Melanie McCalmont More..

Canada Days at UW-Madison, Dept. of Geography sponsors More..

Civil rights tourism in Alabama peaks in January More..

Cold War, Primary documents reveal communist perspectives on More..

Cronon, Bill elected Fellow to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) More..

Cuba to replace aging electrical system, add solar and wind power More..

Curti, Julie - Geography major wins prestigious Truman Scholarship More..

Cutter, Susan USC Geography's calls for improvements in disaster research More..

Duluth Streams project acts as information commons for regional water data More..

Ehlers, Brian - Geography undergrad wins NOAA scholarship More..

Erkenswick, Aaron joins department as Campus Map Project Manager More..

Francisco, Heather wins National Geographic Award in Mapping More..

Galt wins, Hung finalist in Rural Geography SG paper contest More..

Grad Student Matt Liesch discusses Gogebic research on Michigan radio and at Iron County Historical Museum More..

Graduate funding for students with a global environmental vision: NSF-IGERT Opportunities at the UW-Madison More..

Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail moves forward More..

Harris and Harrower edit special issue on "Critical Cartographies" More..

Harrower and Harris edit special issue on "Critical Cartographies" More..

Harrower and Harris special issue on "Critical Cartographies" More..

Higgins, Shawn publishes on channel bathychronology for USGS More..

Historical photographs of geographers online More..

Hung finalist, Galt wins, in Rural Geography SG paper contest More..

India, rural phone service improved through wireless technology More..

Jones and Courtenay awarded NSF doctoral improvement grants More..

Jones, Reece - South Asia Research journal publishes article on pre-partition Bengal More..

Knox, James receives Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist award from GSA More..

Leopold, Luna dies at 90 More..

Library of Congress spotlights Baghdad and Tehran maps in "Places in the News" More..

Luna Leopold dies at 90 More..

Mason, Prof. Joe, co-authors July 21 Science article on "Large Wind Shift on the Great Plains During the Medieval Warm Period" More..

Mercator's 16th century Atlas of Europe now online More..

Mt. Kilimanjaro ice disappearing faster than predicted More..

NACIS (North Amer Cartographic Information Society) annual meeting, Madison to host 18 Oct 2006 More..

NACIS annual meeting, Madison to host, 18 Oct 2006 More..

National Geographic Award in Mapping, Francisco, Heather wins More..

Nature article: online mapping adds power to science More..

Naughton, Lisa wins Vilas award More..

Naughton, Prof. Lisa, Fulbright Scholar, returns from productive sabbatcical year More..

New campus map, new perspective More..

New grad student orientation set for Aug. 29 More..

New Online Resources, GeoRef Moves to CSA More..

New York City, Website documents vernacular history of More..

NSF-IGERT, Graduate funding for students with a global environmental vision: NSF-IGERT Opportunities at the UW-Madison More..

Olds, Kris on Vancouver's vision: the 20th anniversary of Expo 86 More..

Parker, Brenda - PhD grad receives Mentor Award More..

Peck, Jamie receives Guggenheim Fellowship More..

Peppler, Marie publishes on channel channel morphology for USGS More..

Proposed Journal Cancellations More..

Roth, Rob awarded WLIA scholarship More..

Sack, Robert elected Fellow to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) More..

Ski Dubai snowdome opens on Persian Gulf sands More..

Strait of Messina bridge project, Thousands protest More..

Taran, Matt Madison certificate student wins WLIA map contest More..

Trewartha Lecture, awards for Geography students to be presented during More..

Turner, Matt to be Department Chair More..

UN offers links to methodological issues on greenhouse gas emissions, socio-economic data More..

USC Geography's Susan Cutter calls for improvements in disaster research More..

Van Den Hoek Incoming grad receives prestigious ASPRS scholarship More..

WLIA map contest, Madison certificate student wins More..

WLIA scholarship awarded to Rob Roth More..

Women's History Month, A few stories to close More..

Woodruff, Andy, Geography grad student wins national NACIS Interactive Map prize More..

WUN Fall 2006 seminar in human geography to focus on "Disciplinary Edges and Futures" More..

Yi-Fu Tuan Lecture series Spring 2006 More..

Zimmerer, Karl awarded Kellett Mid-Career Faculty Researcher Award More..