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Winter 2025 Registration Change Guide
January 6, 2025
Boundaries and Confusion- The Awkward Coexistence of AI and Nature
Announcement: Winners of the 2024 GeoAI Prompt Contest
December 12, 2024
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GeoAI Prompt Contest 2024
October 22, 2024
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Anti-Eviction Lab Research Internship Opportunity
October 1, 2024
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Humanistic GIS Lab Research Internship Opportunity
October 1, 2024
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Welcome to Our 2024 Graduate Students!
September 25, 2024
Iain Hay
Congratulations to Ph.D. Alum Iain Hay, Recipient of the 2024 Laureat d’honneur from the International Geographical Union!
April 22, 2024
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Teddy Davenport, Ph.C., receives Susan Hanson Dissertation Proposal Award from Feminist Geography Specialty Group
April 10, 2024
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Remembering Geography Professor Emeritus Richard L. Morrill
April 2, 2024
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UW Counseling Center Spring Wellbeing Offerings
March 28, 2024
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Your Steps to a Great Commencement Day 2024
March 22, 2024
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Erin McElroy’s Research Discusses Dis/possessory Data Politics in the Context of Tenant Screening
February 5, 2024
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New Article by Professor Mia Bennett Discusses Critical Remote Sensing
January 8, 2024
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Welcome to Our 2023 Graduate Students!
December 20, 2023
Buy Now, Get Newer - Tomorrow. Worry-Free Returns.
Announcement: Winners of the GeoAI Prompt Contest
November 16, 2023
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Statement of Support from the Department of Geography Faculty
November 14, 2023
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New Faculty in the Department of Geography
October 26, 2023
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GeoAI Prompt Contest: Visioning Grand Challenges for Humanity and Earth
October 24, 2023
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Washington GIS Association Awards First Place Prize to UW Geographers Shane Dang and Alex Kirchmeier
July 13, 2023
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CSDE Welcomes Ayala as *New* Executive Director of the Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center (NWFSRDC)
June 19, 2023
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2023 Awards, Honors and Achievements
June 12, 2023
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Announcing Our 2023 Halmo Geography Scholar: Kels Rizzo!
April 5, 2023
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Remembering Geography Ph.D. Alum Stanley Toops
February 1, 2023
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Remembering Geography Ph.D. Alum John Brian Parr
January 25, 2023
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Ph.D. Candidate Julian Barr Featured in Going Public Podcast Episode 6:"Politics of Memory"
January 4, 2023
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Welcome to Our 2022 Graduate Students!
December 15, 2022
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Black-owned restaurants disproportionately impacted during pandemic
August 29, 2022
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Remembering Geography Professor Emeritus Guenter Krumme
August 24, 2022
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Remembering Geography Professor Emeritus George Hiroaki Kakiuchi
August 24, 2022
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HSD Selects University of Washington to Conduct Comparable Worth Wage Analysis of Human Services Work in Seattle and King County
August 2, 2022
Geography Staff Members Parwati Martin, Nell Gross, Lindsay Cael and Drew Gamboa
Introducing Our New Undergraduate Advisor, Drew!
June 28, 2022
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2022 Awards, Honors and Achievements
June 15, 2022
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Announcing Our 2022 Halmo Geography Scholars!
March 25, 2022
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Congratulations to our 2022 AAG Award Winners!
March 14, 2022
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Department of Geography marks the passing of our long-time faculty colleague and former chair, William "Bill" Beyers
February 15, 2022
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Welcome to our 2021 Graduate Students!
November 9, 2021
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Meet Our New Faculty!
September 29, 2021
UW Geography Image designed by Megan Plunkett features a purple and gold map of the Salish Sea with black and white outline of Olympic Mountains in the foreground
Announcing the Winner of the Geography Sticker Design Competition!
June 11, 2021
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2021 Awards, Honors and Achievements
June 8, 2021
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New Publications from Geography Faculty and Graduate Students!
March 15, 2021
Help Us Create a New Sticker Design! Open to all members of the geography department, win a $50 gift card to the UW Bookstore!
What Does Geography Mean to You?
February 24, 2021
Map indicating rich countries will get access to the coronavirus vaccine earlier than others
GEOG 280 Among the "Cool Courses" Selected by the College of Arts & Sciences for Spring Quarter
February 8, 2021
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2020-2021 Labor Studies Scholarships and Prizes: Including Two New Geography Graduate Students!
November 5, 2020
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‘2020: The Course’ ponders the meaning of this unusual year
November 2, 2020
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Welcome to our 2020 Graduate Students!
October 30, 2020
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UW awarded NIH grant for training in advanced data analytics for behavioral and social sciences
October 20, 2020
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee's Solidarity Statement
June 23, 2020
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2020 Awards, Honors and Achievements
June 16, 2020
Assistant Professor Carrie Freshour.
Introducing New Faculty in the Department of Geography
October 24, 2019
Nathaniel Aune, Matt Seungju, Gordon DeLap and Hayden Hong.
Undergraduates Present Compelling Research in the 2019 Research Symposium
June 18, 2019