Community Impact

Mike Mamic stands in front of a desert landscape at Arches National Park
Alum Profile: Collaboration, Brainstorming and Exchanging Ideas as a GIS Analyst
February 12, 2025
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GeoAI Prompt Contest 2024
October 22, 2024
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Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
October 18, 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
ArtSci Roundup: Kicking the school year off with gallery exhibitions, a faculty comedy show, filming screening, and more!
ArtSci Roundup: Kicking the school year off with gallery exhibitions, a faculty comedy show, filming screening, and more!
September 20, 2024
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Geography Faculty Michael Brown and Larry Knopp Featured in The Seattle Times
July 2, 2024
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How Capitol Hill became Seattle’s gayborhood
June 28, 2024
Natalie Vaughan-Wynn Portrait
Catching Up with Ph.D. Candidate Natalie Vaughan-Wynn
May 10, 2024
Richard Morrill holding a map while speaking to a class
Remembering Geography Professor Emeritus Richard L. Morrill
April 2, 2024
Street sign showing the intersection of The Ave (University Way) and 45th Street in U-District on Feb 14, 2024.
Behind The Daily: Reporter Shira Zur Applies Geography Skills to Data Journalism
February 21, 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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The Guardian Reports on New Research into the Geography of Social Deprivation in England and Wales
December 11, 2023
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Announcement: Winners of the GeoAI Prompt Contest
November 16, 2023
Department of Geography logo on purple square
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
Flyer with details for GeoAI Prompt Contest
GeoAI Prompt Contest: Visioning Grand Challenges for Humanity and Earth
October 24, 2023
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Dawg Daze Digest: Planetarium Shows, Art Tours, Trivia, Information Sessions and more!
September 7, 2023
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Washington GIS Association Awards First Place Prize to UW Geographers Shane Dang and Alex Kirchmeier
July 13, 2023
Portrait Photography of Isaac Rivera, Ph.D.
Meet Isaac Rivera, One of the 2023 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Medalists
July 13, 2023
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The Satisfying Work of Empowering Workers
April 30, 2023
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Without affirmative action, colleges face a tough path to diversity
April 26, 2023
Headshot for Katelyn Saechao
2023 Husky 100: Katelyn Saechao
April 23, 2023
Kels and Toby Gallant from the Student Disability Commission stand together to the right of the emergency contraception vending machine located on the first floor of Odegaard Library in the cafe section
Announcing Our 2023 Halmo Geography Scholar: Kels Rizzo!
April 5, 2023
Humanistic GIS Lab Leverage GIS with Humanism
Humanistic GIS Lab Brings Together Students and Faculty for Innovative Research Opportunities
April 3, 2023
Portrait Photograph of Geog Alum Stanley Toops
Remembering Geography Ph.D. Alum Stanley Toops
February 1, 2023
Geography Alum Thai Nguyen sits on the right, with Shoreline resident Patti Shah Karam seated on the left.
How to fix the mental health workforce? WA has an underutilized resource: peer counselors
January 30, 2023
Portrait Photograph of Geog Alum John Parr
Remembering Geography Ph.D. Alum John Brian Parr
January 25, 2023
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Ethnic segregation in England and Wales on the wane, research finds
January 17, 2023
Thumbnail image of Julian Barr from Going Public Episode 6
Ph.D. Candidate Julian Barr Featured in Going Public Podcast Episode 6:"Politics of Memory"
January 4, 2023
Seattle Parks workers and Police sweep and dismantle a community of improvised shelters in Ballard Commons in December 2021. In the foreground are fuel canisters (for heating, cooking, and electricity) left behind by residents.
Understanding Unequal Access to Thermal Comfort and Safety to Address Urban Climate Justice Challenges
December 6, 2022
Gray Wolf
Q&A with Geography Ph.D. Alum Rob Anderson: Managing Washington’s gray wolf population – through fear
November 21, 2022
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Yuying Xie Receives the Frank Jenkins Jr. Fellowship in Labor Studies
November 18, 2022
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ArtSci Roundup: Assessing the 2022 Midterm Election Results With Implications for the Next Two Years and for 2024, Empires Strick Back: Football and Colonialism, and more
November 2, 2022
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In 2020, consumers turned to Black-owned businesses. But where has that support gone?
October 27, 2022
Geographers in Practice text on Seattle cityscape
UW Alums Share Their Stories as "Geographers in Practice"
October 1, 2022
Portrait Photograph Natasha Rivers
40 Under 40: Natasha Rivers, BECU
September 26, 2022
Portrait Photograph of Yasmin Ahmed in Profile
From Student Activist to Intersectional Labor Organizer: Meet Yasmin Ahmed
September 7, 2022
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The past, present and future of tipping and tipped workers in Seattle
September 6, 2022
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Boost in support for Black-owned restaurants short-lived, UW study finds
September 5, 2022
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The past, present and future of tipping and tipped workers in Seattle
September 1, 2022
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How Black-owned businesses suffered during pandemic, per UW study
August 30, 2022
This graph shows the weekly visitation patterns of restaurants with a Black-owned label (red line) versus those without the label (blue lines) in 20 major U.S. cities in 2020.
Black-owned restaurants disproportionately impacted during pandemic
August 29, 2022
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Black-owned restaurants disproportionately impacted during pandemic
August 28, 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
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SEAC community mourns loss of Joe Hannah
July 7, 2022
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How we decided what stories to tell in our Black Arts Legacies project
June 15, 2022
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2022 Awards, Honors and Achievements
June 15, 2022