Community Impact

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Dawg Daze 2026 Digest
September 15, 2026
Stitched in community
June 8, 2026
ArtSci Roundup: June 2026
May 21, 2026
Rooted in Community
February 2, 2026
ArtSci Roundup: November
ArtSci Roundup: November
October 13, 2025
AZ | Finding his rhythm
October 6, 2025
Engaging Care: Domestic Workers in Washington State Research Internship Opportunity
October 1, 2025
Dream Palaces-Black Independent Cinemas Research Internship Opportunity
October 1, 2025
Anti-Eviction Lab Research Internship Opportunity
October 1, 2025
Students seated at a table conducting research in a library
Announcing Our 2025 Halmo Geography Scholars!
June 20, 2025
College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
June 12, 2025
Family’s West Seattle garden becomes a neighborhood project
May 15, 2025
Global Visionaries: Tony Lucero
May 7, 2025
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
GeoAI Prompt Contest 2024
October 22, 2024
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
October 18, 2024
Anti-Eviction Lab Research Internship Opportunity
October 1, 2024
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
Geography Faculty Michael Brown and Larry Knopp Featured in The Seattle Times
July 2, 2024
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
Erin McElroy’s Research Discusses Dis/possessory Data Politics in the Context of Tenant Screening
February 5, 2024
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
Dawg Daze Digest: Planetarium Shows, Art Tours, Trivia, Information Sessions and more!
September 7, 2023
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
The Satisfying Work of Empowering Workers
April 30, 2023
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
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
Yuying Xie Receives the Frank Jenkins Jr. Fellowship in Labor Studies
November 18, 2022
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
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