Geography Undergrad Holly Candage Awarded Bonderman Travel Fellowship

Holly Candage, a senior double majoring in Geography and Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), has been awarded the Bonderman Travel Fellowship. This fellowship enables UW graduate students and undergrads in the honors program to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad. The Fellowship is intended to introduce students to new cultures, peoples, and areas Click to Read More

Geography Undergrad Sam Nowak Selected for NSF Summer Research Experience

Geography undergrad Sam Nowak was selected to participate in the highly selective Georgia State University Community-Soil-Air-Water Research Experience for Undergraduates, funded by the  National Science Foundation. This is a unique research training experience, focusing on community geography, university-community partnerships and participatory methodologies. This research project examines community housing, urban green spaces, and urban environmental Click to Read More

A Tribute to Dick Morrill: A Historical Day in the UW Geography Department

On May Day, at the conclusion of graduate student Elise Bowditch’s dissertation defense, Emeritus Professor Dick Morrill announced that this would be his very last doctoral committee defense. Click to Read More

Real-to-Reel: upcoming films on urban public space and food justice

There are two upcoming films in the Geography Department’s Real-to-Reel series. Both films will be shown in the Allen Auditorium.

 

 

Monday May 7th, 2:30pm-4:20pm: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. This witty and original film is about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people Click to Read More