Upcoming Colloquium: ‘No one’s getting fat but Mama Cass. Generational effects on the obesity epidemic in the U.S., 1980 – 2010′ by Matt Townley

Please join us on Friday 24th in Smith 304 at 3.30 pm for a talk by our own Matt Townley. Matt’s talk is titled ‘No one’s getting fat but Mama Cass.  Generational effects on the obesity epidemic in the U.S., 1980 – 2010′. There will be a reception to follow. Hope to see you Click to Read More

Upcoming Talk: ‘[Re-]Making maps for humanists & interpretative social scientists’ by Luke Bergmann

[Re-]Making maps for humanists & interpretative social scientists Luke Bergmann Department of Geography University of Washington Praxis: Doing Scholarship Digitally Speaker Series | Allen Library South ground floor, Research Commons | May 14, 12:30 – 1:30pm

I will offer reflections on two issues. First, I explore simple ways we can now make appealing maps. Click to Read More

Upcoming Lecture: ‘Sensational economy? Ethics, politics and economic geographies’ by Roger Lee

Sensational economy? Ethics, politics and economic geographies

Roger Lee Queen Mary, University of London UK

Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 7-8:30 pm Kane Hall Room 210 Reception to follow in the Walker-Ames Room

Scholarly practices of framing may not only be restrictive and misleading but, if devoid Click to Read More

Dr. Tricia Ruiz Rejoins the UW Community as a Postdoc

 

Dr. Tricia Ruiz, who graduated from the Geography Department with a PhD in 2011, is back at UW in a postdoc position! Tricia joins us this summer for a rotation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). Tricia is a Presidential Management Click to Read More