Congratulations Dr. Becky Burnett!

Join us in congratulating Dr. Burnett on the successful defense of her dissertation, titled ‘From Safety Net to Tightrope: New Landscapes of Welfare in the US’. We look forward to seeing her continue her work into the future!

Humble Feast is Coming to Campus

Humble Feast is a pop-up restaurant that specializes in ethically sourced and simple fare. The UW Student Coop, now headed by the anthropology major Marion Siman, will be hosting Humble Feast on campus the second or third Friday in April. The Coop is also seeking sponsorship from the Campus Sustainability Fund for the event.

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Congratulations to Drs. Elwood and Lawson for their Recent NSF Research Coordination Network Grant!

The Department of Geography would like to extend a big congratulations to Dr. Sarah Elwood and Dr. Vicky Lawson for being awarded a five year (2013-2018), $500,000 Research Coordination Network Grant from the NSF! They have been awarded the grant to develop a collaborative network of researchers from around the world whose members will Click to Read More

Introducing Globalization by Dr. Matt Sparke

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Matt Sparke has recently published his new book on globalization, Introducing Globalization and our local-global landscape. Topics covered include global trade, finance, law, labor, governance, geography, ecology, and health. The ten chapters of the book address these topics in turn. Each chapter highlights how Click to Read More