Luke Bergmann will be joining the UW Geography faculty this coming academic year. Luke works on an ecological-economic geography of globalization. More specifically, he is examining carbon footprints and global trade through the lens of China. He is also working on similar themes around H5N1 influenza. His work draws on very creative combinations …Click to Read More
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Winnie Hu’s recent NY Times article, “Geography Report Card Finds Students Lagging” (July 20, 2011) laments the fact that fewer than in one in three American students are proficient in geography–to the point where they can’t even identify the American Southwest on a map, according to report of the National Assessment of Educational …Click to Read More Seattle is the nation’s sixth-most walkable city, according to Seattle-based Walk Score, a website that rates cities on how walkable they are. New York is the country’s most walkable city, according to Walk Score, followed by San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. Walk Score ranks cities from zero to 100 based on a …Click to Read More By Molly McElroy News and Information Watch a YouTube video of Morrill and Brown talking about “Seattle Geographies.” Learn about a May 3 public event on “Seattle Geographies” and check the University of Washington Press event calendar for other events. Read Seattle Times story on “Seattle Geographies” Seattle can be many things at …Click to Read More |
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