Geography is the science of place and space.

Geography is a distinctive discipline with a special place in the university. It encourages students to take a holistic view of the world and their place in it: it's about putting knowledge together, rather than taking it apart. It focuses on the relationships between people, their places and their environments, and the ways in which these can be made more sustainable for the future.

News and Events

Geography Awareness Week 2009 schedule for Wednesday Nov. 18th and Friday Nov. 20th

GITA scholarship award based on a competitive process for best application or project utilizing geospatial technologies (Applications are due December 1, 2009.)
http://www.gita.org/chapters/minnesota/GITA%20Scholarship%202009-10.pdf

Geography Department Reception 3:45-4:45pm on Thursday, September 17, 2009 in Cina 328. Refreshments will be served. Come visit with classmates and professors and meet Jonathan Foley, Director, Institute on the Environment (IonE) and Professor, McKnight Presidential Chair in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior.

See his website at http://www.cbs.umn.edu/eeb/faculty/FoleyJon/ for more information.

You can also visit http://www.environment.umn.edu/ for more information on the Institute on the Environment(IonE) on the Twin Cites campus.

Jon will be presenting a talk entitled "Living on a Shrinking Planet: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future" at 5pm the same day in the Library Rotunda (4th floor of the UMD library).

Please plan to join us for this reception and presentation. Please email me at geog@d.umn.edu with questions.

Dr. Frederick T. Witzig, Professor Emeritus of Geography, passed away August 14, 2009. The geography department extends its condolences to the entire Witzig family. Fred was a popular professor in our department and a wonderful colleague. He will be very much missed.
Obituary link: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/obituary/id/128054/

Mike Mageau, Jon Morales, Luke Selness and Baylor Radtke from the CSCD have been working with communities on the north shore to develop their wind resource. This story was recently covered by MPR’s “All Things Considered”.