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Students participate at the annual East Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers Conference.
Michigan State Geography Bee

This is the 10th straight year WMU has hosted the Michigan State Geography Bee.
Dr. Joseph Stoltman wins awards from NCGE

The National Council for Geographic Education awarded Dr. Stoltman two prestigious awards; the Distinguished Mentor Award and the Higher Education Distinguished Teaching Award. Congratulations, Dr. Stoltman!
Forging the future

Geography, particularly in the Geographic Information Science era, plays a central role in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and learning.

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Dr. Philip Micklin Of Western Michigan University's Geography department and his decade-long research on the Aral Sea was the subject of the Discover Magazine's article "Repairing a Sea: Checking in on plans to restore the Aral Sea." Excerpt of article
WMU hosted inaugural Mapathon