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WMU Giving Day

Together we elevate. Support Geography students, faculty and staff in the classroom, in the community and on the field during Giving Day on April 14.
Faculty retirements 2020

Happy retirement to Drs. Emerson, Lemberg, and Stoltman!
Professor He recognized for watershed hydrology work

The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences has named Dr. Changsheng He a 2019 Fellow
Undergraduate success stories

Ryan Taylor graduates and begins position as Geospatial Analyst
Graduate student research at the forefront

Claire Gilbert is using drone remote sensing at Ludington State Park

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The National Geographic Michigan GeoBee competition will not be held in-person this year (2020) at WMU
WMU Department of Geography received the 2019 M.S./M.A. Program Excellence Award from the American Association of Geographers
WMU hosted inaugural Mapathon
Dr. Philip Micklin, professor emeritus of geography, 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."