Spring 2026
The geography department at UWM hosts a weekly colloquium series on geographic topics.
We are grateful to the American Geographical Society Library for allowing us to host speakers in their space. Most colloquium series presentations are held in the American Geographical Society Library, 3rd floor, Golda Meir Library. Some events will be virtual or in other locations.
Colloquia are on Fridays: Spring term: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm*
*Unless otherwise indicated
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Feb. 6 | Department Meet & Greet |
| Feb 11 | AGSAGS Academic Adventurers Series ***Wednesday at 3:00pm*** Prof. Jennifer Jordan (Sociology, UWM) A Long Strange Trip: Budapest, Berlin, Baraboo, and Points in Between |
| March 6 | AAG presentation practice for students who want feedback |
| March 13 | Prof. István Tarrósy (University of Pecs, Hungary) Geopolitics in Africa-China Relations (co-sponsored event organized by AADS) |
| March 20 | AAG Week |
| March 27 | Spring Break |
| April 3 | Thea Brenner, MA presentation Siting and Funding: Locating Milwaukee's Performing Arts Ecosystem |
| April 10 | Matthias Schilli, Dissertation presentation Effects of Social Vulnerability, Built Environment, and Human Mobility on Violent Crimes in Chicago followed by GTU GeoBowl at 3:30pm |
| April 17 | Yiming Zhang, Dissertation presentation Analyzing the Impacts of COVID-19 using Geo-Big Data and Geo-AI Technique |
| April 24 | Mayer Lecture Prof. Eric Tate (Princeton School of Public and International Affairs) Title TBA |
| May 1 | Lulu Liu, Dissertation presentation Assessing Microclimate Variability Across Local Climate Zones: Impacts of Urban Morphology and Vegetation on Temperature Change |
| May 8 | GEOG 600 Undergraduate Research Symposium |