{"id":10025,"date":"2026-10-29T13:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/?p=10025"},"modified":"2026-10-29T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:59:30","slug":"student-profile-fall-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/student-profile-fall-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-laura-carlton-master-student\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laura Carlton (Master Student)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello everyone, I\u2019m Laura Carlton and I am excited to be pursuing my MS in Geography specifically the professional GIS track. I earned my BS in Conservation and Environmental Science with a minor in Biological Sciences and Spanish here at UWM in 2024. 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