Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Tomorrow at UWM: Geography/GIS Symposium

A “Geography/GIS Symposium” will be held at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday, November 17 at the Golda Meir Library on campus.  The event is sponsored by the UWM Department of Geography.


The schedule of events for Thursday has two prominent scholars in the geography field hosting talks in the afternoon.  At 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Professor John P. Wilson (University of Southern California) will discuss "The Spatial Sciences, Society, Environment and Health."  Distinguished Professor Mei-Po Kwan (Ohio State University) will host "On Linking Health and Geography" at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.


The symposium continues Friday, November 18 with a general meeting for students, faculty, and staff who are interested.  This meeting will be held at 2:30 p.m. in Bolton Hall, room 262 on the UWM campus.


See the Geography/GIS Symposium site for more information.

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