| Geography Colloquia meet on Fridays at 2:30 in Smith Hall 304, unless noted otherwise. |
| The usual format is a brief introduction, a 40-minute presentation, and 15 minutes for questions. At 3:30, the formal session is followed by informal discussion over refreshments. Please join us! |
| 4 April | The Discrimination System: The Buck Stops Where? | Barbara Reskin, UW Sociology |
| 11 April | For Rent: The Changing Landscapes of the New South African City | Jennifer Foster, UW Geography |
| 11 April, 4:00 p.m., Smith 105; for Geography graduate students only | Sexual Harassment and Perceived Mistreatment: An Educational Perspective | Lois Price-Spratlen, UW Ombudsman, Ombudsman for Sexual Harassment, and Professor of Nursing |
| 18 April | Native River: The Columbia Remembered | William D. Layman, author |
| 25 April | Forecasting the Regional Economy in Times of Uncertainty | Dick Conway, Conway & Associates, and Affiliate Professor, Department of Geography |
| 2 May | Transportation Planning for Natural Disasters: An Accessibility Approach | Stephanie Chang, UW Geography |
| 9 May
Burke Room, Burke Museum |
Securing Ecologies of the U.S.: Sustainability, Ecopower, and Globalization | Nayna Jhaveri, UW Geography |
| 14 May, 7:00 p.m.
Kane Hall 110 |
UW Walker-Ames Lecture
The Great Transition to Sustainability: The Promise and the Challenge |
Robert Kates, University Professor Emeritus, Brown University |
| 16 May, 12:00 noon
409 Smith Hall |
Public and Private Town Founding in 19th Century America: Nuances and Consequences | Michael P. Conzen, Professor of Geography, The University of Chicago |
| 16 May | Commentary on 'Humboldt¹s Dream, Beyond Disciplines, and Sustainability Science: Contested Identities in a Restructuring Academy' | Robert Kates, University Professor Emeritus, Brown University |
| 23 May | Telling Stories: News Media, Health Literacy and Public Policy | Michael Hayes, SFU & Affiliate Prof. |
| 30 May | Health Consequences of the Iraqi War | Jonathan Mayer, UW Geography |
| 6 June: all day
Geography Collaboratory, 415 Smith |
Geography's Undergraduate Symposium | Nick Chrisman and Rick Roth, coordinators |