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  • Leitner and Martin Honored

    Please join us in saluting Professor Helga Leitner for excellence in teaching as she is a recipient of the 2008-09 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education.This award recognizes the significance of excellent teaching by inducting the award recipients into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Academy members provide important leadership to the University community, serving as mentors, advisers, and spokespersons for the University's mission. Read more.

Join us in congratulating Professor Judith Martin recipient of the 2009 University of Minnesota President's Award for Outstanding Service. Established in 1997 to recognize faculty and staff who have provided exceptional service to the University, this award is presented each year in the spring and honors active or retired faculty or staff members who have gone well beyond their regular duties and have demonstrated an unusual commitment to the University community.

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Research Clusters

The Department of Geography has substantial strengths in the following eight overlapping clusters:

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