2023 Midwest Undergraduate Geography Symposium (MUGS)
Saturday April 29, 2023
Hosted by the Geography Program and the Department of Earth, Environment and Society at the University of Saint Thomas.
MUGS 2023 Conference Theme
Current Challenges and Future Landscapes
Location
Anderson Student Center, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Event Schedule
9:00-9:15 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions, Second floor atrium ASC
9:20-10:35 a.m. – Concurrent Sessions I
10:45-noon – Concurrent sessions II
12:05-1:05 p.m. – Lunch and Keynote Address
1:05-1:20 p.m. – Poster Session
1:25-2:40 p.m – Concurrent sessions III
Contact
Dr. Paul Lorah
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kurt Kipfmueller
Dr. Kipfmueller is an Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Society at the University of Minnesota. He studies the history of past fire and the relative roles of people and climate in Great Lakes red pine forests.
Dr. Kipfmueller will be discussing his recent research on the human modification of pine forests in the Boundary Waters.
