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<a href="http://www.geography.wisc.edu/faculty/knox/index.htm">James Knox</a>, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the Presidential Achievement Award by the <a href="http://www.aag.org/">Association of American Geographers</a>.
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The lifetime achievement award recognizes Knox's extensive and distinguished contributions to geography through teaching, service and research.
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In his nearly 40 years at UW-Madison, Knox has studied how climate affects river flooding and is now investigating the impacts of human settlement on the Upper Mississippi River.
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He will receive the award on Thursday, April 19, at the Association of American Geographers meeting in San Francisco.
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James Knox, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the Presidential Achievement Award by the Association of American Geographers.
UW-Madison geographer receives achievement award
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