Ryan Fogt study finds recent growth and sudden declines in Antarctic sea ice
Geography Department
With a Geography Degree...
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Probe Emotion in TanzaniaExplore emotional geography, focusing on how physical surroundings influence relational interaction and emotional processing.
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Intern on TVGet on-the-job experience by interning in a TV weather room and by preparing forecasts in the Scalia Lab at OHIO.
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Give Places MeaningAlumnus Jim Wells' master's thesis helped tell the story of a group of Black golfers who fought for access to the Baltimore parks system.
Geography
Students explore of the earth's landscapes, peoples, places and environments. They ask "why" about the world in which we live.
Environmental and Social Justice
Use nature-society frameworks and spatial analysis to understand how inequality and inequity are built into everyday life.
Sustainability and Planning
Examining the strategies for balancing environmental quality, economic development, and social equity.
Globalization and Development
Exploring global issues and other parts of the world to better understand our own in an increasingly globalizing world.
Earth's Physical Systems
Examining atmospheric, ecological, and landform systems, how they change through time, and how they interact with each other.
Earth Observation and GIS
Revolutionizing how we explore the geography of places, cultures, environments and processes.
Cities, Places and Regions
Understanding the nature of places and delimiting regions, analyzing spatial differentiation across the Earth’s surface.
News about Geography Students & Faculty:
Vanessa Obenewaa Antwi Doe studies effect of second-hand clothing market on Ghanaian seamstresses
From Ohio University News Getting Ready for Expo Vanessa Obenewaa Antwi Doe spent seven years living in Ghana, enjoying the custom-made clothing created by local seamstresses, but she and her friends also wore fast fashion second-hand clothing that arrived from afar into the nation’s ports. Now a master’s student at […]
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Texas’ KXAN interviews Houser on ‘shifting’ Tornado Alley
NBC channel KXAN interviewed Jana Houser, Ph.D., for a segment headlined “Why do scientists believe ‘tornado alley’ is shifting?” Researchers are still trying to figure out how climate change plays a role in small-scale disasters. At Ohio University in Athens Ohio, Jana Houser believes tornadoes correlate with the hydrologic cycle, […]
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Student Enhancement Awards provide $134,433 in funding to 24 students in spring 2022
From Ohio University News The Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program provided 24 students this spring with a total of $134,433 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and […]
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