Geography Department
Research Moment | Houser Finds Unconventional View of Tornado Formation
Dr. Jana Houser recently provided new observational evidence for one of the two main theories of tornado formation: tornadoes can develop from the bottom up. The traditional explanation is that tornadoes form from the clouds down.
With a Geography Degree...
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Chase Storms in Tornado AlleyPack your bags and head west to the Central and Southern Plains’ Tornado Alley with Meteorology students from Ohio University.
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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.
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:
Buckley Receives Baker Award to Examine How National Geographic Society Helped Grow America’s National Parks
Dr. Geoffrey Buckley, professor of Geography, was one of five Ohio University faculty receiving John C. Baker Fund awards for research, scholarship and creative work during spring semester 2021. Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from 1926 College of Arts & Sciences graduate Edwin L. Kennedy […]
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Read MoreHouser Wants to Observe Tornados as They Cross the Landscape, BBC Wants to Film It
From Ohio University News Dr. Jana Houser heads to Oklahoma this month in search of more answers about how tornados behave. Usually, Houser takes some Ohio University students with her to do fieldwork in Tornado Alley. But this year it will just be her, the University of Oklahoma radar team […]
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Read MoreLynch Gets Faculty Sustainability Award
From Ohio University News Dr. Amy Lynch, assistant professor of Geography, received the 2021 Faculty Sustainability Award from Ohio University’s Office of Sustainability. Lynch is an urban planner with a conservation and environmental management background whose research is focused on green infrastructure and sustainability community monitoring. She was nominated for […]
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Read More10 Arts & Sciences, 2 HTC Students Get OHIO Leadership Awards
Ten Arts & Sciences students and two from the Honors Tutorial College were among 39 honored at Ohio University’s annual leadership awards celebration on April 14. These students “went above and beyond the call of duty to serve their communities, mentor fellow students, and lead with passion and compassion,” said […]
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Read MoreNBC News Quotes Houser on Effect of La Niña
NBC News quoted Jana Houser extensively in a story headlined “Tornado forecast: La Niña year could bring supercharged season.” Houser is Assistant Professor of Geography at Ohio University. “One of the things that La Niña does is it tends to result in a more wavy jet stream,” said Jana Houser, an […]
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Read MoreGreen Roof Project Provides Classroom Materials for Faculty
The Ohio University green roof project continues to engage students in research, education, and communications initiatives—and now offers classroom materials that can be used by faculty. “Weight limits on the green roof prevent us from making the space open to the community, but faculty and students continue to make […]
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Read MoreAlumni News | Black Commissioned, Will Serve as Weather Officer
From Ohio University News Ohio University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 commissioned two cadets as officers in the United States Air Force on Dec. 12, 2020. During a small ceremony in Bromley Hall, Ethan R. Black and T. Aidan Pitts were commissioned as Second Lieutenants. Second Lt. Black, from Worthington, […]
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Read MoreBuckley to WalletHub: Retreat from Cities ‘Worst Thing We Can Do’
Dr. Geoffrey Buckley, Professor of Geography at Ohio University, was featured in WalletHub story about “2020’s Fastest-Growing Cities in America.” Among financial writer Adam McCann’s questions to Buckley, “Should we expect to see a reshaping of large cities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. migration of families towards […]
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Read MoreGeography Students in Ohio, Kenya Probe Global Environmental Change
From Ohio University News Geography students in Ohio and Kenya are learning skills of international collaboration to address pressing issues of global environmental change within different regional contexts. Supported by OHIO’s Global COIL Initiative, students from Ohio University and Kenyatta University worked in small groups to identify regional drivers, impacts […]
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Read MoreAlumnus, Faculty Put COVID Communications Plan into Action for Kenyans
Not everybody in the world has easy access to hand washing and social distancing as their top two ways to stop the spread of COVID-19. So two Ohio University professors and an alumnus are partnering with community groups to create locally tailored COVID-19 communication products in hopes of reaching 40,000 […]
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