Geography Students in Ohio, Kenya Probe Global Environmental Change
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:
Green 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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Read MoreA&S 1804 Projects Include Arches & BRICKS Initiatives, Genomic Cluster
From Ohio University News College of Arts & Sciences faculty are involved in three out of nine Ohio University Foundation grants totaling $295,077 awarded from the 1804 Fund. The three A&S proposals focus on graduate and undergraduate learning initiatives. Read about all nine proposals at 1804 Fund provides $295K in […]
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Read MoreWeather Channel Features Houser’s Experience Living in Tornado Alley
Dr. Jana Houser, Associate Professor of Geography, was recently interviewed by the Weather Channel in a feature story headlined “A Storm Chaser Shares Her Experience of Living in Tornado Alley.” In the interview, Houser shares her personal experience of coping with the extreme weather that she has encountered in the […]
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Read MoreOHIO News | Fogt, Clem Publish on Record South Pole Warming
The South Pole has been warming at more than three times the global average over the past 30 years, according to research led by Dr. Ryan Fogt, professor of Geography, and OHIO alumnus Kyle Clem,” Ohio University News reports in a story headlined “Ohio University professor Ryan Fogt, alum Kyle […]
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Read MoreAlumni News | Seebald Working to Contain COVID-19, Address Healthcare Disparities
Ohio University alumna Laura Seebald’s passion for social justice and public health have led her to the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19 in Kirland, Wash., where she works as a social worker providing discharge planning and mental health services. She performs multiple roles in this position: connecting patients to […]
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Read MoreUhl Awarded Hubert and Constance Wilhelm Scholarship
Hunter Uhl was awarded the Hubert and Constance Wilhelm Scholarship by the Geography Department at Ohio University. Uhl is majoring in Geography. About the Hubert and Constance Wilhelm Geography Scholarship The Hubert and Constance Wilhelm Scholarship was endowed by their son, David Wilhelm, as well as a number of other […]
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