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We deal with more than just maps. We are a community of scholars who seek to understand the complex ways humans engage with and create places. We are fascinated by questions of weather, earth, and human movement around the globe. We connect physical science, social science, and the humanities to ask challenging questions and generate new knowledge.

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January 6, 2025

SP25 First Day of Classes

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MLK DAY
January 20, 2025

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Speaker Series presents Daniel Warshawsky
January 31, 2025

Geography Speaker Series Presents Daniel Warshawsky

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March 11 - March 14, 2025

Spring Break

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Recent News

Spring 2024 Commodity Chain Story Maps

See our students’ outstanding story maps!

Dr. Madhumita Dutta teaches our new 4-credit hour, research-intensive version of Geography 2400. The class is a Citizenship-themed GE and is one of our most popular offerings. As part of the class…

Larry Brown

2024-2025 L.A. Brown Awardees

It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Sandy Wong and Dr. Sen Wang are recipients of the 2024-2025 L.A. Brown Faculty Fellowship. Sandy and Sen will each be receiving $10,000 towards their…

Adam Tjoelker demonstrates virtual reality headset

CURA’s community-engaged research

At a public event at the Union Grove Baptist Church on the Near East Side neighborhood of Columbus, the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) teamed up with the Sharpe Field Library to…

Kendra McSweeney

Phi Beta Kappa ‘Key Conversations’ podcast with Kendra McSweeney

Dr. Kendra McSweeney is spending the year traveling to schools across the country to share her research and to spread the good word about geography through the Phi Beta Kappa program. Phi Beta…