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Leadership change at Geographical Analysis

After eight remarkable years of service, Rachel Franklin—Executive Director of the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard—will be stepping down as editor of Geographical Analysis at the end of…

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From the field: Dr. Jana Houser’s storm chasing class!

Students in Dr. Houser’s new class, Field Observations of Severe Convective Storms (ATMOSSC 5701), are currently touring the National Weather Center and Radar Innovation Lab in Norman,…

Adam Tjoelker, Jon Anderegg, H Rainak Khan Real

Sharpe Field Library Drone School

Last week, students from the Department of Geography participated in a hands-on drone photogrammetry demonstration run by Adam Tjoelker through the Sharpe Field Library (SFL). The demo…

Alumni with Ellen Mosley Thompson and Steven Qiring

Geography at the 2025 Arts and Sciences Alumni Award Ceremony

A few weeks ago we shared a news story of Geography at the 2025 Arts and Sciences Alumni Award Ceremony. We wanted to share a few more snapshots of the events with you all, please reference the…

Ellen Mosley Thompson, Lonnie Thompson, Steven Quriing

Geography at the 2025 Arts and Sciences Alumni Award Ceremony

Last Friday, Geography was a featured “interactive showcase” at this year’s ASC Alumni Awards ceremony. Adam Tjoelker, Jana Houser, Steven Quiring, Kendra McSweeney, and Mat Coleman were on…

AAG students participating in the Geography bowl

Ohio State geographers excel at the 2025 World Geography Bowl

At the 2025 World Geography Bowl at the AAG meeting in Detroit, the ELDAAG team placed fourth out of eight teams. Aniket Sangwan, Adam Tjoelker, and Summer Ha were among the six students in the…

Dr. Sandy Wong receiving her award

Dr. Sandy Wong wins AAG award!

Dr. Sandy Wong has won the 2025 Emerging Scholar Award in Health and Medical Geography. The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) of the AAG recognized Sandy as an early career…

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Geography undergraduates present their work at the 2025 AAG meeting in Detroit!

Congratulations to our intrepid undergraduate students who presented their work at this year’s national AAG meeting in Detroit. Emma Maher presented her thesis “Extreme heat, urban experimentation…

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Harvey Miller wins James Anderson medal

Congratulations to Professor Harvey Miller, faculty member in Geography and director of the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, who won the2025  James R. Anderson Medal…