News

Faculty take a narrow win over grad students in the (now) Annual Mushball Tournament!
Grad students put up a tremendous fight, and took up an early dominant lead, but faculty (aka the Natural Disasters) dug deep and came from behind to win 16-15 in Saturday’s game! Big thanks to…

Professor Jana Houser in the news!
Dr. Houser explains to Newsweek readers why tornadoes are so difficult to predict, even with the advancement of weather-forecasting systems. Read the full story here.

GIS minor Caroline Mallory named Gaither Junior Fellow!
Caroline Mallory has been named a Gaither Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C. Approximately 14 Gaither Fellows are selected each year from a…

Emily Cody — Assistant to the Chair and published author!
Dr. Emily Cody, who started this semester as our new Assistant to the Chair, has an article out in the journal Women’s Writing on working class motherhood and reproductive politics in Elizabeth…

Professor Jana Houser featured in a Salon story on storm chasing
Professor Houser recounts her first storm chasing experience and explains what needs to be accomplished to improve our understanding of tornado formation. See the full story at https://…

Jacklynn Beck Wins Graduate Association Leadership Award
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Jackie Beck is a recipient of the 2022-23 Graduate Association Leadership Award. This is a highly competitive award that recognizes ‘exceptional…

Geography Professor Harvey Miller Celebrated in Ohio State’s ‘Engaged Scholars’ Series
Professor Harvey Miller was featured in Ohio State’s ‘Engaged Scholars’ series for his community-engaged research and teaching. Read an interview with Harvey about the “long view” of community-…

Geography Student at the 2023 Denman
Geography Senior Ashley Kuhn advised by Bryan Mark participated in the 2023 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum yesterday.
Ashley's research project topic was, Using Isotopic Analysis to…
