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Congratulations to Aaron Wilson Appointed as Next State Climatologist of Ohio
The State Climatologist of Ohio position has been held for many years by various faculty in the OSU Department of Geography. Dr. Jeff Rogers filled this role for years until his retirement. And…

Geography 2800 Tours the McCracken Power Plant
Geography 2800: Our Global Environment, Introduction to global environmental issues, including the interaction of physical and social factors in the causes of and strategies for ameliorating…

Professor Matt Saltzman (Earth Sciences) and Professor Bryan Mark (Geography), hanging with Brutus at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
Professor Matt Saltzman (Earth Sciences) and Professor Bryan Mark (Geography), hanging with Brutus at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. Professors Saltzman and Mark are co-teaching a new…

Rojika Sharma, selected to be the 2022-23 Archival Creators Fellow of South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
Rojika Sharma, a first year Master’s student in Human Geography was selected 2022-23 Archival Creators Fellow of South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA). …

Autumn Semester in full swing.
Seeing the Geography Blimp in Action on the Oval today is a sure sign that Autumn Semester is in full swing. Graduate Teaching Assistants Emily Mazan, Lingwei Li and Adam Tjoelker wrangling the…

Our very own Zhengyu Liu is this year’s distinguished recipient!
Every year the American Geophysical Union (AGU) recognizes “ground breaking research or leadership in global environmental change through cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and trans…

Mat Coleman appointed interim chair of Department of Geography
Mathew Coleman, professor in the Department of Geography, has been appointed interim chair of the department for a one-year term, effective July 1, 2022. His research examines immigration law and…

News Brief From Our Chair, Darla Munroe
Congratulations to all our graduates for Spring 2022! Enjoy your summer.
Faculty News:
A review of Madhumita Dutta's book, Mobile Girls Koottam — Working Women Speak was…

People shape the environment, and the environment shapes people, says Kendra McSweeney, professor of geography.
Faculty Research Initiative Video Series:
People shape the environment, and the environment shapes people, says Kendra McSweeney, professor of geography. Her latest research examines the…