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News Brief from Interim Chair Darla Munroe
Tuesday is the first day of classes! Enjoy your last weekend of summer. Kendra McSweeney was awarded a grant from the Mershon Center for International Security Studies here at OSU. The title of the…
News Brief from Interim Chair Darla Munroe
The new academic year will be upon us very soon. The predictable U-Hauls and people lugging boxes are starting to pop up in neighborhoods surrounding campus. Max Woodworth is in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,…
News Brief from Interim Chair Darla Munroe
Hello, everyone, I hope you are enjoying your last few weeks before the semester kicks off again on August 21st. Caitlin Naber has accepted a new position in the Department of Sociology and will be…
First News Brief from Interim Chair Darla Munroe
This is a quiet week in Derby. I hope everyone is having a happy and productive summer. Just one piece of news: recent PhD graduate Minkyung Koh is leaving Columbus next week to take up two part-time…
Young alum found her place in international studies and geography.
When recent graduate Rebecca Rose Martin first came to Ohio State, she knew she wanted to do research, but needed a little time to decide on a major. After trying biology and engineering, she…
Chairman O'Kelly's Last News Brief
This is my final edition of Departmental news. It has been a privilege to serve as chair. I will be moving to University Hall on Monday, but I hope to continue to hear from you as studies and…
Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
I am pleased to announce that Darla Munroe has accepted the position of Interim Chair of the Department of Geography for a one year term beginning July 1. Darla will be returning from Sweden shortly,…
Congratulations to Stephen Shield
We are pleased to report that Stephen Shield successfully defended his thesis this morning. Thesis is titled, “Predictive Modeling of Thunderstorm-Related Power Outages”. Committee…
Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
I propose and start a new occasional feature of these updates: brief mention of geographical areas that we may want to learn more from (send me your own examples!)A look at a country you may like to…