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The Derbsters Softball team.
Last night, a multidisciplinary team of grad students and professors won the recreational division of this year's Geeks Softball League. The team was made up of folks from Communications,…

PhD students Nora Sylvander and Yuxi Zhao win Grant.
Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative (EPI) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 summer research grant competition. Each year, EPI summer research grants support doctoral students…

Congratulations to Rae Choi
Please join us in congratulating Rae Choi, who defended her dissertation yesterday afternoon. Her research is on Governing Coastal Space in East Asia. Her committee members include Kendra…

Harvey Miller, new Director of CURA
Professor Harvey Miller has been named the new Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), a research center based at The Ohio State University.
Read more on CURA's website…

$10 million gift to enhance aviation education, research facilities
Austin E. Knowlton Foundation gives Ohio State $10M to enhance aviation, education and research facilities. Continuing its namesake’s commitment to education and to his alma mater, the Austin E.…

Congratulations to Muzi Feng
We are pleased to report that Muzi Feng passed her MA exam today.
Her thesis is entitled: “An Exploration in Airport Market Share and Accessibility with Twitter.”
The committee was Harvey…

Congratulations To Ryan Crumley
We are pleased to announce that Ryan Crumley successfully defended his thesis, “A Synoptic Snapshot of the Shullcas River Watershed in Peru: Glacier Melt Contribution to Stream Discharge and…

Congratulations to Bo Zhao
Please join us in congratulating Bo Zhao, who successfully defended his dissertation on July 1. Bo’s dissertation is on “Detecting Location Spoofing in Social Media: Initial…

Congratulations to Shelly Li
Shelly’s MA paper was on “Exploring the emerging sharing economy: Geographic perspectives on collaborative consumption.” Her committee includes Ed Malecki, Ningchuan Xiao and advisor…