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Kendra McSweeney named a 2024-2025 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Geography professor Kendra McSweeney is a 2024-2025 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar (https://www.pbk.org/visitingscholars/2024-2025/kendra-mcsweeney). Since 1956, the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting…

John Layman on Rapid Transit Busses in Columbus
Master’s student John Layman showcased his research on the city’s proposed high-capacity bus rapid transit (BRT) initiative at a recent Arts and Sciences event on promoting economic opportunity in…

28th Annual Weather, Water, and Climate Symposium
The Ohio State University Meteorology Club hosted their Annual Weather, Water, and Climate Symposium on Thursday, February 8, 2024. This event connected students and community members with…

GGO and Department Professors celebrate Lunar New Year
The GGO (Geography Graduate Student Organization) put together a celebration of the Lunar New Year, a festive time across East Asia and diasporic communities around the world. Professors and…

Meet our new faculty members!
Now that we are a few weeks into spring semester, it's a great time to meet our newest faculty members! They are doing incredible work in research and teaching and are great resources to connect…

TedXOhioStateUniversity w/ Dr. Anisa Kline
Dr. Anisa Kline, who graduated from our department last year, will be giving a TedxOhioStateUniversity talk on the agricultural guestworker economy in Ohio. See more at https://www.linkedin.com/…

CURA and Kirwan speaker series ends with a focus on inclusive transportation
Veronica O. Davis, author of Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities, wrapped up the year’s shared speaker series at CURA and Kirwan with a talk on equity and…

Atmospheric Sciences student wins $100,000 from Dr. Pepper!
Atmospheric Sciences student, Gavin White, won $100,000 towards tuition and school expenses during the Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway at the Big 12 Championship in Dallas between the Texas Longhorns…

Dr. Max Woodworth conference work
As part of their National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network grant, Max D. Woodworth and co-PI Jeffrey Jacquet (SENR) are organizing the Conference on Global Coal Transitions for…