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Article in Political Geography Open Research by PhD student Paromita Bathija and alum Dr. Nora Sylvander
“Just out in Political Geography Open Research, an article by current PhD student Paromita Bathija and OSU Geography alum Dr. Nora Sylvander (’19). The article, “Conservation regimes of exclusion…

Geography Emeriti Emilio Casetti Estate
On Friday June 16, Mat Coleman, Alvaro Montenegro and Jens Blegvad went on an adventure to attempt to preserve some of this extraordinary personal library of our former Geography Professor Emilio…

Grapefruit-sized hail in Texas!
Dr. Jana Houser is storm chasing in Texas and has been able to demonstrate that everything is indeed bigger in Longhorn country! On June 13 Dr. Houser collected a grapefruit-sized chunk of hail—…

CURA wins the Frederick J. Holdridge Outstanding Group Award
Columbus Landmarks is recognizing the Center of Urban and Regional Analysis’ Ghost Neighborhoods project (https://cura.osu.edu/projects/existing/ghost-neighborhoods) with the …

Dr. Jana Houser goes to Hollywood?
Dr. Jana Houser spent the week chasing storms in the central US, with a film crew based out of Los Angeles, California. The team was capturing footage for the Hollywood production of Twister 2. Dr…

Anisa Kline, now Dr. Kline, in the news!
Anisa’s voyage through grad school, her research, and her love for all things geographical are covered in a new Ohio State News story! See more at https://news.osu.edu/ohio-state-doctoral-students…

Pursuing his passions, from Cairo to Columbus
Geography's very own, Larkin Cleland! Read in detail Larkin's article in Ohio State Impact about how he follows his many passions and serve the community in the process.
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Congratulations Kendra McSweeney, elected in to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
We are very excited—and proud—to announce that our very own Kendra McSweeney has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Kendra’s election to the AAA&S is in recognition of…

2023 AAG Geography Bowl
This spring at the AAG annual meeting in Denver, OSU Geography Graduate Student John Layman was fortunate enough to represent the Ohio State and the Eastern Lakes Division of the American…