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Ohio University alumna Molly Kathleen ’08 works to address recycling and solid waste challenges in Ohio. An environmental planner with GT Environmental, Kathleen earned a B.S. in Environmental Geography from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn. Geography’s eight specialized majors provide a […]

“This May we sent off a large and impressive class of graduating Geography majors. Most have very exciting plans, including graduate school, service such as AmeriCorps or Peace Corps, or their first professional job. We congratulate them all and hope they stay in touch and hopefully help graduating Bobcats in […]

Ohio University’s Scalia Laboratory—the only place to get current weather conditions and an Athens-specific forecast—just launched a new mobile-friendly website. “When we moved here, our house didn’t have internet service or even TV service. So every morning we called Scalia Lab at 593-1717 to get the forecast,” says Dr. John […]

Ohio Governor John R. Kasich announced the appointment of Dr. Timothy G. Anderson to the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board for a three-year term beginning June 28. Anderson, Associate Professor of Geography, is a historical geographer with research interests in three main areas. “First, much of my current research […]

Eighteen meteorology students from Ohio University packed their bags and headed west to the Central and Southern Plains’ Tornado Alley. On the trip, students directly observed deep, moist atmospheric convection and its associated phenomena, including single-cell, multi-cell, and supercell storms, which can produce squall lines, hail, lightning, and tornadoes. The […]

Jim Phillips reviews a new book, Late-K Lunacy, by Geography Professor Emeritus Ted Bernard in an Athens News story headlined “Novel by emeritus prof asks hard questions.” Ted Bernard’s novel “Late-K Lunacy” opens in a small college town in the foothills of Appalachian Ohio, on the banks of the fictional Shawnee […]

The Geography Department presented its awards and recognition for 2017-18 at Geofest. Study Away Scholarships Connor Belak, Meteorology Emily Mullins, Geography Elizabeth Llewellyn Robe Scholarship Brandon Humphrey, Urban Planning and Sustainability Olive Emler Ross Scholarship Kyle Bussard, Geographic Information Science (GISc) Lauren Bennett, Environmental Geography Sonya Ferrier, Environmental Geography Jessica […]