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Geography Celebrates Hugh Bloemer Day, Nov. 17

Dr. Hugh Bloemer

The campus community is invited to join Geography alumni, faculty and students at Hugh Bloemer Day on Friday, Nov. 17, in honor of the beloved professor of Geography. The celebration honors the late Dr. Bloemer—and the Bloemer Berg in Athens, recently named after him. RSVP Now! Hugh Bloemer Day is […]

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October 2, 2017 at 12:15 pmEvents News

‘Oh neat. I am on SNL now,’ Tweets Alum

‘Oh neat. I am on SNL now,’ Tweets Alum

“Oh neat. I am on SNL now,” tweeted Ohio University alum Luke Null ’12. “NBC’s Saturday Night Live is adding a trio of fresh faces to its cast,” reports the Hollywood Reporter. “The veteran sketch comedy has enlisted Chris Redd, Heidi Gardner and Luke Null as featured performers for its upcoming 43rd […]

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September 28, 2017 at 4:49 pmAlumni

Houser Gives Keynote on Tornado Intensity, Correlation with Topography, Land Cover

Dr. Jana Houser

Dr. Jana Houser, Assistant Professor of Geography, was recently invited to be a keynote speaker at the American Meteorological Society’s 38th Radar Meteorology Conference held in Chicago from Aug. 28 through Sept. 1. Houser gave a presentation titled “Correlations between Topography and Land Cover with Tornado Intensity using Rapid-Scan Mobile and […]

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September 12, 2017 at 12:14 pmResearch

Urban and Regional Planning Alum ‘Detangles the Knot’ of City Geography

Alum Kyle May currently works as a city planner in Columbus

by Kristin Distel “The second you start to detangle the knot of the urban world, it hooks you,” says Ohio University alum Kyle May, a self-described “geography nerd.” May earned a B.S. in Geography—Urban Planning from the College of Arts & Sciences in 2009. Since 2011, May has worked as […]

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July 11, 2017 at 3:52 pmAlumni

ELIP Courses Helped Grad Student Learn How to Present Science

Penny Morgan took advantage of ELIP courses to better present the scientific material in her master’s program at Ohio University.

Penny Morgan ’11, ’13M knew scientific writing would be something she’d need to work on in her master’s degree at Ohio University in environmental science studies. “I really felt I wasn’t getting a good scientific grasp on the writing,” says Morgan, whose bachelor’s degree was in Geography Pre-Law from the […]

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June 7, 2017 at 5:40 pmAlumni In Class

Geography Alum Uses ‘Science of Where’ to Help People, Environment

Lo attending the 2015 Asia Pacific User Conference.

by Kristin M. Distel Geography alum Tim Lo ’07 and his company are applying “the Science of Where” to help people and the environment around the world. “My studies at OHIO helped me to understand the scientific way to fight deadly disease transmission, trace chemical spills, preserve habitats for endangered […]

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April 7, 2017 at 9:01 amAlumni

Geography Professor’s Name To Adorn Hill Near His Former Home

Dr. Hubertus Bloemer

Dr. Hubertus Bloemer, late Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University, made many contributions to the field of cartography. Now, his name will adorn maps of Athens County, as well. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Board on Geographic Names formally applied the name Bloemer Berg to a summit near Athens, and […]

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March 30, 2017 at 4:58 pmNews