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Vanessa Thiel, Geography Urban Planning & Sustainability major, is a new member of the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program, Ohio University’s first and only women’s scholars program. Margaret Boyd Scholars Program announces new class In Her Words Hello! I’m Vanessa Thiel I was raised in the small town of Lynchburg, Ohio […]

Lauren Smith, Geography Environmental Pre-Law major, is a new member of the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program, Ohio University’s first and only women’s scholars program. Margaret Boyd Scholars Program announces new class In Her Words I’m Lauren Smith and I grew up in Hiram, Ohio, a liberal arts college town outside […]

The Posts’ Sean Wolfe interviewed College of Arts & Sciences faculty from the Fire to iPhone theme for a story headlined “‘Fire to iPhone’ theme explores relationship between humanity and technology.” In a world of iPhones, self-driving cars, drones and virtual reality, technology may appear to be a brand new […]

The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Kendra McSweeney on “Grounding traffic: how the cocaine commodity chain transforms lives and land in rural Central America” on Friday, Jan. 27, from 3:05 to 4 p.m. in Clippinger 119. McSweeney is Professor of Geography at Ohio State University, with over 20 years […]

The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Randall Wilson on “Yellowstone as America’s Backyard” on Friday, Dec. 2, from 3:05 to 4 p.m. in Clippinger 119. Wilson is the Thompson Professor of Environmental Studies at Gettysburg College where he conducts research and teaches courses on environmental policy, public land management, […]

Ohio University students, especially those involved with the Wealth & Poverty Theme, are encouraged to apply for summer internships through the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty. Two information sessions are planned: Monday, Oct. 24,  from 5-6 p.m. Baker Center 231 Thursday, Nov. 3, from 6-7 p.m. Baker Center 239 Ohio […]

The Ohio University Geography Department will use a $4,948 Ohio EPA education grant to provide the public with information about how rain gardens can be used as stormwater management tools. The project, which begins in December, is led by Dr. Amy Lynch, Assistant Professor of Geography. “Green stormwater management strategies […]