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College Honors Outstanding Student Leaders, Faculty and Advisor at Annual Awards Ceremony
May 5, 2026
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Center was filled with celebration and pride as the College of Arts and Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø recognized its top student leaders, along with one distinguished faculty member and advisor, at the annual Dean’s Undergraduate Student Leadership…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty, community partners named 2026 Engagement Award recipients
April 3, 2026
Several faculty members from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Arts and Sciences, along with community partners, are among the recipients of the…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Geographer to Discuss Mapping May 4 and Oral Histories During University’s 2025 Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
April 9, 2025
Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, will serve as the 2025 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.
Read More »Geography Department Welcomes Two Fulbright Scholars
Oct. 28, 2024
For the first time ever, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Department of Geography is home to two Fulbright students: Alindomar Silva ²¹²Ô»å&²Ô²ú²õ±è;…
Read More »From Iowa to Ohio: New Faculty Member Sets Sights on Urban and Suburban Challenges
Oct. 24, 2024
We are thrilled to welcome Assistant Professor Patrick Bitterman, Ph.D., who joined us as a new tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Geography at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø this semester! Bitterman comes to us from the School of Global Integrative Studies at the…
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Distinguished Alumna Helps Open Exhibit Showcasing Women’s Role in Cartography During World War II
Oct. 15, 2024
The Military Mapping Maidens of World War II exhibit is now on display on the first floor of the through November 15.
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment
Feb. 23, 2023
51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA
June 17, 2022
Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (…
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Climate Scientist Publishes Trends in ‘Weather Whiplash’ Events
Jan. 17, 2022
Many wonder if climate change is the reason we’ve had 'weather whiplash' or day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
April 2, 2019
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United…
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