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Two Ohio University meteorology students who were WOWK interns were interviewed in a WBOY report as they were helping on StormFest, a partnership between California University of Pennsylvania and the Carniege Science Center, which provides students a hands-on earth science learning experiment. Jensen Hufnagel, StormFest 2015 chair said, “It’s basically […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme is offering a Tier III seminar (T3 4400 Seminar in Wealth and Poverty) this spring semester. The course examines economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty and inequality issues in both domestic and international settings. The course is team taught by four instructors – Dr. Mariana Dantas […]

Students interested in urban sustainability can study abroad this summer in Scotland Edinburgh: City and Environment runs May 26 through June 25. Students earn 6-8 credits while spending five weeks in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. For more information on the Edinburgh: City and Environment, contact Dr. Geoff Buckley, […]

Dr. Jana Houser, Assistant Professor of Geography, was featured in an Oklahoman article on a tornado model based on storm that struck Oklahoma City in 2011. An EF5 tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City area on May 24, 2011, cost the metro area several lives and left many residents […]

The Sustainability Studies curricular theme is hosting Sustainability in Scotland on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Porter 104. Students who participated in the Summer 2014 Edinburgh: City and the Environment Program will discuss their experiences studying urban sustainability in Edinburgh and their exploration of land use […]

Open to juniors, seniors and graduate students who are majoring or minoring in meteorology, a real-life Storm Chasing Experience takes place May 5-12 in the Central Plains. After completing coursework on supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes or mesoscale meteorology, students will spend one week traveling around Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas where they […]

Dr. Ryan Fogt, said “All Coupled Climate Models Are Wrong, Some are Useful” in his Fall 2014 Science Café talk. Fogt is Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University. His research focuses on the Antarctic and the Southern Hemisphere climate. “I use climate models in my research on understanding the […]