Department of Geography
Two Researchers With ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Ties Explore the Power of Environmental Storytelling
For years, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., has studied wetlands and the complex ways they filter water, store carbon and support ecosystems across Ohio. Along the way, she found herself asking a different kind of question: how do you tell the story of science in a way that helps people feel connecte…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Scientists Partner with Boardman Schools to Turn Former Elementary Site into Living Classroom
When Forest Lawn Stormwater Park opened on the site of Boardman Ohio's Market Street Elementary School, it became something rare: a community wetland with deep roots. For the students whose parents once attended that school, the land carried memory. For ¹ú²úÂ×Àí researchers, it held dat…
POV: Embracing May 4 Oral Histories Is ‘Absolute Privilege’
POV shares insights from the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí community on important topics. Jennifer Mapes, assistant professor of Geography, will deliver this year's address for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Geographer to Discuss Mapping May 4 and Oral Histories During University’s 2025 Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, 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.
Geography Department Welcomes Two Fulbright Scholars
For the first time ever, the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Department of Geography is home to two Fulbright students: Alindomar Silva and Uzma Jabeen!What is the Fulbright Program?The Fulbright Program for Foreign Students, established in 1976, enables students, artists and young professional…
From Student to Researcher: Bridging Knowledge with the Two-Eyed Seeing Method
Rae Baba, a senior Environmental Studies major and Environment, Peace and Justice minor, is at the forefront of an innovative research project that seeks to bring together Indigenous and Western knowledge and science. As part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported …
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Explores Sustainable Practices in Ohio’s Growing Cannabis Industry
Pamela Brigger, a senior majoring in Environmental Studies, is making significant strides in her research through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURE), with mentorship from David Kaplan, PhD, Professor in the Department of Geography and sponsorship by The Environmental Science and Design…
Keeping the Memory of May 4 Alive
A group of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.
ESDRI Seed Grants Enable Early-Stage Research on Indigenous Land Conservation, Carbon Stabilization, and Invasive Species
Each year the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) hosts a competitive request for proposals which are reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel, awarding seed grants with funding up to $12,000 for multidisciplinary research related to ESDRI’s wide-ranging areas of focu…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Institute Celebrates Graduating Fellows
The Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) supports students through their fellowship program. In this program students across any major with interest in environmental science or design come together to form a like-minded, yet diverse, community. Fellows receive mentor…
