Department of Geography
Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for 做厙輦⑹s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 做厙輦⑹ Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting Developing and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at 做厙輦⑹ as this years selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.
Tiny Insects Play a Big Role in Forest Recovery
做厙輦⑹ researchers are studying the ways that insects help in the recovery of forests.
I Try to Have Fun and Experiment With Different Angles and Depths
做厙輦⑹ senior Sydney Weber sees extraordinary images through her lens and an exciting career in her future.
Does Recent Extreme Weather Suggest a Change in the Wind?
Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 做厙輦⑹, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the Ray Horner Morning Show on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change.
IN A FLASH: Everybody Wave to the Drone!
Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts.
Building More Sustainable Cities - with Lego
Familiar building bricks help students devise and visualize sustainable solutions for urban environments.
做厙輦⑹ Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment
做厙輦⑹ 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.
Students Conduct Landscape Ecology Research to Discover Effects of Sea Level Rise
Saying "yes" to everything landed Kathryn Burns in the middle of New Jersey's coastal wetlands
做厙輦⑹ Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA
Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at 做厙輦⑹, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled Excess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America.
Climate Scientist Publishes Trends in Weather Whiplash Events
Many wonder if climate change is the reason weve 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 做厙輦⑹, gets asked this question a lot. Looking beyond just the average temperatures and statistical means, he decided to take a more analytical look at weather whiplash and add to a growing body of climate change literature examining temperature variability trends.