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Department of Geography News
Kent State Geography Welcomes Three New Faculty
Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 10:37am
We're welcoming two new assistant professors to the Kent campus, Dr. Tim Assal and Dr. He Yin.
Kent State Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 3:03pm
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United Stat...
Geography Professor Reveals Abnormal Weather Patterns
Monday, February 18, 2019 - 3:17pm
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chairperson of Kent State University's Department of Geography, recently conducted a study on abnormal weather patterns published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union.
Assistant Professor and Applied Climatologist Cameron Lee Interviewed by WKSU
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 5:59pm
More Extremes In A Changing Climate: An Interview With Cameron Lee Ph.D. Cameron Lee, Ph.D., discusses with local NPR station, WKSU, the effects of a changing climate. In the ten minute interview Dr. Lee explains how we should expect to see greater extremes in light of a globally...
MGIS Student Kwanza Johnson Spends Week Aboard the NOAA Ship Rainier
Monday, November 26, 2018 - 1:52pm
From October 4-12, 2018, the NOAA Ship Rainier welcomed aboard three graduate students for a new seafloor...
Kent State Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient Values Mentoring Students
Monday, November 5, 2018 - 7:43am
Many professors have certain influences that inspire them to teach. For David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in Kent State University's Department of Geography, that inspiration comes from his father.
Department of Geography invites applications for Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 11:07am
The Department of Geography at Kent State University (http://www.kent.edu/geography) invites applications for two available open-rank tenure-track positions starting in August 2019, specializing in (1) Envi...
Hurricane Katrina Unites Mapping with Music
Friday, September 7, 2018 - 3:52pm
Andrew Curtis, Ph.D., geography professor and co-director of Kent State University's Geographic Information System (GIS) Health & Hazards Lab, is recognized as a leader in his field. But, his work transcends the classroom.
Ph.D. Student, Kathryn Hannum, Receives Prestigious Evelyn Pruitt National Fellowship
Saturday, July 28, 2018 - 10:12am
The Society of Woman Geographers (SWG) Evelyn L. Pruitt National Fellowship for Dissertation Research is made possible by a generous bequest from Ms. Evelyn L. Pruitt. Ms. Pruitt w...
Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award
Saturday, July 28, 2018 - 9:38am
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements.
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