Stories tagged with: Environmental Studies

Ben McCament

ODNR Mineral Resources chief to speak at Homecoming celebration of Environmental Studies’ 50th Anniversary

Ben McCament has spent his career making a significant impact in environmental science, particularly in watershed restoration and mineral resource management.

Students and teachers work  in a stream during a community STEM Day activity

Partnering with public libraries to get Appalachian kids excited about science

On a cloudy day in late June, more than 50 kids packed into a conference room at the Jackson City Library in Jackson, Ohio.

Dr. Sarah Davis is shown standing in front of miscanthus grass at The Ridges at Ohio University.

Professor Sarah Davis advances biofuels research

In the race to find alternatives to oil and gas, the adoption of biofuels has been more deliberate than other renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, that are less suited for liquid fuel substitutes.

A speaker gives a presentation on climate resilience in Central Appalachian Ohio

Voinovich School wins national Impact Awards

The George Voinovich School recently won two of the three 2024 Impact Awards given out in Ohio by the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO).

An individual hooks up charging equipment to an airplane

Voinovich School wins funding for electronic aviation upgrade

The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service has received a $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) initiative.

Geoff Dabelko and Sam Crowl hold the Faculty Sustainability Award that as presented to Dabelko

Sustainability Award winners announced

The Sustainability Awards are given to individuals, departments and organizations nominated by their peers for contributions to campus and the local community.

Rylan Wax and Case Woods

District 12 Science Day gets Appalachian kids excited about STEM

This year featured more than 110 students from eight counties in Southeast Ohio who competed in areas ranging from behavioral sciences and microbiology to physics, mathematics and engineering.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows and several OHIO  representatives pose for a photo at the College Gate

Fulbright Humphrey Fellows to visit OHIO for Professional Enhancement Workshop on climate change

Ohio University will host 12 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows for a Professional Enhancement Workshop focused on climate change from March 25-29,

Natalie Kruse is shown looking at a computer screen that has air quality information on it

PurpleAir Air Quality Project aims to increase health information, data collection across southeast Ohio

The project aims to provide residents in southeast Ohio with access to adequate, updated air quality information following the Canadian wildfires from the summer.

Students from the Voinovich School are shown at their summer internships in this photo collage

Voinovich students dive into summer public service internships

Students from Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service gained valuable experience working in a variety of internship programs over the summer.

Archaeologist David Lamp works in a one-meter square part of a dig near Lancaster.

Student David Lamp makes discovery of a lifetime: fluted point from first peoples in Ohio

David Lamp was on his hands and knees, trowel in hand, back at OHIO as a graduate student on June 2, when he made the discovery of a lifetime.

Laura Miller is shown with her family

Commencement Spotlight: Laura Miller

As a student in the MSSR program, Laura Miller explained, it was incredible to collaborate and get to know other like-minded individuals who care about climate change prevention and sustainability.

Three students work in a creek
Research & Impact

The efforts behind a greener Ohio University

Every day, students, faculty and staff work to make Ohio University a more climate-friendly place to live and learn. 

Hailey Gifford, portrait

Hailey Gifford found passion and power interning with ACLU of Ohio

Hailey Gifford wants to influence policy, and she recently found a home for that passion in an internship with the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio.

Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin

Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin followed her heart to OHIO, fisheries and water quality

Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin follows her interests, even when they take her to places she doesn’t expect.

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