Stories tagged with: Environmental Studies

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    OHIO Events

    Sustainability on Screen: Ohio University’s Sustainability Film Series returns for 12th year

    November 4, 2024 3 min

    The next installment in the Sustainability Film Series, “The Velvet Queen,” premieres on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Athena Cinema. It will be followed by "The Engine Inside," on Nov. 20
    Andreana Madera-Martorell
    Alumni Success

    Alumni spotlight: Andreana Madera Martorell, Environmental Protection Agency drinking water technical officer

    October 15, 2024 4 min

    Andreana Madera Martorell provides technical aid to states and reviews grant work plans to ensure that underserved and disadvantaged communities have access to safe drinking water.
    Audience members listen to the panel discussion at the Environmental Studies 50th Anniversary event.
    Environmental Studies

    Celebrating 50 years of Environmental Studies at OHIO: Alumni share insights, inspiration

    October 8, 2024 4 min

    The Environmental Studies program at the George Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service recently kicked off the celebration of its 50th anniversary with an alumni panel and luncheon.
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    Climate and aging

    How does climate change impact older adults?

    October 7, 2024 6 min

    Extreme weather can disproportionately affect older adults. Researchers in the Grey-Green Alliance explore solutions that could make a big difference for a vulnerable population.
    Rachel Martin
    Forever OHIO

    Alumni spotlight: Rachel Martin, Extinction Solutions Index and research manager at Conservation X Labs

    September 18, 2024 5 min

    Rachel Martin, a 2020 graduate of Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, works on combatting and finding solutions for biodiversity loss. 
    : an aerial view of a heavily wooded area in Southeast Ohio, with leaves in shades of green and yellow under a cloudy, bluish-purple sky
    Research & Impact

    Reforestation in Action

    September 12, 2024 6 min

    Trees are among Athens’ greatest treasures—and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service strives to ensure they’ll remain that way for centuries to come.
    Cynthia Jimenez is shown with her Environmental Studies poster at the OHIO Research Fair

    Environmental Studies celebrates its 50th anniversary

    September 6, 2024 5 min

    The Environmental Studies program at Ohio University’s George Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2024.
    Ben McCament

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

    September 6, 2024 5 min

    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

    September 6, 2024 3 min

    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

    August 27, 2024 2 min

    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

    August 21, 2024 2 min

    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).
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    Voinovich School wins funding for electronic aviation upgrade

    July 30, 2024 2 min

    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

    May 22, 2024 5 min

    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

    April 30, 2024 3 min

    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

    March 19, 2024 3 min

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