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Spring 2019 Speaker Series Preview: Natural Resources & GIS

CURA has a long tradition of bringing novel ideas and thoughtful discussion about urban and regional issues to Central Ohio through our semi-annual speaker series. Recently, we have focused on…

The AGOL workshop held in the research commons on the 18th ave. library at Ohio State University

Recap Workshop: Web Mapping Basics with ArcGIS Online

Last month our Outreach Coordinator, Katie Phillips and Geospatial Information Librarian, Josh Sadvari co-presented a workshop on the basics of web…

A screenshot from ArcGIS Online showing Mauna Loa symbolized by lava flow hazard

Upcoming workshop: GIS for the Rest of Us

From Ptolemy to Tobler, cartographers and data scientists help people see the world in new ways. You can too! Join CURA, Byrd Polar and Climate…

mobility and equity

Autumn 2018 Speaker Series Preview: Mobility & Equity

CURA has a long tradition of bringing novel ideas and thoughtful discussion about urban and regional issues to Central Ohio through our semi-annual speaker…

Ohio State seal

Researcher Spotlight: Nia Matsumoto

Dearly beloved, I write today of the passing of our own Nia Matsumoto.  She was with only with us since 2017, but she has now departed for a better place.  Well, it is debatable whether…

Photo of summer camp attendees presenting their work

Outreach Recap: Big Data for Good

The paint may still be drying at recently-renovated Pomerene Hall, but that didn’t deter 28 intrepid high-school age women from participating in the Women in Data Science Summer Camp …

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Spring 2018 speaker series re-cap

We hope you enjoyed our Spring 2018 speaker series as much as we did!  If you weren’t able to join us for the live presentations, you missed some…

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Researcher Spotlight: Seth Tribby

For the Researcher Spotlight this month, we feature undergraduate student researcher Seth Tribby.

Around the CURA office, Seth is known as “Dark Brown”, owing to his (untenable) position in…

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Researchers represent CURA at 2018 AAG Conference

CURA was well-represented at the 2018 American Association of Geographers annual meeting, which took place in New Orleans in April. 

Bus Delays

Post-doctoral researcher Yongha Park…