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Jan 16, 2026
Course enrollment opens Wednesday, January 21
Course dates are February 17 –March 14
Have you ever wanted to include weather and climate topics in your environmental education work but weren’t sure how to start? Then consider joining us for an online course focused on these dynamic topics.
Improving Weather and Climate Understanding for Ohio’s Environmental Educators, Professionals and Volunteers is an online course that seeks to empower environmental professionals and volunteers to understand Ohio’s weather and climate and create ways to teach and share information with confidence, additional resources, and support. This course will help you integrate weather, climate, and climate change into your work through a final project planning assignment. The course is self-paced and fully online with 3 optional lunch time Zooms to help you build connections and network. Cost is $25.00 and includes readings, videos, a certificate of completion from The Ohio State University, and access to the course for one year. Link to registration here. Registration size is limited. We estimate the five course modules, quizzes, and final project completion time to be 8 hours. Learn more about this opportunity >>
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Dec 22, 2025
School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) students know the value of gaining hands-on experience while in college, whether they are conducting research at a natural history museum, trekking through a wetland, or coordinating tree-planting events in neighborhoods around Columbus. This past summer and fall, many SENR students took part in internships and other professional experiences that helped them develop new skills, pinpoint their passions, and deepen their understanding of environmental careers. Here is a look at how a few SENR Buckeyes spent their time >>
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Dec 22, 2025
Professor Rattan Lal is among World’s Most Influential Scientists for Both Lifetime and Recent Research Impact according to the 2025 Scholar GPS Global Rankings.
Ohio State’s Rattan Lal continues to stand among the most influential scientists globally. Lal, a professor in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences School of Environment and Natural Resources, has remarkable lifetime achievement—Lal is ranked #40 globally, and within his areas of expertise, Lal is ranked:
#1 in Natural Resources, Carbon Sequestration, Land Degradation, Natural Environment, Soil Carbon, Soil Conservation, Soil Health, and Water Conservation
#2 in Agriculture, Crop Residue, Crop Yield, and Soil Erosion
#3 in Food Security and Sustainable Management
Read more >>
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Dec 19, 2025
Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of The Ohio State University, the University of Toledo and the Ohio Department of Higher Education, has released the 2025 research findings for the Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI).
Created in the aftermath of the 2014 Toledo water crisis, HABRI is a statewide research program that provides near-term solutions for the full suite of issues surrounding harmful algal blooms.
The initiative consists of 29 science teams across the state that are working to fill critical knowledge gaps identified by frontline state agencies, including the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Ohio’s state agencies, researchers and local partners are collaboratively generating and applying new science to reduce nutrient pollution, improve water quality, and strengthen public health responses to harmful algal blooms thanks to this initiative.
The 2025 report highlights that the state of Ohio continues to benefit from HABRI.
Read about the 2025 research findings and access the report >>
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Dec 18, 2025
Deadline extended to apply: January 16, 2026!
In 2003, the Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology Laboratory (TWEL) in the School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) and the Ohio Division of Wildlife (ODOW) established summer internships, providing students practical experiences and supporting preparation for careers as wildlife managers and research biologists. Since 2003, over 70 undergraduates have completed TWEL-ODOW internships, enabling them to apply their education, gain real world experience and discover professional opportunities. Many went on to earn positions at state and federal agencies, and conservation organizations as wildlife biologists, officers, researchers, and foresters. Learn more about this opportunity >>
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Dec 1, 2025
What does it take to manage Ohio’s forests?
ENR 5340, Forest Ecosystem Management, opened its doors for a special lecture on management planning for Ohio's State Forests. The course is offered through the School of Environment and Natural Resources and taught by Dr. Roger Williams.
Who better to learn about real world forest management planning from than invited speakers Dan Balser, chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry and Ben Kelley, land management administrator of ODNR Division of Forestry. With vast professional experience between them, the pair provided insights into how the Division of Forestry is organized, benefits of working with the Division and forest management planning protocols for the state forests.
Read more about the lecture >>
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Dec 1, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio — What do soil health, food safety and honeybee survival have in common?
They’re just a few of the critical areas where faculty in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) are driving global progress — and now, 23 of those researchers have been named among the most influential scientists in the world.
The 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists list, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, ranks researchers whose work is among the most cited by peers worldwide. The recognition places CFAES faculty in an elite tier of global scholarship, where their discoveries are shaping the future of food, agriculture and environmental sustainability. See which faculty from SENR have been identified as the world's most impactful scientists >>
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Nov 20, 2025
Study examines animal-person overlap based on location, time
Open semi-natural settings in urban areas – like parks and golf courses teeming with plants and small mammals – are possible hotspots for interaction between coyotes and humans, a new study suggests.
Researchers analyzed times and locations in Chicago when coyotes were on the move at the same time people were working, socializing or otherwise occupied outside the home.
The analysis showed that overlap of human and coyote activity would be far more probable in areas with a high proportion of open space and less likely to occur in predominantly paved areas.
“The overlap seems to be associated with environmental characteristics: It’s higher in areas with more open space and lower in areas with impervious surface cover,” said Emily Zepeda, first author of the study and a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University. Read more about this research in Ohio State News >>
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Nov 6, 2025
Research on the Horizon - Ohio State's Soil Symposium for 2025 to honor World Soil Day will be held on December 5. The symposium is open to all and will showcase soil science related research.
Dr. Alfred Hartemink, professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will provide the Keynote Address.
Details to submit an Abstract and Register for the symposium >>
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Nov 3, 2025
The School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) hosts convenient Employer Pop-Ups throughout the autumn and spring semester. These events bring employers from environment and sustainability fields to Kottman Hall Lobby monthly so students and employers can casually interact and discuss upcoming job and internship opportunities.
Find out which employers will be in Kottman Lobby on Nov. 13 >>
