Thrilled to be sharing our work on aging and climate resilience in Age-Friendly Athens County and the Grey Green Alliance at the 3rd World Congress on Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. Great that AF AC colleague Amy Lipka is here to share the practitioners perspective.

Deeply honored to receive University Professor recognition & doubly so because nomination comes from students. I definitely love the shared learning journey where we are all teachers and students. Works well for sharing those lessons learned from outside the classroom. www.ohio.edu/news/2026/04...

Really enjoyed talking climate, risk, & resilience with MBAs from all over the country at Ohio University College of Business' annual Leadership Development Conference. I found a number of lessons from decades of bringing together climate and security worlds had resonance in this context as well.

Can't say how delightful it is to teach in our Sustainability, Security & Resilience Masters & Certs Program. The students are often experienced pros from around the country hungry to learn more. They teach each other (& us instructors) so much. Ryan is a shining example www.ohio.edu/news/2025/10...

OHIO graduate applies MSSR degree to job in power industry

Ryan Stillwell attended classes from Shreveport, Louisiana, 974 miles from OHIO’s Baker University Center. But even while virtual, he was able to make lasting connections with his peers and mentors.

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"Cross-sector partnerships to enhance disaster preparedness for older and vulnerable populations" The short version write-up of some really solid research from our partners at @agefriendlyoh.bsky.social and many friends www.frontiersin.org/journals/dis...

Frontiers | Cross-sector partnerships to enhance disaster preparedness for older and vulnerable populations

Disaster preparedness for older and vulnerable populations remains a critical yet underprioritized aspect of emergency management. Nearly half of the deaths ...

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Lakeside art in Finland. Can't remember the location a few hours drive outside Helsinki. Hoping someone can remind me of the location and the artist.

We brought the Ohio University and Ohio State University Grey Green Alliance teams together at the @agefriendlyoh.bsky.social to talk research and practice, charting an exciting set of ways forward building on some dynamic work from student, faculty, staff & partner efforts!

More on extreme weather events especially flooding in Appalachia from my colleague Natalie Kruse at Ohio University's Voinovich School. Video available woub.org/2025/10/10/c...

Climate data show the past is no longer a good predictor when it comes to preparing for severe weather in Appalachia

Evidence suggests weather in central Appalachia is getting more severe, particularly when it comes to rainfall and the risks of flooding.

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Great new resource from our Grey Green Alliance partners at @agefriendlyoh.bsky.social. Practical toolkit for those living in & managing older adult affordable housing in face of increased extreme weather events. Lessons are from Columbus Ohio, not the coasts as typical csw.osu.edu/blog/2025/09...

Weather and Aging Resilience Model (W.A.R.M.) for Affordable Housing Toolkit - The Ohio State University - College of Social Work

Central Ohio has seen a stark increase in the frequency of severe weather events, including extreme heat, flooding, and tornados.

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Sharing the results of applied research takes many forms. Lucky to have skilled colleagues who create storymaps to help share insights visually as well. The peer-reviewed article version as well as lots of engagement with partners on the ground are behind it. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/85c7...

Appalachian Bright Spots

Building Resilience to Climate Change Driven Extreme Weather Events in Appalachia 

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Thrilled to see new book from buddy @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social available in full for free online from Cambridge UP. Paul Tobin, Matt Paterson & Stacy have assembled a diverse set of contributors/cases to examine Stability & Politicization in Climate Governance www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...

Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance

Cambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance

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Lucky enough to meet Jane Goodall three times in very different settings. This was the first, hosting her at the Wilson Center in 2003 when she made the case to donors for meeting the diverse needs of communities sharing the same biodiverse ecosystem rather than a species specific approach.

On this International Day of Older Persons, working to capture synergies & reduce risks presented by twin challenges of an aging & warming world. Thrilled to be part of a Grey Green Alliance partnership between Ohio University's Voinovich School & Ohio State University's @agefriendlyoh.bsky.social

Great opportunity Oct 8th 5pm EST to learn more about our work on risk communication and extreme weather in Appalachia. The PI of our NOAA funded grant Dr. Natalie Kruse is presenting an applied, lessons learned for Science Cafe. Live option & recording via YouTube www.ohio.edu/news/2025/09...

Oct. 8 Science Café to focus on preparing for, responding to extreme weather in Appalachia

Ohio University Professor Natalie Kruse Daniels will lead the next Science Café presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

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Working with a great new group of students this fall! Having fun at a Teas of the World event, part of the launch of Ohio University's new School of International Studies & Languages. Interesting research in the works: aging & climate resilience, climate & mobility, and environmental peacebuilding.

More on extreme weather events and risk communication in Central Appalachia. Challenging new realities on many fronts not making it easier despite better understanding. Great team of researchers & students engaging with public health & emergency response partners www.ohio.edu/news/2025/09...

On this International Day of Peace, questions persist on peace and conflict connections to climate. Unfortunately the stakes will grow as more impacts felt and more responses (good, bad & ugly) play out. Ken Conca & I make case for wider lens than typical journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Big news the state of Ohio officially becomes an Age-Friendly state. Joining 36 Age-Friendly Communities already here in Ohio. Opportunity for our Grey-Green Alliance focus on aging, sustainability & resilience as we have done in Athens, Columbus & Cleveland aging.ohio.gov/see-news-and...

Grisly but important reminder that environment & conflict links are often targeted assassinations of specific individuals apnews.com/article/envi...

120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America last year, report finds

A report by Global Witness reveals that at least 146 land and environmental defenders have been killed or gone missing worldwide in 2024.

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Fantastic to see both the MS Environmental Studies and Voinovich Scholars together! Love learning together with students in both these programs! Terrific to have all the students in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University connect. www.ohio.edu/news/2025/09...

Voinovich School celebrates arrival of new scholars and graduate students

OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service hosted its annual welcome reception on Sept. 4, greeting students with a warm sense of community and purpose.

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Conducting research or working on the ground bringing together environment, climate, peace, conflict & security? Then you should be signed up for the ECCP biweekly. Content draw from all quarters, not just the usual suspects (and I say that as one of the usual suspects). eccp.substack.com

Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP) Bi-weekly | Annika Erickson-Pearson | Substack

A bi-weekly round-up of the community of practice on ECCP issues. Click to read Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP) Bi-weekly, by Annika Erickson-Pearson, a Substack publication with hund...

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Well done @schwartzstein.bsky.social for unpacking the many implications of climate change including changing boundaries and borders in potentially lethal ways. AND he included ways shared environmental interdependence can be utilized for environmental peacebuilding www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...

Opinion | When Climate Change Blurs Borders

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Nice landing page for our Grey Green Alliance work on the dual trends of aging and warming. Looking to capture synergies in what makes communities more livable for older adults and more sustainable & climate resilient. Turns out lots of untapped opportunity. www.ohio.edu/voinovich-sc...

Lots were displaced. Most stayed in the South. Data on Hurricane Katrina making me think the hypothesized decisions to move to "climate havens" will likely stay close to home www.axios.com/local/new-or...

First-of-its-kind data shows where displaced New Orleanians landed after Katrina

Nearly 1/3 of New Orleanians remained elsewhere by 2019.

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Latest installment of our MS Environmental Studies students conducting research that matters in the field. Sharing the good work done at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University. www.ohio.edu/news/2025/08...

Ohio University graduate students receive honors, build connections and gain insight at national environmental conference

Earlier this summer, Environmental Studies graduate students Dupe Oluwasesan and Emily Fox, proudly represented OHIO at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reclamation Sciences.

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Did you know Island Press has a free monthly book club? Join us in August for a conversation with THREAT MULTIPLIER author Sherri Goodman, moderated by NYT's Lisa Friedman. RSVP and ask your Qs on the evolving security landscape of the US and abroad. give.islandpress.org/ThreatMultip...

Congrats to Teslima Jallow for his successful defense of his MS Environmental Studies thesis on climate adaption and older adults in Banjul, The Gambia. Great contribution to our Grey Green Alliance research agenda and loads of helpful takeaways for practitioners.

Terrific to see @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social and @lauren-risi.bsky.social landing at @stimsoncenter.bsky.social after Wilson Center shutdown. Stimson great partner to us at ECSP for decades & regular contributor in environment, peacebuilding, climate & security space. www.stimson.org/2025/new-sec...

New Security Beat Finds a New Home • Stimson Center

A trusted platform on environmental security finds a new institutional home amid rising global climate and security risks.

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Thrilled to see this new article capturing some of the insights from a collaborative research effort to better understand how county level health and emergency response officials in Central Appalachia grapple with extreme weather events and risk communication. doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Extreme Weather Events and Risk Communication Challenges in Central Appalachia: A Qualitative Inquiry

This study inventories and identifies communication challenges faced by emergency management agencies in Central Appalachia as they engage communities in preparation, response and recovery efforts fo....

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Super excited to get Sadie's @sadiebabits.bsky.social new book Hot Takes from @islandpress.bsky.social. So much experience to feed into a guide for covering climate change. I know it will be a great resource for our students learning the ins and outs of science communication as well!