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Saporling growing atop mossy ground in a sun dapled forest

Ohio State's Environmental History Initiative brings scholars across disciplines to explore how the complex relationships between people, environments, technology, science, and health have shaped one another over time. By uncovering the roots of today’s environmental, climate, health, and technological challenges, environmental history offers valuable perspectives for understanding and addressing the issues that define our world.

Upcoming Events

"Incendie du Cap" (Burning of Cape Francais) depicting a "General revolt of the Blacks. Massacre of the Whites" from 1815 Haiti
Mon, October 12, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:45 pm
Event Location: 0014 University Hall
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Fri, October 23 - Sun, October 25, 2026
Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event Location: Scott Laboratory E001, E004, E024, E040
Poster depicting a pig outline made of the stars and strips
Mon, November 2, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 168 Dulles Hall
View of a dogsled team from the sled racing across a snowy field
Wed, December 2, 2026

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Assistant Professor, Department of History
Alumni, Department of History
Alumni, Department of History
College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of History