Archive for February, 2014

The Wealth and Poverty Theme is sponsoring a public lecture with Mike Goldberg of the World Bank on Tuesday, March 18, at 1:30 p.m. in Baker Theater. Goldberg, Operations Adviser to the Regional Vice President oft the Africa Region at the World Bank, will discuss “Do institutional solutions for poverty […]

Science Café presents Dr. Mark McMills on “Modern Drug Discovery” on Wednesday, March 19, at 5 p.m. in Baker Center Front Room. Have an ache, pain, or illness? Call or visit your doctor and have them fill a prescription. That’s how it works–better living through chemistry, right? People rarely take […]

Ohio University and regional community members are invited to the second annual Innovation Awards, which celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation in southeastern Ohio. The awards event is 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, in the Baker Center Ballroom. The $30 cost covers dinner, the awards ceremony and networking event. […]

The Environmental and Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Ruth D. Yanai on “Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co-limitation in New Hampshire Northern Hardwoods” on Friday, March 21, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter Hall 104. Yanai is Professor of Forest and Natural Resources Management at the SUNY [Syracuse] College of Environmental Science […]

The Baker Peace Conference on March 20 and 21 focuses on the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of what was then referred to as “The War to End All Wars.” The 2014 Baker Peace Conference is an annual event that brings together a diverse group of leading experts to discuss a […]

The Geography Colloquium series presents Dr. Daniel Sui on “Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge: VGI, Social Media, and Beyond” on Friday, March 21,  at 3:05 p.m. in Clippinger 119. Sui, Professor of Geography and Distinguished Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences at the Ohio State University, also serves as Chair of Geography […]

The Ohio University Frontiers in Science Annual Lecture series”From Silent Spring to Silent Night: A Tale of Toads and Men” on Monday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. Admission is free. Dr. Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California at Berkeley, authored the book, […]