Archive for May, 2016

BSO Freshmen Bobcats: Sign Up for Law and Justice Course CAS 2500

BSO Freshmen Bobcats: Sign Up for Law and Justice Course CAS 2500

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites incoming freshmen students to enroll in a special law and justice course in Fall 2016. Seats are still available! CAS 2500: Breaking the Law focuses on law and justice in relation to citizenship, global affairs, human rights, public health, and science and technology. This course […]

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May 31, 2016 at 10:12 amNews

Terman Co-Authors ‘Rise of Women Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture’

Terman Co-Authors ‘Rise of Women Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture’

  Dr. Anna Rachel Terman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, is the co-author of a new book, The Rise of Women Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture. “In this book, we wanted to make sure to highlight the voices of women farmers telling their stories,” Terman says. “The actual experiences of women farmers […]

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May 25, 2016 at 2:22 pmResearch

New Reads from the Food Studies Theme

New Reads from the Food Studies Theme

The Food Studies theme announces new “reads” available in Alden Library. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle– Barbara Kingsolver (2007) Art of Fermentation – Sandor Katz  (2012)  Bite Me: Food in Popular Culture– Fabio Parasecoli (2008)  Consider the Fork: a History of How We Cook and Eat– Bee Wilson (2012)  Cuisine and Empire: Cooking […]

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May 24, 2016 at 9:03 amAnnouncements

Food Studies Celebrates Graduates, Awaits Approval for New Certificate

Spring 2016 potluck at the Learning Garden

  The Food Studies Theme closed out the academic year with a potluck on April 28 to celebrate with students and Food Studies theme seniors. Despite the intermittent rain and wind, students and faculty gathered at the Plant Biology Learning Garden “circle garden” on the West State Street to share […]

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May 23, 2016 at 3:03 pmNews

Free Summer Law Program for High School Students; Apply Now

Ohio University Team Green Prosecution cross-examining a witness for Ohio University Team White Defense at Athens County Courthouse.  Athens County Common Pleas Judge George McCarthy presided.

High school students can apply now for a free Summer Law & Trial Institute offered at Ohio University from July 10-22, 2016. The Summer Law & Trial Institute is a 12-day immersive residential program that aims to increase understanding of the law and its possibilities among Ohio high school students […]

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May 23, 2016 at 9:39 amNews

Zak Blumer | Building an Evacuated Tube Solar Collector

Zak Blumer and his evacuated tube solar collector

By Zak Blumer (B.S. HTC Engineering Physics, Class of 2018) My work under Dr. Martin Kordesch’s supervision in Physics & Astronomy involves determining the efficiency of models of concentrating thermal solar power and comparing them to other models in order to find the most efficient model. When I began my research, […]

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May 20, 2016 at 4:33 pmResearch

University Community Mourns Elizabeth Gierlowski Kordesch

University Community Mourns Elizabeth Gierlowski Kordesch

Dr. Elizabeth Gierlowski Kordesch, age 59 of The Plains, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, May 17, 2016, at Ohio Health O’Bleness Hospital, Athens. Gierlowski Kordesch was a Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University since 1989. She was a member of several professional societies, including the Geological Society of America, and […]

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May 20, 2016 at 4:16 pmNews