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Tuesday, April 2, marks the beginning of the third annual Environmental Justice Summit at Ohio University. Sponsored by Student Senate’s Environmental Affairs Commission and the Ohio University Sierra Student Coalition, the event promotes awareness of environmental justice, local food availability, and sustainability. The free events run from April 2 to […]

by Kristin Distel Ten Ohio University students from Anthropology, Environmental & Plant Biology, and Biological Sciences interned with the Wayne National Forest in summer 2018, marking trails, searching for rare species and habitats, and helping the forest staff prepare for upcoming projects. The partnership between Ohio University’s College of Arts […]

The Food Studies theme congratulates Daniel Williams on receiving the best poster award at this year’s conference of the Society for Economic Botany and the Society of Ethnobiology. Williams is a second-year candidate in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs’ Master of Science in Environmental Studies program. The […]

Kelsie Geyer ’12 went to New Orleans for several months in 2017 to volunteer with local Red Cross chapter, New Orleans-Southeastern Louisiana. Her dream job has always incorporated the idea of helping communities overcome or prepare for whatever environmental challenges they may face. It wasn’t until after her first Red […]

Note: This event has been cancelled. The Food Studies theme welcomes Dr. Bryan McDonald on “The Rise & Fall of the Postwar American Food System” on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Schoonover 450. McDonald is Associate Professor of History at Penn State University. His talk will focus on […]

Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences launches the Notable Alumni Awards, honoring 37 Notable Alumni in 2017 for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students.   Michael Kukral ’82 Geography, […]

By Mary Vandeman After graduating with a B.S. in Geological Sciences, Ohio University alum Brooke Stokes was offered a job as a biologist. She soon realized that the lab setting was not what she enjoyed, so she chose to return to graduate school in the Environmental Studies program in the […]