Archive for September, 2015

The Wealth & Poverty Focus on Africa series presents Philip McMichael on “Food Sovereignty and the Global Hunger Games” on  Sept. 17, from 1:30-2:50 p.m. Watch on A&S TV. Abstract: In a world increasingly challenged by ecosystem decline and climate emergency, questions of food security and land management are entering […]

The Ohio University’s Constitution Day 2015 lecture features R. Marc Kantrowitz discussing “Final But Not Infallible: Supreme Court Cases That Have Withstood the Test of Time” on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. in Baker Theater. This Constitution Day lecture addresses U.S. Supreme Court rulings that, with the passage of time, have […]

The George Washington Forum presents a Constitution Day lecture by Steven D. Smith on “The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom” on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Galbreath Chapel. Smith is the Warren Distinguished Professor Law at the University of San Diego School of Law, where he […]

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Hugh Richardson of Ohio University on “Absolute Temperature Measurements Below the Diffraction Limit.” on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Advances in the prediction and manipulation of thermal energy have been hampered by a lack of control […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Mauricio Terrones of The Pennsylvania State University and Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, Shinshu University, JAPAN, on “Defect Engineering in 2-Dimensional Materials: From Theory to Application” on Friday, Sept. 18, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: This talk will first provide […]

  The Wealth & Poverty Focus on Africa series presents Dr. Brandon Kendhammer on “How Violence Impacts Development: Nigeria’s Boko Haram Insurgency” on Sept. 21 from 10:45-11:40 a.m. in Alden 1951 Lounge. Watch on A&S TV. Kendhammer, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Acting Director of African Studies at Ohio University, […]

The Wealth & Poverty Focus on Africa series presents Ohio University alum Aggrey Otieno on “Community organizing as a tool for social change: A case study of Korogocho slum, Nairobi – Kenya” on Sept. 22 from noon to 1 p.m. in Alden 319. Watch on A&S TV. Abstract: Korogocho was […]