Archive for October, 2015

World Food Day is on Friday, Oct 16, “a day of action against hunger.” At Ohio University, the Wealth & Poverty theme launches a food drive on this day to collect non-perishable items for the Athens County Food Pantry. This is the theme’s fall service and outreach activity, led by […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Dr. Roland Kawakami of the Ohio State University on “Spins in 2D Materials” on Friday, Oct. 16, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: Two-dimensional crystals such as graphene and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) possess unique properties not found in bulk materials. […]

The annual Indo-American Friendship Day Dinner, hosted by the Friends of India Endowment at Ohio University and the Athens Rotary Club, is Oct. 17, 2015 in the Baker Center Ballroom. It’s a night of Indian celebration, with authentic food, traditional dancing, and cultural exchange. Tickets are available: Adults $35, Children […]

Ohio University’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Colloquium Series presents Dr. Gufeng Wang on “Super Resolution Optical Microscopy in Nanoconfined Environments” on Monday, Oct. 19, at 4:10 p.m. in Clippinger 194. Wang is Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Abstract: Nanoconfined environments refer to voids, pores, planar […]

The George Washington Forum on American Ideas, Politics and Institutions presents Roger Scruton discussing “On Being a Conservative Today” on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Galbreath Chapel. The talk is free and open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. Scruton, a Fellow of the British Academy, […]

Join Food Studies theme faculty and students for a potluck at the Environmental & Plant Biology Learning Gardens off of West State Street on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. Bring a dish to share with great company while enjoying the beauty and the bounty of these Ohio University gardens.

Dr. Matthew Layton is giving a Wealth & Poverty research talk on “Conditional Social Assistance and the Politics of Social Exclusion in Latin America” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 9-10:20 a.m. in Bentley 233. Layton, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University, is an affiliate of the Wealth and […]