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Working on the Wayne this summer has been an experience that is hard to put into words. The first thing that comes to mind to try and describe this experience is AMAZING! With all of my experiences within academia and the research I had the pleasure of being apart of, there […]

by Kristin Distel Five students, several Ohio University faculty and staff members, and representatives from Wayne National Forest came together on Aug. 1 to mark the successful completion of internships conducted by students in the departments of Anthropology, Environmental & Plant Biology, and Biological Sciences. The students shared photographs, major […]

Dr. Steve Scanlan, Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, participated in the 2017 Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty Closing Conference and Symposium in July. Scanlan oversees Ohio University’s participation as a member of the consortium in collaboration with Dr. Rachel Terman (SHECP OHIO intern coordinator) and Dr. Matthew […]

by Kristin Distel Eighteen high school juniors and seniors attended the Summer Law & Trial Institute, an immersive residential experience—including a mock trial—that directly addresses the complex legal challenges associated with social and economic inequality in Appalachian Ohio. At the same time, the program seeks to increase understanding of the […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ben Vizy ’17 is heading to Boulder, CO, to work for the I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County, an Americorps program that focuses on […]

CAS 2410 Food Justice Principles and Practice is offered in Fall 2017 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:50 a.m. The course, part of the Food Studies theme, fills the Tier II Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP) Ohio University general education requirement. The course is taught by Dr. Theresa Moran, Food […]

From the Veteran Treatment Court Photography and Video Project Newsletter The Veterans Treatment Court Photography & Video Project is a partnership between the Sociology & Anthropology Department and the School of Visual Communications at Ohio University. Dr. Ursula Castellano, Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, began a pilot photography […]