The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Dawn Bowen on “Heritage Tourism in Raleigh, Newfoundland: Where the Road Less Traveled Ends” on Friday, April 8, from 2:00 to 2:55 p.m. in Porter 104. Bowen is Professor of Geography at the University of Mary Washington, where she has taught since 1997. She was trained […]

Naomi Oreskes, a world-renowned historian of science and authority on the denial of climate change, visits Ohio University to discuss climate change skepticism and its impacts on policymaking and public discourse on Friday, April 8, from 3-4:45 p.m in Schoonover Auditorium. Oreskes is Professor of the History of Science and […]

Learn about forest ecology, invasive species, and see a diverse selection of forest plants in their spring glory at the first official Plant Biology Graduate Student Association garlic mustard pull on Sunday, April 10, from 1-4 p.m. Where and when: Blue Ash Valley, behind the Hampton Inn on East State […]

The Wealth & Poverty Theme hosts a free film screening of Navajo Math Circles (directed by George Csicsery) on Tuesday, March 8, from 7-9 p.m. at Athena Cinema. It’s a one-night only event, consisting of a brief introduction before the movie and a Q&A session upon its completion. Free popcorn to the first 50 people in […]

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability Films presents Inhabit – A Permaculture Perspective on March 9. Panelists are Dr. Therese Moran, Assistant Professor of English and Food Studies theme director; Paige Walters, International Development and Environmental Studies student; and Weston Lombard, Solid Ground Farm Athens County. Topics include permaculture, agriculture, farming, innovation, economics, governance, ecology. The […]

Café Conversations presents Dr. Joshua Sosin on “Ancient Texts in a Modern Age: The Promise and Perils of Digital Scholarship” at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, in the Baker Center Front Room. Papyri on the Internet? It seems like a strange match of communication tools, but it could revolutionize our understanding of Roman Society […]

The Knowing the Future theme presents Dr. Josh Sosin on “Punk Rock, Bicycles, and Ancient Documents” on Thursday, March 10. Hear him over coffee from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. in Gordy 110. Sosin is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University. About Josh Sosin “My current scholarship bulks in two main areas. The first is what you might […]