The Wealth & Poverty Focus on Africa series presents Dr. Diane Ciekawy on “!Kung San Hunter-Gatherer Lifestyles: Collective Resource Production and Consumption” on Sept. 15 from 1:30-2:50 p.m. in Bentley 136. Abstract: This lecture examines the socio-cultural, political and economic institutions of the gatherer-hunter !Kung San Peoples of Southern Africa. […]

An inter-disciplinary panel of five Ohio University faculty members share their thoughts and insights on the current context and conditions of Syrian refugees and the regional and international responses thus far. The panel is Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at 6 p.m. in Grover Center W125. In recent weeks, U.S. and international media attention has […]

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 […]