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Public Invited to Symposium on Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Weather Forecasting, March 21

Ari Sarsalari of the Weather Channel

Tornadoes, hurricanes, and long-range weather forecasting are on the agenda at Ohio University’s sixth annual Meteorological Symposium on Saturday, March 21, from noon to 5 p.m. in Walter 235. The speakers are from the Weather Channel, AccuWeather, FEMA, the National Weather Service and more. This event is free and open […]

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March 21, 2015 at 7:00 pmEvents

Film Series: Alex Rivera’s ‘Sleep Dealer,’ March 21

Film Series: Alex Rivera’s ‘Sleep Dealer,’ March 21

The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer (2009) on Saturday, March 21, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. In Sleep Dealer, when Memo Cruz’s family is victim of a drone attack he finds himself with no option but to head […]

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March 21, 2015 at 7:00 pmEvents

Geography Colloquium: (Dis)Regarding Violence and Difference in the Commemorative Landscape, March 20

Dr. Chris Post, Kent State

The Department of Geography Colloquium Series presents Dr. Chris Post on “(Dis)Regarding Violence and Difference in the Commemorative Landscape” on Friday, March 20, at noon in Clippinger Labs 119. Post is an Associate Professor of Geography at Kent State University. Abstract: Landscapes reveal much about the people who inhabit them […]

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March 20, 2015 at 7:15 pmEvents

The Causal Revolution, Observational Science and Big Data, March 20

Clark Glymour

Ohio University Lectures in the History and Philosophy of Science series presents Clark Glymour on “The Causal Revolution, Observational Science and Big Data” Friday, March 20, at 4 p.m. in Scripps Hall, 111. The lecture series is presented by the Philosophy Department and the Spetnagel Fund. Glymour is Alumni University […]

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March 20, 2015 at 7:15 pmEvents

Roundtable on Diverse Ways of Knowing Gender and Sexuality, March 20

Roundtable on Diverse Ways of Knowing Gender and Sexuality, March 20

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Graduate Student Association leads a roundtable event on Friday, March 20, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Room in Alden Library. The roundtable on “Diverse Ways of Knowing Gender and Sexuality: Identities and Social Relations in Research” features: Keynote […]

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March 20, 2015 at 7:15 pmEvents

Visiting Sociologist Discusses Schools and Prisons, March 19

Sociologist Dr. Paul Hirschfield visits campus on March 19.

Dr. Paul Hirschfield, Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, visits Ohio University on Thursday, March 19, at noon in Bentley 124 for a public lecture on adolescence, school, and the criminal justice system. The talk is on “Decriminalizing Schools? Recent Reforms in School Discipline and Policing.” Hirschfield presents on theories […]

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March 19, 2015 at 7:30 pmEvents

War and Peace | Boko Haram’s Social Cost: Nigeria at War, March 18

Dr. Brendon Kendhammer

The War and Peace theme is co-sponsoring an Africa & War and Peace Lecture Series with the African Studies Program and the Institute for the African Child. On Wednesday, March 18, from 3 to 4:30 pm, in Baker 231, Dr. Brandon Kendhammer, assistant professor of political science, will deliver the […]

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March 18, 2015 at 7:45 pmEvents