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Food for Thought | How to Tame Extractive Industries, Nov. 19

Food for Thought | How to Tame Extractive Industries, Nov. 19

The Food Studies theme presents Food for Thought with Kip Rondy on How to Tame Extractive Industries (Agriculture-Mineral-Timber) For Our Survival on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Room, Alden 319. Rondy’s talk addresses personal, community and global responsibility to foster a sustainable system for […]

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November 1, 2015 at 7:30 pmEvents

Quarter Ton of Food Collected in First Two Weeks of Drive

Quarter Ton of Food Collected in First Two Weeks of Drive

The Wealth and Poverty theme collected a quarter ton of donations in a campus-wide food drive launched two weeks ago in celebration of World Food Day. Wealth and Poverty faculty, staff and student members collected a total of 543 pounds and 598 items from donation spots in various Ohio University […]

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October 21, 2015 at 10:00 amNews

Spring 2016 | Course on Violence and Peace

Spring 2015 students on Shankill Road in Northern Ireland.

The Anthropology program is offering a CAS Social Science course focusing on comparative approaches to violence and peace in the 20th and 21st centuries, with special attention to themes of law and justice. ANTH 3530 Anthropology of Violence and Peace meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:40-10:35 a.m. It counts as […]

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October 19, 2015 at 12:19 pmNews

Food Studies Courses | Spring 2016, Spring Break & Summer Study Abroad

Food Studies Courses | Spring 2016, Spring Break & Summer Study Abroad

The Food Studies theme features a menu of food-related courses that fill Ohio University General Education and College of Arts & Sciences Distribution Requirements in the Spring 2016 and Summer 2016. Tier I Courses ENG 3080J Writing and Rhetoric II TuTh 9:00-10:20, TuTh 10:30-11:50, Moran ENG 3100J Writing about Environmental Sustainability Multiple […]

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October 19, 2015 at 12:43 amAnnouncements News

Spring Courses Examine Geography, Politics & Sociology of Appalachia

Spring Courses Examine Geography, Politics & Sociology of Appalachia

The Ohio: Sense of Place theme is featuring several Spring 2016 courses focused on Appalachia. GEOG 3330 – Appalachia: Land and People Topical and regional survey of Appalachia with emphasis on settlement and expansion, land ownership and speculation, society and culture, and the impacts of natural resource extraction. The course […]

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October 16, 2015 at 3:13 pmNews

Sustainability | Art + Science Course Seeks Creative Solutions to Problems Posed by World Scientists

Sustainability | Art + Science Course Seeks Creative Solutions to Problems Posed by World Scientists

The Sustainability Studies theme is featuring a Spring 2016 course that combines art and science in search of creative solutions to the real-world problems of sustainability. Leading scientists from around the world will pose these problems to students in person or on Skype. ART 4900 Art + Science (Studio Art […]

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October 15, 2015 at 1:17 pmNews

‘Jihad for Love’ and ‘Sinner in Mecca,’ Oct. 13 &14

Parvez Sharma

World renowned filmmaker Parvez Sharma visits Ohio University on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 13 and 14, to speak with students about the work he does in the LGBT Muslim world. A Jihad for Love, a documentary dealing with the difficult themes of Islam and homosexuality in a post-Sept.-11 world and […]

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October 13, 2015 at 9:00 pmEvents