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The Food for Thought Speaker Series presents “Fasts and Feasts” with Dr. George Weckman on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5:30 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Room, Alden Library. The lecture is a review of what, when, and why religious traditions regulate meals, with a focus on Abrahamic religions […]

Knowing the Future goes to the movies with the “What Does the Future Hold?” film series, featuring Fantastic Voyage on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema with Profs. Erin Murphy and Patrick O’Connor. Richard Fleischer / 100 min. / PG In this sci-fi adventure, a submarine […]

Filmmaker Kurbanjan Samat talks about the documentary video “I am from Xinjing” Thursday, Oct. 1, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Room in Alden Library. Samat is a prominent independent freelancer photographer and filmmaker who is a native Xinjiang Uyghur Muslim. His documentary is about […]

The Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and the newly formed OIP-u unite with dozens of other organizations around the world to commemorate the second annual International Wrongful Conviction Day on Oct. 2, 2015. The Wrongful Conviction Day event at Ohio University features exoneree Raymond […]

The Focus on Food: Focus on Japan film series presents two showings this week at the Athena Cinema. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m.,  Jiro Dreams of Sushi. This documentary tells the story of the 85-year-old owner of a Tokyo-based Sushi restaurant, who has been titled “the worlds greatest sushi chef.” […]

The Sustainability Studies theme joins the Consortium for Energy, Economics & the Environment at Ohio University for the 2015-16 brown bag lunch series. The first brown bag is Friday, Sept. 25, at noon in The Ridges Building 22, Room 221. Pizza is provided. OHIO students will discuss their experiences studying […]

The Wealth & Poverty theme begins with a faculty forum on Sept. 4, followed by a special series focused on inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa from Sept. 17-24. Wealth & Poverty: Focus on Africa The Wealth & Poverty: Focus on Africa series brings together faculty and students interested in Africa. The […]