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New Spring 2015 Course Examines Production, Consumption & Meaning of Food

New Spring 2015 Course Examines Production, Consumption & Meaning of Food

The Food Studies curricular theme offers a new course with an interdisciplinary approach to the production, consumption and meaning of food offered in Spring 2015. CAS 1410 Food Matters: Explorations in Food Across the Liberal Arts (3 credits) is the foundational course of the Food Studies curricular theme. This course […]

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October 20, 2014 at 10:14 amNews

Food for Thought: Evolution of Southern Cuisine, Sept. 16

Food for Thought: Evolution of Southern Cuisine, Sept. 16

The Food for Thought Speakers Series presents Dr. Kristen Gremillion on “Multiethnic Communities and the Evolution of Southern Cuisine” on Tuesday, Sept 16, at 5 p.m. in Alden Friends of the Library Room 319. Refreshments will be served following Gremillion’s talk. Gremillion is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Ohio State […]

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September 16, 2014 at 7:15 pmEvents

RSVP Now for ‘A Taste of OHIO with Food Studies Theme,’ Oct. 10

RSVP Now for ‘A Taste of OHIO with Food Studies Theme,’ Oct. 10

The Food Studies theme presents “A Taste of OHIO with Food Studies Theme,” a Food for Thought homecoming event on Friday, Oct. 10, from 3 to 6 p.m. The cost is $25 and covers transportation and cheese sampling. Participation is limited. Email foodstudies@ohio.edu to RSVP. “Join us for an afternoon of lecture, […]

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September 1, 2014 at 1:49 pmNews

New Course: Journey Across Seven ‘Worlds’ of Food

New Course: Journey Across Seven ‘Worlds’ of Food

By Lori Bauer College of Arts & Science A new team-taught course this fall will carry students on a journey across seven disciplinary “worlds” in search of the social, political, cultural and economic implications of what’s on our plates. CAS 1400 Food Matters: Explorations in Food Across the Liberal Arts […]

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August 27, 2014 at 2:51 pmNews

Shovel by Shovel, an Old Home Emerges in the Forest

Working side by side are left to right Nicholas Stillman, Jonathon Yochum, and Natasha Cromwell.

By Lori Bauer College of Arts & Sciences At what may be the oldest home site uncovered in Southeastern Ohio, people who lived about 4,000 years ago were mostly hunters and gatherers. But they built a home site not far from Athens and stayed awhile. Students archaeologists spent this summer […]

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August 18, 2014 at 9:20 amIn Class

New Food Matters Student Club First Meeting, March 18

New Food Matters Student Club First Meeting, March 18

The Food Matters Club is a new student organization starting this semester that is focused on creating an interdisciplinary community based around all things food. The first meeting is Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Jackie O’S Public House in Athens. “Come out for dinner or just to chat […]

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February 27, 2014 at 2:30 pmAnnouncements Events

Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Garden, March 25

From Compass Ohio University Libraries is preparing to officially kick off its bicentennial celebration on Tuesday, March 25, at the Founders Day Symposium, scheduled for 1:30 to 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of Alden Library. The event, “Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American […]

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February 27, 2014 at 11:00 amEvents