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Geography Colloquium | The Adaptation Dilemma: Theory and Evidence on Climate Adaptation Decisions by U.S. Local Governments, Oct. 14

Dr. Derek Kauneckis

The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Derek Kauneckis on “The Adaptation Dilemma: Theory and Evidence on Climate Adaptation Decisions by U.S. Local Governments” on Friday, Oct. 14, from 3:05 to 4 p.m. in Clippinger 119. Kauneckis is currently an associate professor of environmental studies at the Voinovich School of […]

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October 1, 2016 at 8:45 pmEvents

Geography Colloquium | An International and Interdisciplinary Megabook Project: The Changing World Language Map, Sept. 9

The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Stan Brunn on “An International and Interdisciplinary Megabook Project: The Changing World Language Map” on Friday, September 9, from 3:05 to 4:00 p.m. in Clippinger 119. Brunn labels himself a cosmopolitan Middle Westener after being raised in small towns and rural areas in […]

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September 1, 2016 at 10:00 pmEvents

Wealth & Poverty Week | Causes of Global Climate Change, Hope for the Future, Sept. 27

Wealth & Poverty Week | Causes of Global Climate Change, Hope for the Future,  Sept. 27

The Global Challenges week, from Sept. 26-30, brings together Ohio University students, faculty, staff, and community members who share an academic interest in the major global challenges of today and tomorrow.  This week-long event focuses on global hunger, climate change, health crises, and human disasters which can only be addressed through the pooling […]

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September 1, 2016 at 5:30 pmEvents

Arts & Sciences Reception Follows Graduate Commencement, April 29

Arts & Sciences Reception Follows Graduate Commencement, April 29

College of Arts & Sciences graduate students and their friends and families are invited to a reception immediately following Graduate Commencement on Friday, April 29, from noon to 2 p.m. in the new Walter Field House adjacent to the football stadium. All master’s and Ph.D. students graduating in the College […]

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April 2, 2016 at 5:00 pmEvents

Geography Colloquium | Heritage Tourism in Raleigh, Newfoundland: Where the Road Less Traveled Ends, April 8

Dawn Bowen

The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Dawn Bowen on “Heritage Tourism in Raleigh, Newfoundland: Where the Road Less Traveled Ends” on Friday, April 8, from 2:00 to 2:55 p.m. in Porter 104. Bowen is Professor of Geography at the University of Mary Washington, where she has taught since 1997. She was trained […]

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March 2, 2016 at 2:30 pmEvents

Climate Change Skepticism: Public Lecture by Renowned Harvard Professor, April 8

Naomi Oreskes

Naomi Oreskes, a world-renowned historian of science and authority on the denial of climate change, visits Ohio University to discuss climate change skepticism and its impacts on policymaking and public discourse on Friday, April 8, from 3-4:45 p.m in Schoonover Auditorium. Oreskes is Professor of the History of Science and […]

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March 2, 2016 at 2:30 pmEvents

Geography Colloquium | Places in the Heart: Adults Remembering their Favorite Childhood Places, March 11

Dr. Roger Aden

The Geography Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Roger Aden on “Places in the Heart: Adults Remembering their Favorite Childhood Places” on Friday, March 11, from 3:05 to 4 p.m. in Clippinger 119. Aden is a Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University. His research integrates rhetorical and qualitative […]

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March 1, 2016 at 9:30 pmEvents