Post Tagged with: "Sustainability theme"

Sustainability Film | The Borneo Case, Feb. 21

The Borneo Case

From Ohio University Library News The Sustainability Film Series presents “The Borneo Case” on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. In “The Borneo Case,” filmmakers spend five years investigating the illegal logging of the Malaysian Borneo Rainforest. The logging operation obliterated 90% of the rainforest in order to […]

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January 2, 2018 at 11:15 amEvents

Sustainability Film | The Anthropologist, Jan. 24

Sustainability Film | The Anthropologist, Jan. 24

From Ohio University Library News The Sustainability Film Series presents “The Anthropologist,” which follows a mother-daughter team over a five-year period as they travel the world to study the impact of climate change on indigenous communities following the same methods used by Margaret Mead, on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at […]

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January 1, 2018 at 6:15 pmEvents

Spring 2018 | Tier III Sustainable Citizenship Class Offered for all Seniors

Spring 2018 | Tier III Sustainable Citizenship Class Offered for all Seniors

A Tier III class called Sustainability Citizenship (T3-4850) is offered in Spring 2018 to Ohio University seniors from any major who are interested in learning how to become more environmentally sustainable in their own lives and in their local communities. This three credit class is taught by Dr. Nancy Manring, […]

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November 13, 2017 at 10:52 amAnnouncements News

Ecohouse Hosts Sustainable Thanksgiving Dinner with Veggies from Learning Garden

Roasted root vegetables included beets, carrots and onions.

Ohio University’s Ecohouse was filled with students and faculty, a variety of dishes, and meaningful conversations as Ecohouse hosted its second annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 9. The dinner was made possible through a collaboration of the OHIO Sustainability Alumni Network, the Ohio University’s Office of Sustainability, and the Food […]

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November 10, 2017 at 2:23 pmNews

Ecohouse Students Tackle Environmental Problems with Lifestyle Choices, Leadership

Ecohouse Students Tackle Environmental Problems with Lifestyle Choices, Leadership

By Kaitlin Kulich Just a short walk from Ohio University’s campus, down a brick road on Dairy Lane is the Ohio University Ecohouse. Not only is it equipped with its own solar panels, compost system and garden, the Ecohouse is home to three OHIO students who are tackling our planet’s […]

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November 3, 2017 at 3:35 pmNews

Sustainability Film Series Brings ‘Power of Film to Transform and Educate’

Sustainability Film Series Brings ‘Power of Film to Transform and Educate’

Many students, staff, and Athens residents take pleasure in seeing free films the Sustainability Film Series puts on every other Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. However, very few know the work that Ohio University Libraries, Environmental Studies Department, and the Athena Cinema put into making these […]

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October 19, 2017 at 10:41 amNews

Sustainability on Film | Freightened: The Real Price of Shipping, Oct. 18

Sustainability on Film | Freightened: The Real Price of Shipping, Oct. 18

The next film sponsored by the Sustainability Studies theme is Freightened: The Real Price of Shipping on Oct. 18 at the Athena Cinema. The films shown on Oct. 4 and the one on the Oct. 18 focus on the social and economic dimensions of sustainability as well as environmental challenges. […]

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October 1, 2017 at 7:45 pmEvents