Archive for August, 2017

Dr. Paul Patton, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Food Studies at Ohio University, co-authored “Growing the lost crops of eastern North America’s original agricultural system” published in Nature Plants, July 2017. Abstract: Thousands of years before the maize-based agriculture practiced by many Native American societies in eastern North America at […]

by Kristin Distel Eighteen high school juniors and seniors attended the Summer Law & Trial Institute, an immersive residential experience—including a mock trial—that directly addresses the complex legal challenges associated with social and economic inequality in Appalachian Ohio. At the same time, the program seeks to increase understanding of the […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alum Megan Cales ’16 says that being an Emergency Services Representative involves three positions: intake, registration, and team coordinator. Cales double majored in Psychology […]

Hello! My name is Ashley Harrington ’18 and this is hopefully the first of many blog posts! In the beginning of May of this year I embarked on a journey of an internship with the Athens Conservancy. The Athens Conservancy is a non-profit land trust organization that focuses on bettering […]

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ben Vizy ’17 is heading to Boulder, CO, to work for the I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County, an Americorps program that focuses on […]

CAS 2410 Food Justice Principles and Practice is offered in Fall 2017 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:50 a.m. The course, part of the Food Studies theme, fills the Tier II Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP) Ohio University general education requirement. The course is taught by Dr. Theresa Moran, Food […]

Ohio University alum Justin E. Herdman ’96, who earned a B.A. in Global Studies Europe from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Aug. 3 as the new U.S. Attorney for northern Ohio, reports Cleveland.com. He’ll be the top federal prosecutor for […]