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Conflict and Cooperation: A War and Peace Thematic Track

Conflict and Cooperation: A War and Peace Thematic Track

College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of curricular themes. The War and Peace Studies Curriculum Committee is working on the theme “Conflict and Cooperation.” The committee has developed a list of optional […]

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October 31, 2013 at 8:52 amNews

Becoming Human: Not Just Being Human

Becoming Human: Not Just Being Human

Courses and more information at the Becoming Human website. The phrase “Becoming Human” conjures up fragmentary images of primate prehistory in which our evolutionary ancestors made axe heads out of chipped flint and stared at cave walls transfixed by the shadows cast from their smoldering fires. But reflecting on ancestral […]

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October 30, 2013 at 3:35 pmNews

Making and Breaking the Law Theme: Law, Justice & Culture

Making and Breaking the Law Theme: Law, Justice & Culture

By Dr. Haley Duschinski College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of curricular themes. The Center for Law, Justice & Culture has developed a new interdisciplinary thematic track, Making and Breaking the Law, […]

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October 30, 2013 at 8:27 amNews

Sustainability Studies: Thriving in the Anthropocene Era

Sustainability Studies: Thriving in the Anthropocene Era

“Meeting the needs of the present while safeguarding Earth’s life-support system, on which the welfare of current and future generations depends.” By Dr. Nancy Manring College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of […]

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October 30, 2013 at 7:41 amNews

Food Labeling and Transparency in Ireland and the EU

Food Labeling and Transparency in Ireland and the EU

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Suitable for vegetarians. Oh, how I love to hear, or rather see, these words. And not just because I am a vegetarian and that it makes grocery purchases a bit easier. Rather, the words symbolize greater transparency […]

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October 29, 2013 at 8:00 amNews

Under Construction: Center for Law, Justice and Culture

Under Construction: Center for Law, Justice and Culture

The Center for Law, Justice and Culture will open its new offices—and its new services—on the ground floor of Bentley Hall in January 2014. Now under construction, the new space will include a common room for students and faculty, as well as offices for a new Pre-Law Adviser. The adviser […]

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October 28, 2013 at 6:42 pmNews

Hicks: Government Squabbles Hurt Scientific Research

Dr. Kenneth Hicks

“Do you ever look up at the stars and think about how small our planet is and how insignificant humans are in the big picture?” writes Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, in an Oct. 27 Columbus Dispatch article. Maybe you think differently from me, but I find […]

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October 28, 2013 at 4:31 pmNews