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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, […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme hosted a food drive in October to help fight hunger in the Athens community. The drive challenges students to figure out how to motivate other students, and even how to deal with theft and a competing food drive. Along with Wealth and Poverty faculty members, […]

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 […]

The growing season has ended at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens due to a sharp decrease in overnight temperatures. The Food Studies theme final harvest featured a beautiful bounty of produce ranging from sweet potatoes to cucumbers and cauliflower. This season was full of many phenomenal opportunities for the garden, […]

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 […]

  Learn about Ohio University’s internship program with the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty at an Information Session on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 5-6 p.m. in Baker 239. How did 2017 summer OHIO interns spend their time? Working with the homeless population in Atlanta, GA Working on access to […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme hosts Wealth and Poverty Week on Urban Challenges, featuring Dr. Matthew Layton discussing “Perceptions of the Challenges of Urban Living in Latin America” on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 1-2 p.m. at Alden 319. Watch live or later on A&S TV. For the first time in […]