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The Wealth and Poverty Theme announces a public lecture by Deborah Frieze on “How I Became a Localist” on Friday, March 18, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Walter Hall Rotunda Abstract: Most of our big systems—education, healthcare, government, business—are failing our communities. What if we stopped trying to fix them? Deborah Frieze says […]

In line with the Wealth and Poverty theme’s commitment to explore inequality at home and abroad, faculty have organized a field trip focused on African immigrant communities in Columbus, OH, on Saturday, March 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The field trip is free and open to all Ohio […]

The Kennedy Lecture Series presents Dr. Marion Nestle on Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Admission is free; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Nestle is a consumer advocate, nutritionist, award-winning author, and academic who specializes in the politics of food and dietary choice. Her research examines scientific, economic, and social influences on […]

Sustainability Studies theme brings Frances and Anna Lappé, a mother-daughter team internationally renowned for their work on sustainable food systems, food justice and grassroots democracy, to Ohio University in March to discuss “The Sustainable Food Movement Rising.” The founders of the Small Planet Institute will discuss sustainable food systems in […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme is sponsoring a needs drive to benefit The Plains Elementary School from March 7-31. Officials at the school have identified the items listed below as their most pressing needs. To host a collection box, contact Dr. Edna Wangui, Associate Professor of Geography, at wangui@ohio.edu. School Supplies […]

On Jan. 29, Warren Taylor, owner of Snowville Creamery in Pomeroy, OH, spoke on Food Sovereignty: Language-Labels-Liberty. Taylor spoke as a part of the Food Studies Food for Thought Speaker Series to a crowd of Ohio University students, faculty, and Athens community members in the Friends of the Library Room, Alden […]

The Fire to iPhone theme presents “Pay Your Workers to Quit?,” a TEDx Ohio University event, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 7-9 p.m. at the Athena Theater’s Bradley Theater. The moderator is Dr. Glenn Dutcher, Assistant Professor of Economics. Abstract: Amazon will pay an employee up to $5,000 to quit his or […]