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School Supply Drive for The Plains Elementary, March 7-31

The Plains Elementary School

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 […]

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February 26, 2016 at 4:35 pmNews

Sustainability | Screening of ‘This Changes Everything,’ Jan. 27

Sustainability | Screening of ‘This Changes Everything,’ Jan. 27

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability Films presents This Changes Everything on Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 7-9 p.m. A panel comprising Dr. Nancy Manring, Associate Professor of Political Science and Sustainability Studies theme leader; Dr. Edna Wangui, Associate Professor of Geography; and Eddie Smith, Graduate Student Senate President. Discussion topics […]

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January 27, 2016 at 5:30 pmEvents

Wealth and Poverty Announces Spring 2016 Events

Wealth and Poverty Announces Spring 2016 Events

The Wealth & Poverty theme announces Wealth and Poverty Week: Society and Inequality and its spring 2016 events. Wealth & Poverty Week: Society and Inequality These events will be livecast and archived on A&S TV, with the exception of the Feb. 17 event that conflicts with a previously scheduled livestream. See abstracts and more […]

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January 1, 2016 at 7:30 pmAnnouncements Events

Student Teams Design Their Own Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods

Student presentations in CAS 1415

Undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences Introduction to Sustainability (CAS 1415) course become urban planners for a day. Students in CAS 1415 recently put what they learned about sustainable urban planning into practice by designing their own sustainable neighborhoods. During the preceding two weeks of class, […]

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December 2, 2015 at 9:35 amNews

Wealth & Poverty Focus on Africa | Taking Root, The Vision of Wangari Maathai, Sept. 23

Taking Root signature photo by Lisa Merton

The Wealth & Poverty Focus on Africa series presents Dr. Edna Wangui, Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University, screening the documentary Taking Root, the Vision of Wangari Maathai on Sept. 23 at 5:15 p.m. in Alden 319. “Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate […]

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September 1, 2015 at 6:30 pmEvents

Summer Courses | Tier II Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP), Online & On Campus

Summer Courses | Tier II Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP), Online & On Campus

Summer with the College of Arts & Sciences—Enjoy our Parks | Fill some Reqs—includes courses that can apply toward Ohio University’s general education Tier II  requirements in Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Check the Registrar’s summer course offerings site for up-to-the-minute course availability—both online and on campus. ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (2CP) […]

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April 20, 2015 at 7:55 pmNews

Faculty Team-Teach Introduction to Sustainability Course

Faculty Team-Teach Introduction to Sustainability Course

The Sustainability Studies theme is offering a new Introduction to Sustainability course (CAS 1415) this spring semester. The course introduces students to sustainability concepts, issues, and trends from the local to the global levels. The course is team taught by Dr. Nancy Manring in Political Science, Dr. Kelly Johnson in […]

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March 10, 2015 at 11:50 amNews