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By Anna Chleboun The Food Studies theme and the Athens County Health Department are hosting a presentation, The Health of Our Community: 2016 Athens County Community Health Assessment,  Sept. 19 from 9-11:30 a.m., in Baker Center 242. The event is free and all are welcome. Food Studies is partnering with Athens County Health […]

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability kicks off its fall film series with a reception and screening of “Forest Preservation Explored” (3 films) on Sept. 21, at the Athena Cinema. The reception is from 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by the film screening at 7 p.m. The Common Experience Project on Sustainability […]

The Common Experience Project on Sustainability kicks off its fall film series with a reception and screening of “Racing Extinction” on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Athena Cinema. The reception is from 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by the film screening at 7 p.m. The Common Experience Project on Sustainability is an […]

The Food Studies theme presents its September events. *The Grover Market at Atrium Cafe veggie sales every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 7, 5:35 p.m.:     Classics Colloquium, Dr. Paul Patton “In the Weeds: Archaeobotany and Solutions to Food Insecurity” Sept. 12, 11-4 p.m.:    Global Opportunities Study Away Fair in […]

Dr. Paul Patton and Dr. Sabrina Curran co-authored an article on “Archaic Period Domesticated Plants in the Mid-Ohio Valley: Archaeobotanical Remains from the County Home Site (33at40), Southeastern Ohio” in the Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 41 (2): 127-158. Patton is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Food Studies and Director of […]

The Food Studies theme is proud to present the new Food and Society Certificate undergraduate program. The Food and Society Certificate represents a series of courses that challenges students to think critically about an aspect of their lives simultaneously deeply personal, public, and political. The certificate promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of how what’s […]

The Office of Global Opportunities used its annual office retreat local for an immersive experience of the Athens food system. The retreat was inspired by the Food Studies theme’s spring break experiential course, “Food Justice in Athens, OH: Literature of Social Reflection,” as well as the increasing campus interest in growing our […]