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Environmental Studies Film Series
The University of Mississippi Environmental Studies program screening of “Dirt! The Movie” March 27, at 7 p.m. is in the Overby Center Auditorium. The film is free and open to the public and complements topics that students in environmental studies courses are learning about this semester, said UM professor of English Ann Fisher-Wirth, who directs the […]
FOOD DAY 2012, October 22,
In conjunction with National Food Day October 22, 2012, the students of the Food Policy class in the Public Policy Leadership Department of the Trent Lott Leadership Institute and the Office of Sustainability are hosting the second celebration of Food Day on the UM campus. This event intends to raise awareness of food policy issues […]
Carribean Ecosystem Field Studies
WINTER-BREAK 3-CREDIT FIELD COURSE — Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies December 28, 2012 to January 13, 2013 * Study, snorkel & SCUBA dive along the Caribbean coast of Mexico * * Gain valuable career skills in hands-on ecosystem field research * * Earn 3 undergraduate transfer credits during winter break * An opportunity to apply your […]
Greenpeace Semester
Greenpeace Semester – Accepting Spring Applications Now—- A semester with a global environmental organization: What will it look like? – Twelve weeks with a small group of peers immersed in creative projects, eye-opening discussions, engaging workshops, skills training, and real work to solve critical global environmental issues – Travel for three weeks to witness environmental destruction […]
Between God and Green Discussion
Tuesday, October 16 at 5 p.m.—-Open discussion and book signing by author Katharine Wilkerson in the Student Union—-author of a book entitled Between God and Green, an examination of evangelical Christian viewpoints toward the environment in general and on climate change specifically. Wilkerson’s visit is part of the Climate Literacy Partnership in the Southeast (CLiPSE), a project funded by […]
Study in Africa-Oct. 10 Deadline
Interested in Culture and Global Social Justice issues? Care about the Environment? Youth in Africa? For a life changing study abroad course – join Fulbright winning psychology professor Dr. Laura Johnson as she travels to Tanzania to begin 9 months of research Jan 2-20, 2013 REGISTER NOW! Oct 10, 2012 deadline Great for Students in […]
April 15-22: Ole Miss Green Week
The third annual Green Week, a sustainability awareness celebration hosted by the University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford, kicks off April 15 and culminates with an Earth Day in the Park event April 22, 2012. Coordinated through the UM Office of Campus Sustainability and various community organizations, the weeklong event offers a range […]
Fisher-Wirth Reading and Signing May 1
All are invited to a reading and signing of Professor Fisher-Wirth’s latest book of poetry Tuesday, May 1 at 5 p.m. at Off Square Books in downtown Oxford. Dream Cabinet is the fourth full-length book of poems by Ann Fisher-Wirth. In Dream Cabinet, Fisher-Wirth grounds her work in her life’s home places–California, Mississippi–and writes of a full […]