Ohio State is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day all spring!
Lunch webinars: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Green Team Webinar Series
Tune in at noon every day this week for a variety of environmental programs!
- Date: April 20-24
- Time: 12 p.m.
WEBINAR: Troubled Waters and Troubled Planet: 50 Years Since the First Earth Day: Bill Mitsch, Ohio State professor emeritus of environment and natural resources, is delivering this online national presentation for the OneNOAA Science Seminar Series on Earth Day. He was an environmental science researcher on the first Earth Day in 1970, and he now is eminent scholar and director of the Everglades Wetland Research Park at Florida Gulf Coast University. Mitsch is the former director of Ohio State’s Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park and a founder of the Environmental Science Graduate Program. Registration is limited and required.
- Date: April 22
- Time: 2:30 p.m.
- Registration
Check out the online features of the Earth Day events we've already held!
Webinar: Ohio State's 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Celebration
We took a look back at the challenges faced in 1970, evaluated where we are at present and what has been accomplished, and looked ahead as we confront the precarious situation we face with climate change at The Ohio State University. While we have much to be proud of with respect to environmental advances, our greatest challenges may lie ahead. View this program, co-hosted by the Sustainability Institute and Environmental Professionals Network, to hear from leading environmental and sustainability Ohio State faculty and students and an announcement on Ohio State’s action on climate change.
Time for Change Week was ON(line)!
No surprise here: Our dedicated student Time for Change Week leaders transformed this year’s March 29-April 4 in-person events into an online bonanza!
* Photo contest: More than 50 students submitted gorgeous photos they took around the world and shared inspiring thoughts about what the "Spirit of Earth Day" means to them. See the winners and check out all of the submissions on the Time for Change Instagram page.
* Read about the kickoff: Why talk about environmental sustainability during a worldwide health crisis?
* Virtual Sustainability Fair: Learn about sustainability resources and organizations at Ohio State and in the community.
* Watch Ice on Fire, a captivating documentary that will bring you hope in our ability as humans to ward off climate change. Produced by Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio, George DiCaprio and Mathew Schmid and directed by Leila Conners, this documentary will open your eyes to solutions, never seen before, designed to combat the escalating effects of climate change that we are seeing in our world today.
* Sustainable Business: Overview
Sustainable Business Expo: Find out what it takes for a business to be sustainable, and meet local examples.
Sustainable Fashion Show: Learn how to make your closet eco-friendly.
Webinar: World Water Day with EPN: This March 17 Environmental Professionals Network event focused on water issues and World Water Day