On March 26, the Oakland University Political Science Department welcomed Jessica Green, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, to campus for the annual Meadow Brook Lecture in...
Noah Thomason, Political Reporter
• September 27, 2023
On Sunday, Sept. 17, anywhere from 50,000 to 75,000 climate activists, according to protest organizers, came out to New York City to protest President Joe Biden and his administration for continuing to...
Noah Thomason, Political Reporter
• September 20, 2023
From Sept. 9 to Sept. 10, the G20 Summit for 2023 was held in New Delhi, India, with a theme of “One Earth, One Family, One Future."
The nations in attendance at the summit included Argentina, Australia,...
This summer, six students enrolled in Professor Jeffrey Insko’s Literature and Social Engagement course wrote a series of essays examining the social, cultural and theoretical aspects of Line 5. These...
On June 2, 2023, Oakland University welcomed local climate leaders, state legislators, youth groups, and members of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration for the fourth annual Michigan Climate Summit,...
Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter
• December 7, 2022
As Michiganders are experiencing warmer winter each year, we are faced with enduring the closest impact of climate change. The climate of the Midwest is altering, much like the rest of the planet. This...
On Oct. 26, Oakland University Libraries hosted a faculty open panel regarding the topic of climate justice as part of OU’s planned events for Sustainability Month. Faculty members Dr. Thomas R. Raffel,...
Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter
• October 26, 2022
The earth is warming much more quickly than scientists had predicted, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published last year. This could lead to permafrost...
Gabrielle Gappy, Science & Technology Editor
• October 5, 2022
Hurricane Ian has hit Western Cuba, Florida, and now North and South Carolina. This beast of a storm has been classified as a Category 4 hurricane and has had winds of up to 150 miles per hour (Reuters).
As...
Everyone is so far from reality these days, on seemingly unreachable planets, that we have to just try making bad movies with deep meanings and mock people to get anyone’s attention.
“Don’t Look...
Did you know that fires can repair damaged ecosystems and rejuvenate plantlife? Intentionally setting a fire may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of repairing ecosystems, but prescribed...
Oakland University professor Dr. Scott Tiegs Ph.D. co-authored a study in the journal, “Nature Climate Change” published on March 15.
The study found that melting glaciers have an impact on carbon...
