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Climate change activists occupy the streets of NYC in protest of President Biden

Climate change activists occupy the streets of NYC in protest of President Biden

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...

One Earth, One Family, One Future: A recap of the 2023 G20 summit

‘One Earth, One Family, One Future:’ A recap of the 2023 G20 summit

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,...

Line 5 runs directly through the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan.

“How to know about line 5:” An essay series

Payton Bucki, Content Editor July 19, 2023

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...

OU hosts fourth annual Michigan Climate Summit

OU hosts fourth annual Michigan Climate Summit

Payton Bucki and Chloe Kukuk June 26, 2023

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,...

What to expect of the weather this winter

What to expect of the weather this winter

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...

OU faculty panel discussion: Open forum for climate justice

OU faculty panel discussion: Open forum for climate justice

Payton Bucki, Content Editor November 2, 2022

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,...

Where Whitmer and Dixon stand on climate change

Where Whitmer and Dixon stand on climate change

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...

Aerial shot of Fort Myers Beach, Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian on Sept. 30.

Hurricane Ian causes high death toll, displacement

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...

Dont Look Up, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, may not have been the best movie ever, but its message is extremely important.

It doesn’t matter if ‘Don’t Look Up’ was bad

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor January 12, 2022

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...

Plantwise LLC members administering the burn last Saturday.

Prescribed burn of OU biological preserves goes ahead

Jess Orlando, Staff Reporter April 21, 2021

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...

OU professor studies how decreasing glacial cover affects mountain river ecosystems

Gabrielle Abdelmessih, Editor-in-Chief March 31, 2021

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...

A Better yOU: Climate Change 101˚

Katie Rose & Layla Sizemore March 29, 2016

Are you feeling hotter? No, I don’t mean from going to the gym every day. Many scientists and important public figures including James Hansen, Bill Nye and Al Gore are all involved in the study of global...

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