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Feb 27, 2012
California-based Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) was recognized recently with the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. CSF is one of 15 organizations from around the world to receive the prestigious prize from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. With offices spanning five countries in North, Central and South America, CSF works to promote conservation through economics training and analysis.
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Feb 14, 2012
AEDE had a strong presence at the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) meetings, held February 8-11 in Kauai, Hawaii.
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Feb 2, 2012
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Jan 31, 2012
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Jan 23, 2012
Elena Irwin gave the J.W. Fanning Lecture at the Department of Agricultural Economics at University of Georgia on January 20, 2012. She presented joint work with Jill Clark entitled “The Implications of the Housing Bust and Other Recent Trends for Urban, Suburban, and Exurban Growth.” The annual J.W. Fanning lecture is sponsored by the Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia.
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Jan 16, 2012
The Family Market, a Franklinton corner store, is being renovated with funds from a federal community-development block grant through Franklin county, USDA and The Ohio State University Center for Farmland Policy Innovation. See the dispatch article at http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/01/15/gett
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Jan 11, 2012
Brian Roe and Elena Irwin are among a number of researchers who will examine the connections between land use, public policy, water quality and climate change in the Maumee River watershed. More information on this four-year project may be found at http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/maumeebay
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Dec 29, 2011
AEDE graduate Fahri Yavuz has been selected by The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc. as one of the “100 Buckeyes You Should Know.” This project, which began last spring, recognizes outstanding OSU alumni based on professional achievement, cultural influence, and exceptional civic leadership.
Please visit www.go.osu.edu/100buckeyes to read more about Fahri.
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Nov 30, 2011
Jill Clark recently received the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Staff Advisory Council Innovation Award. This award is presented to staff who have developed and/or participated in project initiatives and operations improvements that enhance CFAES, Extension, ATI, or OARDC and its mission.
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Nov 29, 2011
The department is honored to recognize AEDE alumnus Vice Admiral Thomas R. Wilson, chosen by The Ohio State University Alumni Association for the 2011 Alumni Medalist Award. Wilson graduated from OSU in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, majoring in Agricultural Economics. After graduation, he attended the Navy Officer Candidate School where he began an illustrious career in U.S. intelligence, serving in numerous positions, most notably as the 13th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.