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  1. Garden Tip and Tricks So In-Soil and Raised Beds Get A Good Start

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/garden-tip-and-tricks-so-soil-and-raised-beds-get-good-start

    Spring is finally here (well, kinda of). The first day of Spring is past us and the outside temperature is slowly warming up!  It almost time to start planting our vegetable gardens for the year. If you are new to gardening, I’ve listed some tips and tric ...

  2. National Nutrition Month Turns 50. How Would You Fare On MyPlate Test?

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/national-nutrition-month-turns-50-how-would-you-fare-myplate-test

    Make good choices. It’s a favorite piece of advice teachers give their students. It also works well for deciding what foods we eat and how much exercise we fit into our schedule. National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March, stresses the importance of a ...

  3. Difficult Conversations: Communicating Effectively Across Difference

    https://cfaesdei.osu.edu/events/difficult-conversations-communicating-effectively-across-difference

    Have you ever engaged in a conversation about an uncomfortable or sensitive topic with someone who is very different from you and didn't know how to approach it? Conversations between people with different views and lived experiences can go awry and ...

  4. Implicit Associations, Insidious Assumptions: Unintended Manifestations of Bias in Everyday Life

    https://cfaesdei.osu.edu/events/implicit-associations-insidious-assumptions-unintended-manifestations-bias-everyday-life-7

    This 90-minute workshop will provide an introduction to unconscious associations that can lead to an affinity toward or prejudice against some people (implicit bias). We will explore how our socialization process leads to the formation of conscious and un ...

  5. The Language of Inclusion: Pronouns and Other Gendered Words

    https://cfaesdei.osu.edu/events/language-inclusion-pronouns-and-other-gendered-words-6

    Pronouns are tools for effective and efficient communication, and their intentional or unintentional misuse can cause confusion and harm. Using gender-affirming pronouns and avoiding unnecessary use of other gendered words is essential to creating spaces ...

  6. Introduction to Microaggressions: Small Actions that Have a Big Impact

    https://cfaesdei.osu.edu/events/introduction-microaggressions-small-actions-have-big-impact-1

    Microaggressions are common, often subtle expressions of bias, many times initiated unintentionally and unconsciously that can have serious impacts on recipients including shortening life expectancy. In this 90-minute workshop, participants will learn abo ...

  7. Inclusive and Equitable Hiring Practices

    https://cfaesdei.osu.edu/events/inclusive-and-equitable-hiring-practices-11

    This 90-minute program provides an overview of best practices for recruiting a diverse candidate pool and equitably evaluating them. Participants will examine the role that various forms of bias can play in screening applicants and identify ways that priv ...

  8. Yellow Pie Plate Research Helps Families Resolve Heirloom Conflict

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/yellow-pie-plate-research-helps-families-resolve-heirloom-conflict

    These last few weeks have been a treasure for me.  I’ve had the privilege of working with my parents in cleaning out my grandparent’s home.  Oh, there have been moments of “why did they keep this?”  but then we’d find letters from Norway (written in Norwe ...

  9. 46 Gallons of Sap Makes 1 Gallon of Pancake Topper

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/46-gallons-sap-makes-1-gallon-pancake-topper

    Last weekend my family and I visited Malabar Farm located in Lucas, Ohio for their yearly maple syrup festival. This event takes you back in time to show you how they produced maple syrup centuries ago. You get to watch historical demonstrations, ride on ...

  10. How COVID-19 Impacted Food Systems

    https://cfaesdei.osu.edu/events/how-covid-19-impacted-food-systems

    The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of our food supply system. While national-level responses to our food supply revealed a lot of weaknesses, the hyper-local response to feeding our communities demonstrated great strength in our mutual aid networ ...

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