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Notes From the Road: My Summer State Tour of Ohio

E. Gordon Gee | Posted 11.05.2012 | College
Read More: Ohio State University, Morrill Act, State Tour, President Gee's State Tour, Ohio State University Tour, President Gee Ohio State, College News
E. Gordon Gee

The concept is simple: Rent a car from the university motor pool and enlist a bus full of energetic students to tour Ohio. Together, we bring a piece of this great university to the people of this great state.

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The Morrill Act: A 19th Century Initiative With 21st Century Implications

Kenneth M. Quinn | Posted 08.28.2012 | Impact
Read More: Senator Justin Morrill, APLU Morrill Act, World Food Prize, Norman E. Borlaug, Morrill Act, Morrill Act Hunger, Famine, Impact News
Kenneth M. Quinn

June 26 marked the culmination of a 46-day period during which we celebrated the sesquicentennial observance of three actions taken during the Civil War that today hold enormous promise as a model of international development and hunger alleviation for the 21st century.

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Lincolnesque Vision Needed for USDA People's Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: USDA Policy, Abraham Lincoln, Land-Grant-Colleges-Act, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, The Homestead Act, Morrill Act, Victory Gardens, Green Living, Green News
Rose Hayden-Smith

As a result of Lincoln's vision, a national department of agriculture was formed. Now, the USDA should lead the way in reviving a national gardening effort now. And we should all answer the call to service by participating.

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