Converging on Wicked Systems Problems Join host Cathann A. Kress, vice president for agricultural administration and dean, for the “Converging on Wicked Systems Problems” lecture. It will be held November 18, 2019 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Bob Evans Auditorium, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center with a reception following the lecture. Through presentations and panelists, we will explore the application of transdisciplinary research and systems approaches to solve grand challenges in our food, water, and energy systems. The lecture is part of the 75th Anniversary Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) Lecture Series. Presentations and panel discussion will feature Rolf Nordstrom, president and CEO of the Great Plains Institute; Greg Soehnlen, president and CEO of Superior Dairy, Inc.; and Lois Wright Morton, professor emeritus of sociology, Iowa State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Register before November 12 at go.osu.edu/BANRLecture. Sponsored by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State.

48th Annual WMAO Conference and Symposium Water Weirding November 13 & 14, 2019   *   Crowne Plaza Columbus North Weather today is weird with extreme events happening more frequently. This affects water systems and how we must manage our precious natural resources. Global climate weirding is a descriptive way to refer to this phenomenon. Water management in Ohio is equally influenced by this worldwide weirding causing hotter, drier, wetter, and windier conditions. Do you have a story to tell related to identifying such problems of water weirding? What about a community response to extreme weather in seeking sustainability? What technology or innovation have you witnessed to improve the protection and restoration of impacted groundwater, wetlands, streams, and lakes?   

The American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America will host approximately 4,000 scientists, professionals, educators, and students at the 2019 International Annual Meeting, "Embracing the Digital Environment," on November 10-13, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas.

Plan now to attend the Earth Day 2020 call to action/planning event on Nov. 7. Nathan Winch of the Earth Day Network will share ideas from successful student projects across the U.S. and the world. There will be time for open discussion, consultation, and meeting with community organizations. All students, student organization representatives, capstone teams, and teams from various courses are invited.