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“Coal Feeds My Family: Subsistence, Energy, and Industry in Central Appalachia,” Relations: Beyond Anthropocentrism. Special Issue: “Energy Ethics: Emerging Perspectives in Times of Energy Transitions”. By Dr. M. Joseph Aloi
360 Degree Feedback
Understanding oneself and making productive personal changes are difficult but rewarding tasks. Future Generations Assistant Professor Dr. Jesse Pappas, along with a team of colleagues, created the Personality Pad to facilitate these tasks. “The Personality Pad’s goal is to assist with self-insight and self-development,” says Pappas. “The tech platform it uses will drive a peer-reviewed…
Appalachian Film Series
Appalachian Film Series 2024 2024 Appalachian Film Series Feedback SurveyWe invite your feedback! Help the University prepare for next year's Film Series - share your reflections on a brief survey at https://bit.ly/2024-Appalachian-Film-Series-Feedback. 2024 Appalachian Film Series Feedback Survey Future Generations University has an indelible connection to West Virginia and broader Appalachia. The institution was founded…
MARGARET DONNAN
MARGARET DONNAN Youth Education Associate margaret.donnan@future.edu Education Bachelor of Science in Biology, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Biography Margaret Donnan is a resident of Alleghany County, VA, where she enjoys exploring the beauty of the Appalachian Mountains through activities such as hiking, biking, and kayaking. A nature enthusiast from a young age, Margaret loves channeling…
Seed-Scale Masters Class
SEED-SCALE MASTER CLASS Victoria Falls, Africa November 13-17, 2023 Alumni—do you remember sharing together on Future Generations Residentials? Last month, a survey showed Future Generations alumni have grown now great projects. From 45 countries! Let’s bring some of this together so our experiences can help each other. Professor Daniel Taylor has scheduled a Master…
JOEY ALOI
JOEY ALOI Associate Professor, Agroforesty joey.aloi@future.edu Biography Joey Aloi is a born-and-raised Appalachian from West Virginia with years of experience in local food. He spearheaded aggregation and distribution efforts for KISRA’s Paradise Farms in Dunbar, and in this capacity was one of the founding members of the Turnrow Appalachian Farms Collective. He has also served…
CLIMATE CHANGE
Understanding Impacts on Life from Climate Change This research project has launched a new website! We’ve been working to build a global team that observes and documents climate change while engaging local communities in the process. Check it out here! Plants, Animals, Natural Systems are Adjusting—This Research is Termed Biomeridians Earth’s climate is changing—this is…
MAPLE
Growing Nature-Based Enterprises in Appalachia Out of the Woods: Growing Income from Your Forest A Free Webinar Series This monthly webinar series covers a broad array of topics of interest to the maple syrup producer: from tree science and woodlot management to marketing and taxes. Featuring industry experts and producers, each session will have a…
Just & Lasting Change
SEED-SCALE describes how aspirations, one of the most powerful of human energies, can be harnessed. A dynamic, which we call the revolution of rising aspirations, connects aspirations and actions in a feedback loop. What people desire leads to action, which in turn leads to new aspirations. Thus, opportunity for better lives is available to everyone.…
Cape Horn and Tierra Del Fuego: The Southern tip of South America- PART II
By Professor Robert Fleming Only a few island groups on our planet have remained mostly free of human impact and with good fortune, a portion of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, below the Beagle Channel, is one of these. Here lies the small (244km2/94mi2) Cape Horn National Park, which encompasses both shallow marine habitats along…
Cape Horn and Tierra Del Fuego: The Southern tip of South America- PART I
By Professor Robert Fleming I am the albatross that waits for you at the end of the world. I am the forgotten souls of dead mariners who passed Cape Horn from all the oceans of the earth. But they did not die in the furious waves. Today they sail on my wings toward eternity,…
Alumni Feature: Melene Kabadege
Melene Kabadege is a Rwandan health professional and practitioner who attended Future Generations University as a member of the Class of 2007. A nurse with a Bachelor’s in Public Health and 16 years working for World Relief’s health and nutrition programs, Melene was seeking a way to become a true Community Health specialist. When she…
Mt. Kinabalu: A Borneo Gem
Text & Photographs by Dr. Robert L. Fleming “Kinabalu can be rightly considered the botanical crown jewel of Borneo, but no short paper can even superficially cover all the gems.” Stars dimmed as people gathered in the dark on the summit of Mt Kinabalu to quietly await the dawn. If one has climbed the last…
LAURA ALTOBELLI
LAURA ALTOBELLI Research Professor laura@future.edu Education Dr.P.H. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health M.P.H. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health B.A. University of Missouri, Columbia Biography Dr. Altobelli applies over 30 years of experience in research, evaluation, and public policy innovation and advocacy. She has designed, planned, managed, and tested field…
SOCIAL CHANGE
A Method for Sustainable Community Change In 1992, Future Generations began tackling humanity’s toughest challenge: How can we improve our lives and sustain this progress? The approach was to examine what had worked in communities—primarily what had worked for communities to advance with resources they already have. From this emerged a step-by-step process called SEED-SCALE.…
Kaggwa, Margaret, Class of 2007 – (Uganda)
Practicum Summary: Feeding Patterns Among HIV Babies at Upper Mulago Hospital in Uganda The main objective of Margaret Kaggwa’s practicum study is to investigate the problem of breastfeeding among babies who are HIV positive at Upper Mulago Hospital Postnatal and Young Child Clinic in Uganda. The HIV pandemic is widespread in Uganda, and one of…
Musings of a Naturalist IV: Loango: An Elephant Eden
We were edging along the Rembo Ngowe river in a small outboard, hugging the east bank in hopes of seeing a Giant Kingfisher or the Palm-nut Vulture, when we rounded a bend to suddenly come head to head with a magnificent Forest Elephant feeding on a grassy peninsula, its yellowish and relatively straight tusks nearly…
Musings of a Naturalist III: QUETZALS AND COSTA RICA
This week, Dr. Robert Fleming transports us to the sight of an impressive ecotourism venture in Costa Rica… The grounds of the Paraiso Quetzal Lodge. Each bungalow features a bedroom and an attached bathroom with solar-heated water. At 9,0000 feet altitude, nights can be cold (down to 5 degrees C or below) so hot…
Empowering the Forgotten Peacebuilders: Persons with Disability
Using Self-Help Groups and Information Technology to Empower People with Disability in Tanzania: A lesson from the Nyamagana and Ilemela Districts of Mwanza City Mwanza, Tanzania and Lake Victoria This work focuses on empowering the forgotten peacebuilders: people with disability (PWDs), and is based on the observation that the majority of PWDs, particularly females, from developing countries like…
The Treasured Natural Spring at Mount Moroto
Text and photos by Vincent Abura, MA student of class 2017 The Karamoja region of North-eastern Uganda has seen more than violent conflict for 40 years. As part of the Community Based Natural Resource Management Course in the Master of Arts degree program, Vincent looked at how stakeholders in a scarce and treasured water source…
Bringing Home Fresh Ideas
Kristen Baskin, a Future Generations student based in Athens, Georgia, joined the Appalachian regional residential this past September. Here’s a description of the experience in her own words: The Future Generations Appalachia residential was interesting, insightful, well-planned, and incredibly helpful for my community in Athens, Georgia. Luke Taylor-Ide [Regional Academic Director for Appalachia] planned a…
Graduate School Kicks off New Year-Long Applied Research Webinar Series
Future Generations Graduate School kicked off its monthly webinar series with a strong faculty showing and invaluable perspectives from alumni. The discussion set the tone for webinars to follow. From now on, they’ll be divided into two parts: A Theoretical Discussion on topics such as why to do applied research in the first place; pros,…
Saving Children’s Lives Through Community-Based Health Interventions: Bringing Together the Evidence for What Works
Beginning in 2007 with support and input from the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Bank, Future Generations has been actively facilitating and supporting a global systematic review of Community-Based Primary healthcare (CBPHC). To date, thousands of articles have been reviewed and over 650 articles have been included in the review of both child,…
Honoring the World’s Number One Healthcare Provider: Mothers
Mothers are the world’s primary healthcare providers, and the home is the world’s primary healthcare facility. Although formal health systems and facilities are necessary, effective work at the household level can both improve the overall health of populations and help the formal health system focus on those conditions that cannot be addressed by families and…