Join us! “Fast Food for Thought” will bring together 10 interdisciplinary faculty members from across campus to give a series of fast-paced talks (5 minutes each) related to food and/or agriculture.
List of Speakers:
- Andrew Jones, PhD (School of Public Health)
“Farm to fork: a critical look at the aspirations of local food” - Lesli Hoey, PhD (Urban Planning)
“A plan for preventing malnutrition in 5 minutes” - Jennifer Blesh, PhD (School of Natural Resources and Environment)
“‘Brasilience’: Realizing resilient food systems in Mato Grosso, Brazil” - Paul Drevnick, PhD (School of Natural Resources and Environment)
“Dr. Demented or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying (about mercury) and Eat Fish” - John Vandermeer, PhD (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
“A plan for the Revolution in Agriculture: in 5 minutes” - Sarah Besky, PhD (Anthropology & School of Natural Resources and Environment)
“Why Fair Trade’s Not Fair” - Raymond De Young, PhD (School of Natural Resources and Environment)
“Behaving …within limits” - Laurie Lachance, PhD (School of Public Health)
“Silly Rabbit, Carrots are for Kids” - Maren Spolum, MPH, MPP (School of Natural Resources and Environment)
“Examining food access & food security across Michigan” - Ivette Perfecto, PhD (School of Natural Resources and Environment)
“Let’s play Azteca Chess: learning about agroecological complexity while having fun”
*This event is in honor of Food Day
Join us afterwards at the opening reception of the “Farmer as Creative” exhibit, curated by affiliated faculty member Joe Trumpey
Thank you to our sponsors:
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Program in the Environment
