The 3rd annual “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. Speaker information below, and delicious reception to follow.
2016 Speakers:
- Alison Miller, SPH (Health Behavior & Health Education)
“But I Want the Cookie! Eating and Self Regulation in Toddlers”: VIDEO HERE - Aniket Aga, School of Natural Resources and Environment
“Poor Monsanto” : VIDEO HERE - Jean DuRussel-Weston, UM Health System
“Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools” : VIDEO HERE - Jeremy Moghtader, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Campus Farm
“Farmer as Career Choice in the 3rd Millennium” : VIDEO HERE - Josh Newell, School of Natural Resources and Environment
“How will Scaling-up Urban Agriculture Impact Food, Energy, and Water Dynamics?” : VIDEO HERE - Julia Wolfson, SPH (Health Management and Policy)
“What’s Cooking in Today’s Food System?” : VIDEO HERE - Lisa Young, LSA Anthropology
“Learning from Farmers’ Stories”: VIDEO HERE - Mark Wilson, LSA EEB and SPH (Epidemiology)
“Interactions of Food Production and Infectious Diseases in the Developing World”: VIDEO HERE - Meha Jain, School of Natural Resources and Environment
“Satellites for Sustainable Agriculture”: VIDEO HERE - Monica Dus, LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
“Let Them Eat Cake: The Effect of Sugar on the Brain”: VIDEO HERE
With introductions from Alicia Alvarez (Law), Andrew Jones (SPH), Ivette Perfecto (SNRE), Jennifer Blesh (SNRE), Joe Trumpey (Art & Design), John Vandermeer (EEB), Lesli Hoey (UP), Lilly Fink Shapiro (SFSI), Margot Finn (LSA)
Reception by Chef Chris Chiapelli
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
School of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Anthropology, Department of Health Management & Policy, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Program in the Environment
