The 4th 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.
2017 Speakers:
- Jake Allgeier, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
“Fish Pee: An Asset for Improving Coastal Food Sustainability?” - Alicia Cohen, Department of Family Medicine
“Food As Medicine: Increasing Access to Fruits and Vegetables in Low-Income Communities” - Ashley Gearheardt, Psychology
“Can Food be Addictive?” - Mary Carol Hunter, School for Environment and Sustainability
“Cultivating Aesthetics to Fertilize Urban Farming” - Mark Hunter, School for Environment and Sustainability & Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
“Monarch Butterflies, Herbicides, and our Food System” - Greg Keoleian, School for Environment and Sustainability
“Counting Calories and Carbon Emissions of your Diet” - Steven Mankouche, Architecture
- Karen Peterson, School of Public Health
- Will Tarpeh, Engineering
“Pee-cycling: Creating Sustainable Fertilizer from Urine” - John Vandermeer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
“The Agriculture Climate Change Connection”
This interdisciplinary event is made possible by our generous sponsors:
School for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Psychology, Residential College, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Taubman College
