Wednesday, 03 Apr 2013
Plant Breeding Seminar
Role of Genetic and Biochemical Interactions in Regulating Complex Phenotypes and Heterosis | Presenter: Dr. Eyal Fridman, The RH Smith Institute for Plant Sciences and Genetics Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Public Housing in the United States: Neighborhood Renewal and the Poor
Lawrence Vale, Ford Professor of Urban Design and Planning at MIT, is the final speaker in the 2012-2013 Contemporary Issues in Planning and Design Lecture Series co-sponsored by the College of Design and Department of Community and Regional Planning.
Plant Breeding Seminar
Songlin Hu, Manipulation of plant architecture of maize for more biomass
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Lulu Rodriguez,Details TBA
Soil Seminar
Javed Iqbal, TBA
Early Childhood Mental Health: Supporting Emotional Development in Young Children
Dr. Ross Thompson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, will share ideas for building mental health resources for children and families as well as strategies for intervention. Thompson is known for his work on early childhood emotional development and its application to public policy concerns. Barbara E. (Mound) Hansen Early Childhood Lecture Series
Switch: What Is the Future of Energy? Documentary & Discussion
Switch explores the way we use energy, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels. The film removes politics from the discussion, makes the technical accessible and documents our likely path of transition to new energy sources. A discussion will immediately follow the 98-min film.