Wednesday, 04 Oct 2017
Lecture: How Demographic Change and Economic Inequality Are Reshaping Society
"Portrait of America" - John Iceland, Professor of Sociology and Demography at Penn State University, is the George M. Beal Distinguished Lecture in Rural Sociology. Iceland is the author of the new book "Race and Ethnicity in America."
Monday, 16 Oct 2017
Norman Borlaug Lecture: World Food Prize Laureate Akinwumi Adesina
"Betting on Africa to Feed the World," Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank and Nigeria's former Minister of Agriculture (2011-15), is the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate.
Monday, 30 Oct 2017
Documentary & Discussion: Food Evolution
Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the documentary film "Food Evolution" wrestles with the emotions and the evidence driving one of the most heated arguments of our time: GMOs and food.