Sunday, 04 Mar 2012
Environmental Pollution, Climate Change and Our Health
Sandra Steingraber is a biologist as well as a cancer survivor. Her latest book is "Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis," in which she speaks as both a scientist and a mother about the joys of bringing up her son while searching for ways to shield him - and all children - in a world facing climate change and increased environmental pollution. The 2012 Shivvers Memorial Lecture.
Monday, 05 Mar 2012
Setting the Global Table: Strategies for Feeding and Fueling a Growing World
Joe Taets is Senior Vice President at Archer Daniels Midland Company and an Iowa State alum. He leads ADM's Agricultural Services business unit and is also part of the company's Strategic Planning Committee. The Carl and Marjory Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture