It is not possible to fully understand current global environmental politics and responses to environmental challenges without understanding the role of data platforms, devices, standards, and institutions, according to Jenny Goldstein, assistant professor in Global Development.

In an in-person...

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2022 Seminar Series
Speaker: Olga Bolden-Tiller
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About the speaker

Dr. Olga U. Bolden-Tiller serves as the Dean for the College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences(CAENS) at Tuskegee University (TU) as well as the 1890 Research Director. She holds a BS degree in Agricultural Sciences (Animal Sciences) from Fort Valley State University and a PhD degree in Animal Sciences (Reproductive Biology) from...

Biomedical & Biological Sciences Signature Seminars

Kent Sanders, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair,

Department of Physiology and Cell Biology

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Lecture Hall 4, CVM

S1-210

4 - 5pm

The 13th DeeDee Arrison Concert for the Animals will held in person and online on October 1st, 2022, with world-renowned violinists Tim Fain and Francisco Fullana accompanied by pianist Robert Koenig. 

The annual concert, as well as the DeeDee Arrison Holistic & Integrative Wellness Seminar Series, was endowed in 2010 by Clement and Karen Arrison, in memory of their beloved ten-year-old Briard, to strengthen understanding of integrated veterinary medicine, which brings...

Natural disasters and the dire effects of climate change cause massive population displacements and lead to some of the most intractable political and humanitarian challenges seen today. And yet, under current U.S. law, there is no such thing as a climate refugee.

To address today’s realities, U.S. migration policies need to change, argues María Cristina García in a live Chats in the Stacks talk about her book State of Disaster:...

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2022 Seminar Series
Speaker: Sara Scherr
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National governments, international organizations and investors are launching major policy initiatives and strategies to address the world’s many crises related to land: food and water insecurity, climate change, land degradation, biodiversity loss, COVID-19 and poverty. But it has been challenging to translate these into practical action on the ground. Sectoral programs and policies often...

Title: "Ambiguous Anti-Viral Antibodies"

By: Sarah Caddy, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University

Organic matter was once extolled as the essential soil ingredient, but the availability of inexpensive synthetic fertilizers and the mass industrialization of farming after World War II have led to a serious soil crisis. What can we do to increase the vitality of soils today and for future generations?

In a live Chats in the Stacks talk about his book Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (SARE...

Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2022 Seminar Series
Distinguished Speaker: Shakuntala Thilsted 
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Global hunger and malnutrition rates have been increasing, exacerbated by disruptions, including climate change, conflicts and COVID-19. Over the past three years, these disruptions have reversed the progress we have made towards achieving Agenda 2030, especially meeting the targets of SDG 2: Zero Hunger. There is growing recognition, backed by scientific data, on...