Speaking of Science
by College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
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Description
Speaking of Science showcases the variety and depth of the research and outreach work happening throughout the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Speaking of Science is a series of interviews between the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Dean Allen Levine and key faculty and staff.
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Kristen Nelson: Wildfire Preparedness | Kristen Nelson is an Associate Professor in the departments of Forest Resources and Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. She discusses wildfire prepardness both at the homeowner and community levels. | 6/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mike Sadowsky: Bacteria Research | Mike Sadowsky is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water and Climate. Mike Sadowsky discusses bacteria related research. | 11/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Phil Pardey: Agriculture R & D | Phil Pardey is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics and director of the International Science and Technology Practice and Policy Center. | 11/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mindy Kurzer: Nutrition Research | Mindy Kurzer is a professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition. She discusses nutrition research. | 11/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peter Reich: Forests and Ecosystems | Peter Reich is a professor in the Department of Forest Resources who has been named Regents Professor, an honor achieved by only the top 1 percent of faculty at the University of Minnesota. | 11/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vince Fritz: Vegetable Crops and Health | Vince Fritz is a professor in the Department of Horticultural Science. He discusses production systems for enhanced health benefits in vegetable crops. | 11/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jean Kinsey: Food Prices | Jean Kinsey, Professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Director of The Food Industry Center discusses food prices. | 10/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Roger Ruan: Biofuels | Roger Ruan, Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering discusses biofuels. | 10/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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George Weiblen: Biodiversity | George Weiblen is an associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology and curator of plants at the Bell Museum of Natural History. He is a chief organizer of Evolution 2008, an international conference being held on the University of Minnesota campus in June 2008. | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Karen Oberhauser: Monarch Butterflies | Karen Oberhauser is a professor in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology who specializes in the study of the monarch butterflies and who advocates citizen science. | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rex Bernardo: Corn Breeding | Rex Bernardo is a professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics who specializes in corn. | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Susan Galatowitsch: Landscape Ecology | Susan Galatowitsch is a professor in the Department of Horticultural Science; she is the winner of the 2007-2008 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs and a founding fellow of the University's new Institute on the Environment. | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ulrike Tschirner: Paper & Wood Research | Ulrike Tschirner is an associate professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering discusses paper and wood research. | 10/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mark Seeley: Climate Change | Mark Seeley is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water and Climate and a widely know expert on Minnesota's weather and climate. He discusses climate change. | 10/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brian Steffenson: Wheat Breeding | Brian Steffenson is a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology; he holds the Lieberman/Okinow Endowed Chair in Cereal Disease Resistance. Brian Steffenson discusses wheat breeding, Ug99 and the BL3 facility. | 10/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nevin Young: Genomic Sequencing | Nevin Young is a professor in the departments of Plant Pathology and Plant Biology who leads an international effort to map the genome of Medicago Truncatula, a model legume. He discusses genomic sequencing. | 10/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marla Spivak: Honey Bees | Marla Spivak is a professor in the Department of Entomology and a nationally know bee expert. She discusses bees and the colony collapse disorder. | 10/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ron Phillips: High-Oil Corn | Ron Phillips, Regents Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetic discusses high-oil corn. | 10/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
