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2007 Hill Seminar Series

Friday, November 9, 12:00 PM
Program
Media Advisory
Action Shots
BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS—The Risk of Future Invasions, CAST Report

Dr. Joseph DiTomaso, University of California-Davis

Presentation

And

CONVERGENCE OF AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY— Producing Cellulosic Biomass for Biofuels, CAST Report

Dr. Steven L. Fales, Iowa State University

Presentation

Thursday, October 11, 12:00 NOON-12:55
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW WON’T HURT YOU!—CAST Report on Probiotics: Their Potential to Impact Human Health

Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders, Dairy & Food Technologies, Centennial, CO
Program
Media Advisory
Action Shots

Monday, September 10, 3:30-4:25 PM
WILD PIGS AND SPINACH: Current Food Safety Microbiological Concerns of Fresh Produce and Microbiological Issues Associated with Imported Foods

Dr. Michael Doyle, University of Georgia
Invitation
Program
Media Advisory

Monday, July 16, 3:30-4:25 PM
OUR VULNERABILITY TO ANIMAL DISEASES : Zoonotic Diseases and Their Potential for Infecting Humans

Dr. James Roth, Iowa State University
Invitation
Presentation
Action Shots

Monday, June 25, 12:30-1:25 PM
THE BIRDS & THE BEES & THE GNP, How Pollinator Decline May Affect the U.S.

Dr. May Berenbaum, University of Illinois
Invitation
Media Advisory

Monday, May 14, 12:30-1:25 PM
NEW MEDICATIONS FROM ANIMALS FOR PEOPLE: CAST Report on the Role of Transgenic Livestock in the Treatment of Human Disease

Dr. Carol Keefer, University of Maryland
Media Advisory
Invitation
Program

Monday, May 7, 3:30-4:25 PM
CREATE-ING A BETTER FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE: CREATE-21, Creating Research, Extension, and Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century

Dean Jeffrey Armstrong, Michigan State University
Action Shots
Media Advisory
Invitation
Program

Monday, April 16, 3:30-4:25 PM
WHY A NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: Fundamental Research Benefiting Food, Fiber, Fuels and the Environment

Dr. William Danforth
Media Advisory
Invitation
Program


Tuesday, March 13, 3:30-4:25 PM
CULTIVATING OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE: Research, Extension and the Future of Agriculture

Invitation
Program
Handout
Media Advisory

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