2009 Hill Seminar Series

Monday, March 2 – 12:00 pm
THE GREEN CONNECTION—Nanotechnology and Wood
Dr. Robert Moon, USDA, FS, U.S. Forest Products Lab, Madison, WI & Purdue

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Friday, April 17 – 12:00 pm
ONE HEALTH?—Agricultural Research Protecting Human, Animal, and Environmental Health
Dr. Marguerite Pappaioanou, AAVMC

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Monday, May 11 – 12:00 pm
PROCINE NIRVANA?—Scientific Assessment of the Welfare of Dry Sows Kept in Individual Accommodations
Dr. John J. McGlone, Texas Tech University

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Thursday, June 25 – 12:00 pm
ARE LOCAL FOOD CONSUMERS CIVIC MINDED OR SEEKING ASSURANCES?—Defining Policy Implications and the Research Agenda
Dr. Dawn Thilmany McFadden, Colorado State University

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Monday, July 20 – 12:00 pm
SOYBEAN FIELDS FOREVER—Sustainability Of U.S. Soybean Production: Conventional, Transgenic and Organic Production Systems
Dr. Bryan Young, Southern Illinois University

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Monday, July 27 – 12:00 pm
WHEN GOOD FOOD GOES BAD—Food Safety & Fresh Produce: An Update
Dr. William McGlynn, Oklahoma State

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Monday, September 14 – 12:00 pm
FOOD TRACEABILITY—Finding Our Way (And Our Food)
Dr. Chris Thompson & Dr. Fred Payne, University of Kentucky

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Monday, September 28 – 12:00 pm
ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY—Cloned and Transgenic Animals
Dr. Robert Wall, USDA-ARS and University of Maryland

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Monday, October 19 – 12:00 pm (Tentative)
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT—Interfacing With Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems
Dr. Bernalyn McGauhey, Compliance Services International

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Monday, November 9 – 12:00 pm
WATER, PEOPLE AND THE FUTURE—Water Availability for Agriculture in the U.S
Dr. Sharon Megdal, University of Arizona

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