Scanning the Breadth of Michigan State University Food Systems Research and Outreach

December 8, 2016 Rich Pirog<$author.email>

Keeping current with the breadth of food systems work at MSU can be a challenge because there is so much happening! To make getting up-to-date easier and more engaging, the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Extension, and AgBioResearch hosted a special one-morning snapshot session on December 1, 2016.

This event provided research and outreach highlights that span the broad range of expertise that MSU is bringing to food systems work. The goal is to increase awareness of food systems work at MSU, spark ideas, and catalyze university-community conversations on the direction and scope of new food systems research and outreach.

In the following, you can watch eleven Spartans present ten-minute snapshots of their current research, outreach, and ideas for collaboration in a mini "TED talk" type format.

Welcome from:

Rich Pirog, Director, Center for Regional Food Systems


Introduction by:

  • Ron Hendrick, Dean of MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
  • Jeff Dwyer, Director of MSU Extension

 



Research and outreach briefings from:


Katherine Alaimo, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

 
 

Matt Raven, Department of Community Sustainability

 

 

 

Rich Pirog, Center for Regional Food Systems

 

 

Dave Ivan, MSU Extension Greening Institute

 

 

 

Dave Weatherspoon, Dept of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics

 

 

 

Sieg Snapp, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences

 

 

 

John Norder, Native American Institute

 

 

 

Ruben Martinez, Julian Samora Research Institute

 

 

 
Brent Ross, Dept of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics

 

 

 

Thomas Lyons, MSU Product Center

 

 

 
Rick Sadler, Department of Family Medicine – MSU Flint


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