The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic has been selected by the New England Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive a 2017 Environmental Merit Award in recognition of its exceptional work and commitment to the environment. The award ceremony will be held at Boston Faneuil Hall, One Faneuil Hall Square in Boston […]
April 18th 2017, 12-1. WCC 1023. Vegan Lunch Provided. Join us for a talk with Vox.com’s Senior Health Correspondent, Julia Belluz. The United States food and healthcare systems are complex and ever-changing. What to do about GMOs, Is Sugar is the New Tobacco?, Are Dietary-Supplements Safe?, What Will Trump’s New FDA Commissioner or Health Secretary Do?, […]
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017 | 6-8PM Harkness South Dining Room The celebration is open to anyone from the Harvard community – from those who have worked in the region to those who are simply interested in learning more about it. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and soft drinks will be served. Co-hosted by the […]
Join us for lunch and a discussion with Melody Frierson, Youth Engagement Coordinator at the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Melody will present on the Winter Institute’s innovative programs to support a movement of racial equity and wholeness, focusing on the power of youth engagement to build the next generation of social justice advocates […]
9th Annual Judge Stephanie K. Seymour Distinguished Lecture in Law | Food Justice as Social Justice Reception: 5:30 PM, The Pit Lecture: 6:00–7:00 PM, Price & Turpen Courtroom The University of Tulsa College of Law welcomes Emily M. Broad Leib, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, for the 9th Annual Judge Stephanie K. Seymour Distinguished […]
Join the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic and Gary Taubes, the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, for a discussion on his new book The Case Against Sugar. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic […]
Overview The Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce The Animal Welfare Act at Fifty, a conference that will bring experts together to assess the first fifty years of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and consider recommendations for the future. The event will include conference presentations as well as […]
Join the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) for an in-depth conversation with Mark Bittman, Ricardo Salvador, and FLPC's Emily Broad Leib on the creation and implementation of a national food strategy. Kat Taylor, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Beneficial State Bank, and Director of TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation, will serve as moderator for […]
In this talk, Gregory Jaffe, Director of the Project on Biotechnology for the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), will explain how scientists make genetically engineered crops and animals, the benefits and potential risks from those products, and information on their adoption in the US and around the world. He will describe the federal […]