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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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?, […]