The Cornell Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Group (FANG) formed during the 2006-2007 school year to better understand the links between agriculture, nutrition and health in the context of holistic food systems. The Program in International Nutrition (PIN) and the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) are co-sponsoring a series of seminars at the start of the Fall 2007 semester to initiate a dialogue around these issues, and to increase cross-disciplinary understanding of the fundamental concepts, theories, and research methodologies used in food systems approaches to nutrition and health problems. PIN students, interested faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the seminars both on Wednesdays during the normal CIIFAD seminar, as well as on Thursday.
Aug 29
WED, 12:20 PM
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Panel Discussion on the Role of Food Systems in Global Health |
Ardyth Gillespie, Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ken Schlather, Cornell, DNS; Nutr/Ag Econ; Cornell Coop Extn, Tompkins Co |
*Note location change: EMERSON HALL 135
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Aug 30
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Addressing Failure to Integrate Nutrition and Agriculture in Post-conflict Environments: Building Institutional Community CapacityEnvironments |
Krista Isaacs, Cornell, MPS Grad student (recently graduated) |
Sep 05
WED, 12:20 PM
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Indigenous Food and Agricultural Systems in the Northeast: The Interplay of Agronomy, Nutrition, and Indigenous Knowledge |
Jane Mt. Pleasant, Cornell, Horticulture and Director of the Am Indian Program |
*Note location change: EMERSON HALL 135
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Sep 06
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The Integration of Nutrition and Agriculture in Community Food Security Projects: Zoom in on implementation |
Suzanne Gervais, Cornell, DNS |
Sep 10
MON, 4:00 PM
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Nutrients, Genes, and Human Birth Defects -- JOINT SEMINAR WITH FIELD OF NUTRITION |
Dr. Gary M. Shaw, Res Dir, March of Dimes California Res Div, Childrens Hospital Oakland Res Inst, Oakland, CA |
*Note location change: SAVAGE 100
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Sep 12
WED, 12:20 PM
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Agriculture and Nutrition: A Review of the Evidence for Impacts on the Nutritional Status of Households Participating in Small-scale Agriculture Interventions, and Case Studies from Ecuador and Bolivia |
Peter Berti, PATH Canada (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health) |
*Note location change: EMERSON HALL 135
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Sep 13
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TBAWhat Can Soil Nutrient Budgets Teach Us about Cropping System and Nutrition Interventions with Legumes |
Steve Vanek, Cornell graduate student, Soil & Crop Science |
Sep 19
WED, 12:20 PM
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Orange-fleshed Sweet Potatoes and Improved Nutrition Mozambique |
Mary Arimond, International Food Policy Res Inst (IFPRI) |
*Note location change: EMERSON HALL 135
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Sep 20
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Opportunities to Improve Human Nutrition though Agronomy |
John Duxbury, Cornell, Crop & Soil Sciences |
Sep 26
WED, 12:20 PM
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Panel Discussion on the HarvestPlus Initiative: A Multidisciplinary Perspective of Biofortification that Covers Agriculture, Food Science and Nutrition |
Jere Haas, Dennis Miller and Ross Welch, Cornell, DNS; Food Sci; Crop & Soil Sci (USDA-ARS U.S. Plant, Soil & Nutr Lab) |
*Note location change: EMERSON HALL 135
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Sep 27
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Panel Discussion on the HarvestPlus Initiative: A Multidisciplinary Perspective of Biofortification that Covers Agriculture, Food Science and Nutrition |
Helena Pachon, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), CGIAR, Cali, Columbia |
Oct 03
WED, 12:20 PM
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Nutritional Diversification in Agroecosystems of Southern Africa: What is the Role of Legumes? |
Sieglinde Snapp, Michigan State Univ, Crop & Soil Sci |
*Note location change: EMERSON HALL 135
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Oct 04
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Soils, Food and Healthy Communities: Case Study of a Participatory Agriculture and Nutrition Project in Malawi |
Rachel Bezner-Kerr, University of Western Ontario, Geography |
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Oct 11
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TBA |
TBA |
Oct 15
4:00 pm
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Evaluating behavior change communication in Haiti: the influence of community health workers and their work context -- JOINT SEMINAR WITH FIELD OF NUTRITION |
Mduduzi Mbuya |
*Note location change: 100 Savage
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Oct 18
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TBA |
Open |
Oct 22
4:00 pm
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Synergisms and Antagonisms. How does malnutrition kill? A personal quest -- JOINT SEMINAR WITH FIELD OF NUTRITION |
J-P Habicht |
*Note location change: 100 Savage
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Oct 25
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Samoan Biological Responses to the Nutrition Transition: Health, History, Adaptation and Applied Research |
Stephen McGarvey, Prof of Community Health & Anthropology, Dir International Health Inst, Brown Univ |
Oct 29
4:00 pm,
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Pica: A tale of three hypotheses -- JOINT SEMINAR WITH FIELD OF NUTRITION |
Sera Young |
*Note location change: 100 Savage
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Nov 01
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From the Arctic to the Amazon (and a few stops in between!): Using dietary data to understand and develop chronic disease prevention programs in diverse international populations |
Sangita Sharma, Assistant Researcher (Professor). Cancer Research Center Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa. |
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Nov 08
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Communicating Nutrition through Visual Media: a screening and discussion |
Andrew Jones, Graduate Student, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences |
Nov 15
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
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The African Food System Symposium -- Joint FANG/CIIFAD/PIN? |
http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/africa/conference/food_system/ |
*Note location change: McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall
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Nov 22
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NO SEMINAR -- Thanksgiving Break |
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Nov 29
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TBA |
TBA |
