Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/group/3433/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Fast Food for Thought: 5-minute lightning talk event with 10 UM faculty (April 16, 2024 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/120679 120679-21845129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 6:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

Join Food Literacy for All's third annual "Fast Food for Thought" where 10 interdisciplinary UM faculty and staff each give a 5-minute talk related to food and/or agriculture. The lightning talks will be held on Tuesday, April 16th, from 6:30-8:00pm in Lorch Hall (Room 140).

Featured speakers: Dr. Alyssa Paredes (LSA Anthropology), Dr. Benjamin Goldstein (School for Environment and Sustainability), Lunia Evodie Oriol (Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning), Dr. Parijat Chakrabarti (Erb Institute), Dr. Jennifer Garner (School of Public Health), Dr. Lisa Young (LSA Anthropology), Juli McLoone (Library Special Collections), Keith Soster (MDining and Maize & Blue Cupboard), Dr. Benédicte Boisseron (LSA Afroamerican & African Studies), dawn weleski (Student Life Sustainability)

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:32:09 -0400 2024-04-16T18:30:00-04:00 2024-04-16T20:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Lecture / Discussion Poster listing 10 featured UM faculty speakers for the Fast Food for Thought event on April 16, 2024
Fireside Chat with UM Alumni USDA Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean (April 19, 2024 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/120680 120680-21845122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2024 3:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

The UM Sustainable Food System Initiative, Transformative Food System (TFS) Fellows are welcoming USDA Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean, to speak on her career path from a UM student at the Ford School of Public Policy to working inside the federal government to advance President Biden’s agenda to improve nutrition assistance for struggling families and individuals.

This fireside chat, titled “Leveraging the USDA to tackle nutrition insecurity and systemic racism in the food system”, will be held on Friday, April 19th, 3-4:30pm at the Ford School for Public Policy, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120). The event is open to the public and is supported by faculty and students of the Ford School of Public Policy, the School for Public Health, the School for Environment and Sustainability, and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

If you are interested in learning more about the role of the USDA in food and nutrition, government career pathways, and the US food system, please join us in this conversation!

The TFS Fellows Planning Team:
Sai Cheruvu (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
Nia Dubon-Robinson (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
jøn kent (TFS Fellow, Taubman College, Urban and Regional Planning)
Taylor Kaili McKenzie (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
Sami Maldonado (TFS Fellow, SEAS)
Lesli Hoey (TFS Director, Taubman College, Urban and Regional Planning)

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:05:36 -0400 2024-04-19T15:00:00-04:00 2024-04-19T16:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Lecture / Discussion Poster with an image of USDA Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and details about her UM visit on Friday, April 19, 2024