GEO Seminars

Join the geology, geography and environmental studies department for special lectures and presentations on a variety of topics in the geosciences.

• Time: 3:30 p.m.
• Location: North Hall 078
• Refreshments provided

 

Fall 2011 Seminars

Seminar Series on Global Hunger and Food Security

Friday, December 2 - Grace Miller, Indiana Wesleyan University Biology Department
"Life in the Soil: Conservation Farming with Green Manure and Cover Crops"

 

Previous Fall 2011 Seminars

Friday, November 18th - Sheila Blackman, Grand Valley State University
"Rebuilding Agricultural Systems after the Demise of Industrial Monoculture: The Role of Seed Banks"

Tuesday, November 8 - Mitch Tuinstra, Purdue University Agronomist (Calvin Graduate)
"Challenge of Cereal Crop Improvement and Deployment in Africa"

Friday, October 28th - Dave Koetje, Calvin Biology Department
"What Do Transitions From Industrial Agriculture to Sustainable Food Systems Look Like?"

Tuesday, October 18th - Henk Aay, Calvin GEO Department
"Cultural Diplomacy via Film: Dutch Documentary Films Shown in the USA 1942 - 1974"

Tuesday, October 11th - Dave Dornbos, Calvin Biology Department
"Appropriateness of Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries"

Tuesday, October 4th - Uko Zylstra, Calvin Biology Department
"Sustainable Agriculture, Developing Countries, and Micah 6:8: Does Cambodia Need Our Food System or Do We Need Theirs?"