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Provost's Discovery Themes Lecturer Program: DJ Patil

The Discovery Themes Provost's Lecturer Program presents DJ Patil, former Chief Data Scientist of the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.

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    March 4, 2015 — Foods for Health

    Can strawberries impact carcinogen metabolism in smokers?

    Led by Steven Schwartz (Department of Food Science and Technology) - and collaborating with Yael Vodovotz (Department of Food Science and Technology), Christopher Weghorst (College of Public Health) and Steven Clinton (College of Medicine and Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center) - the new strawberry study will examine biological samples collected from smokers and nonsmokers who ingested a strawberry confection product.

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    March 4, 2015 — Food and AgriCultural Transformation

    Navigating Ohio State’s Rich Collaborative Environment

    When Michelle Kaiser, PhD, started as an assistant professor at The Ohio State University’s College of Social Work in 2012, she was immediately welcomed into a vibrant transdisciplinary team of researchers who shared her primary academic interest: food security and the effort to make healthy food available for all.

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    February 19, 2015 — Food and AgriCultural Transformation

    Pondering the Invisible Landscape of Food

    As a renowned artist and professor in the Department of Art at The Ohio State University, Michael Mercil has long been lauded for his contributions to culture. When Mercil began to scrutinize what he considers the foundation of culture - agriculture - his own place on campus became clearer.

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    November 20, 2014 — Events

    Provost's Discovery Themes Lecturer Program: Sherry Turkle

    What are the costs of a “flight from conversation” in personal life, among one's family and friends? What are the cots in the work world? And most important, what can we do about it?

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    April 4, 2014 — Events

    Provost's Discovery Themes Lecturer Program: Jeffrey Sachs

    Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University.

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