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The Science of Food

Hunt Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC, United States

Come break bread with the citizen scientists, researchers, and high school students who have unraveled several mysteries of our simple foods.

The Last Crop: Movie Showing & Discussion Panel

Hunt Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC, United States

An intimate exploration into the lives of small family farmers Jeff and Annie Main of California’s Central Valley. Inextricably woven within these organic pioneers’ story is their ten-year pursuit to ensure that a farm need not be imperiled at the end of every generation. The screening will be followed by a discussion with: -Alex Hitt,…

Tales from the Biotech Trenches, with Dr. Larisa Rudenko

Hunt Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC, United States

Speaker: Dr. Larisa Rudenko, Biotech regulation expert and MIT visiting scholar Dr. Larisa Rudenko has worked at the intersection of biotech innovation and regulation for over 25 years. Most recently, she served as the Director of Animal Biotechnology at the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, and is currently on sabbatical at MIT with the Program…

Gerald H. Elkan Distinguished Lecture in Science and Society

Hunt Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC, United States

We invite you to the inaugural Gerald H. Elkan Distinguished Lecture in Science and Society, to be held in the Hunt Library Auditorium on Tuesday, March 21 from 5:30-6:30 pm. A reception will follow in Duke Energy Hall. Featured speaker Dr. Marc Edwards, whose talk is entitled, “Truth Seeking by the Lights of Perverted Science:…