Heuermann Lectures - Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Heuermann Lectures - Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

The Heuermann Lectures focus on providing security – and here security means enough to sustain the world – in the areas of food, natural resources, and renewable energy for people, as well as on securing the sustainability of rural communities where the vital work of producing food and renewable energy occurs. Who attends these lectures? You'll see a diverse audience of faculty, students, and anyone in the general public with an interest in the topic.

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  1. 6 AOÛT

    Talking with Keith Heuermann

    Nebraska agriculture has been part of Keith Heuermann's life since childhood, and he has seen many changes over the years. In these brief videos he talks about some of those changes, as well as the wonder of corn, the droughts of the 1930s, 1950s and 2012, the importance and issues of food for the world, what he'd do if starting out today, and more.

  2. 11/10/2016

    GMOs are Green: How an Environmentalist Changed his Mind About Biotechnology

    Mark Lynas is the author of three previous books. High Tide: News from a Warming World was published in 2004, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet in 2007. The God Species was published in 2011. Six Degrees was made into an hour-long documentary by NatGeo and broadcast worldwide in 2008, with voiceover by Alec Baldwin. As a pro-science campaigner and commentor he is a frequent speaker worldwide, particularly in the US and Canada. He is on the board of the UK campaign group Sense About Science, and (though still resident in Oxford, UK) is currently visiting fellow at the Cornell Alliance for Science, based at Cornell University and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has written extensively in world media on the GMO issue as well as climate change and science in society. Part of the Heuerman Lecture series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Recorded October 10, 2016.

  3. 14/01/2016

    A Dialogue on the History and Vision for the Future of International Trade for U.S. Agriculture

    Heuermann Lecture focused on a dialogue about the issues surrounding international agriculture trade.

  4. 26/10/2015

    Finding Hope: Pioneering Your Own 40 Chances

    Heuermann Lecture focused on finding solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing today’s society.

  5. 13/10/2014

    Heuermann Lecture: Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska

    Heuermann Lectures - Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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The Heuermann Lectures focus on providing security – and here security means enough to sustain the world – in the areas of food, natural resources, and renewable energy for people, as well as on securing the sustainability of rural communities where the vital work of producing food and renewable energy occurs. Who attends these lectures? You'll see a diverse audience of faculty, students, and anyone in the general public with an interest in the topic.

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