Yearly Archives: 2015

Campus event: Film screening of “Food Chains”

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food chains campus posterWith support from Sustainable Post and the Sociology department, Sarah Pomerenke and I showed the film “Food Chains” at LIU Post. This event is part of a semester long campus focus on food and waste issues. As a graduate intern with Aramark, Sarah has worked on sustainable campus food issues. I was inspired to show this film on campus after viewing it at a community event hosted by Rural Migrant Ministries. This organization loaned us photography from the movie. We displayed these photos at the film screening and at other events on campus.

 

Food Chains flyer

 

Campus event: Sustainability & Food

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sustainable food flyerOn November 17, 2015, we hosted a well attended event with SLOW Food organizer and chef, Bhavani Jaroff, and Aramark Sustainability Director Matthew Thompson. While they were approaching the issue with different solutions, they both spoke about the importance of student involvement and consumer awareness. They identified the importance of eating local and the problems of mass production. Students interested in campus food issues can contact me, Prof. Scott Carlin, or Sarah Pomerenke at LIU Post. We also encourage you to attend the Sustainable Post meetings. And don’t forget about the Sociology of Food course this Spring 2016!

 

Nanotechnology Brief distributed by the California Research Bureau

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Nano Brief PictureIn collaboration with Christine Shearer and Stacey Frederick (fellow CNS-affiliated researchers), we produced a brief on nanotechnology for the California Research Bureau (CRB). The CRB published and distributed the brief to California legislators, and specifically: the Governor’s Office; the Senate committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development; the Senate committee on Labor and Industrial Relations; the Assembly committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials; and the Assembly committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy. To view and download the brief, click here: