KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� Nov. 22, 2022 鈥� Closing out this year鈥檚 on Tuesday, Dec. 13 is , a senior scientist and director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, who will speak on 鈥淭he 21st Century Food System We Deserve.鈥�
Salvador is director of the Food and Environment Program at the Union and has more than 40 years of experience working with citizens, scientists, economists, and politicians to transition our current food system to grow healthy foods while employing sustainable and socially equitable practices. His talk is co-sponsored by the .
Salvador will speak at 7 p.m. at Edwards Hall on the Kingston Campus and online. This is the last presentation of the fall Honors Colloquium, which will be presented in person and streamed live (video links available on the day of each event, at the link above).
Prior to his work at UCS, Salvador was a program officer with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, where he was responsible for managing programs that addressed the connections among food and health, environment, economic development, sovereignty, and social justice. He also was an associate professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, where he taught the first course in sustainable agriculture at a land-grant university.
The 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium is the University鈥檚 premier lecture series. Hosted by the University鈥檚 Honors Program, this annual university-wide educational forum is free and open to the public. This year鈥檚 lecture series has brought several experts to 溏心vlog免费B站 to examine local and global food systems, examining ways to create equitable, sustainable and resilient food systems. Learn more about the .