Kristen Nelson is an Associate Professor in the departments of Forest Resources and Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. She discusses wildfire prepardness both at the homeowner and community levels.

Mike Sadowsky: Bacteria Research

Nov 10th, 2008 21m 6s

Mike Sadowsky is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water and Climate. Mike Sadowsky discusses bacteria related research.

Phil Pardey: Agriculture R & D

Nov 10th, 2008 21m 28s

Phil Pardey is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics and director of the International Science and Technology Practice and Policy Center.

Mindy Kurzer: Nutrition Research

Nov 10th, 2008 27m 14s

Mindy Kurzer is a professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition. She discusses nutrition research.

Peter Reich: Forests and Ecosystems

Nov 10th, 2008 26m 28s

Peter Reich is a professor in the Department of Forest Resources who has been named Regents Professor, an honor achieved by only the top 1 percent of faculty at the University of Minnesota.

Vince Fritz: Vegetable Crops and Health

Nov 7th, 2008 19m 51s

Vince Fritz is a professor in the Department of Horticultural Science. He discusses production systems for enhanced health benefits in vegetable crops.

Jean Kinsey: Food Prices

Oct 28th, 2008 2m 56s

Jean Kinsey, Professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Director of The Food Industry Center discusses food prices.

Roger Ruan: Biofuels

Oct 28th, 2008 23m 26s

Roger Ruan, Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering discusses biofuels.

George Weiblen: Biodiversity

Oct 20th, 2008 24m 8s

George Weiblen is an associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology and curator of plants at the Bell Museum of Natural History. He is a chief organizer of Evolution 2008, an international conference being held on the University of Min

Karen Oberhauser: Monarch Butterflies

Oct 20th, 2008 23m 11s

Karen Oberhauser is a professor in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology who specializes in the study of the monarch butterflies and who advocates citizen science.

Rex Bernardo: Corn Breeding

Oct 20th, 2008 17m 41s

Rex Bernardo is a professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics who specializes in corn.

Susan Galatowitsch: Landscape Ecology

Oct 20th, 2008 20m 15s

Susan Galatowitsch is a professor in the Department of Horticultural Science; she is the winner of the 2007-2008 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs and a founding fellow of the University's new Institute on the Environment.

Ulrike Tschirner: Paper & Wood Research

Oct 20th, 2008 19m 15s

Ulrike Tschirner is an associate professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering discusses paper and wood research.

Mark Seeley: Climate Change

Oct 16th, 2008 3m 39s

Mark Seeley is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water and Climate and a widely know expert on Minnesota's weather and climate. He discusses climate change.

Brian Steffenson: Wheat Breeding

Oct 16th, 2008 4m 32s

Brian Steffenson is a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology; he holds the Lieberman/Okinow Endowed Chair in Cereal Disease Resistance. Brian Steffenson discusses wheat breeding, Ug99 and the BL3 facility.

Nevin Young: Genomic Sequencing

Oct 16th, 2008 4m 22s

Nevin Young is a professor in the departments of Plant Pathology and Plant Biology who leads an international effort to map the genome of Medicago Truncatula, a model legume. He discusses genomic sequencing.