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.

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Mike Sadowsky: Bacteria Research

Nov 10th, 2008

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

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Phil Pardey: Agriculture R & D

Nov 10th, 2008

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

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Mindy Kurzer: Nutrition Research

Nov 10th, 2008

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

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Peter Reich: Forests and Ecosystems

Nov 10th, 2008

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.

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Vince Fritz: Vegetable Crops and Health

Nov 7th, 2008

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

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Jean Kinsey: Food Prices

Oct 28th, 2008

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

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Roger Ruan: Biofuels

Oct 28th, 2008

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

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George Weiblen: Biodiversity

Oct 20th, 2008

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 Minnesota campus in June 2008.

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Karen Oberhauser: Monarch Butterflies

Oct 20th, 2008

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.

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Rex Bernardo: Corn Breeding

Oct 20th, 2008

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

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Susan Galatowitsch: Landscape Ecology

Oct 20th, 2008

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.

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Ulrike Tschirner: Paper & Wood Research

Oct 20th, 2008

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

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Mark Seeley: Climate Change

Oct 16th, 2008

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.

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Brian Steffenson: Wheat Breeding

Oct 16th, 2008

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.

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Nevin Young: Genomic Sequencing

Oct 16th, 2008

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.