Corn Calendar

 

Multi-disciplinary Corn Brownbag "How we got here"
Wednesday, September 10 noon Skillman Library Gendebien Room
Caroline Lee, Jim Lennertz, Rebekah Pite & Chris Ruebeck
Corn has been implicated in slavery, colonialism, poverty, and obesity, at the same time that it is promoted as a panacea for hunger and even climate change. How did this humble grain of the Americas become a global commodity, alternative fuel solution, and mutant pariah? Social science and humanities professors share their disciplines' unique perspectives on contemporary environmental and social issues related to corn agriculture and its byproducts.