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Susanne Wengle, a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, delivers a presentation titled "Industrial Agriculture and its Alternatives in the US and Russia: The Case of Genetically Engineered Crops" at Swift Hall on June 26, 2012. Her talk examines the role of industrial agriculture in the US and Russia, the recent development of genetically engineered crops in both countries, and the increasing demand for labeling of genetically engineered food products.
Wengle's presentation was part of a three-day Summer Teacher Institute titled "Feeding the World: Challenges to Achieving Food Security." The Institute was presented by the University of Chicago Center for International Studies and cosponsored by the Program on the Global Environment, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for East European and Russian Eurasian Studies, and the Global Health Initiative.
The resources associated with this lecture can be found at:
http://cis.uchicago.edu/outreach/summerinstitute/2012/resources.shtml#wengle
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