January 1, 2021
outreach
Eberly College of Science 2021 Frontiers of Science Lecture Series entitled “Sustainability: How Science Can Help Achieve the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals”
The series will consist of 6 public lectures, held on consecutive Saturdays via Zoom.
Links
- February 13: “Sunshine Into Wood: How Plants Build Their Cell Walls, a Gigaton Source of Renewable Materials and Energy,” Daniel J. Cosgrove (Biology, Penn State)
- February 20: “How Coral May Survive Climate Change,” Iliana Baums (Biology, Penn State)
- February 27: “Mapping a Just and Sustainable Future for Pennsylvania,” Peter Buck, Nebraska Hernandez, and Nyla Holland (Environmental Justice Project, Sustainability Institute, Penn State)
- February 6: “Educational Disparities Are Not Sustainable,” Nate Brown (Mathematics, Penn State)
- January 23: “Building Healthier Food Systems for Sub-Saharan Africa With Nutritious, Resilient Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato,” Jan W. Low (International Potato Center (CIP))
- January 30: “Therapeutic Intervention Strategies of SARS-CoV-2,” Joyce Jose (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State)
