20/20 Research in Focus Presents: "SUSTENANCE"

Sustenance: How do you sustain 8 billion people on a single planet Earth?  Find out about the research at RIT leading to innovations in nutrition, buildings, and recycling that can help sustain modern life. Wednesday, November 9 | 3:30-5:00 PM GIS Auditorium (Building 81, Room 1130) Reception sponsored by the Golisano Institute for Sustainability "Faced with a growing population and shrinking pool of natural resources, society faces an unprecedented challenge to provide a resilient food supply, while also recognizing that food supply and security, energy and water, economy and environment, and human health are inextricably connected.  In this session, three RIT faculty will showcase research and teaching innovations that aim to address this global challenge." Presenters are as follows:  Gabrielle Gaustad, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sustainability, Golisano Institute for Sustainability Talk: Satisfying Society’s Technology Cravings Dr. Gaustad will explore how rapid adoption of emerging technologies has led to new concerns about our ability to sustain production of “technical nutrients” – like critical minerals and rare earth elements that are essential for human life and economy as we know it.   Pamela Berkley National Technical Institute for the Deaf Talk: Feeding Hungry Minds Pamela Berkley will explain how themes from food and cooking can be used to teach engineering concepts and how engineering design advances are then leveraged to create buildings that sustain human life while minimizing the environmental footprint of the built environment.   Elizabeth Ruder, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, College of Health Science and Technology Talk: Meeting the NEEDs of Rochester Families Dr. Ruder will present on the research and outreach of the Nutrition Education Engineering & Design or “NEEDs” for Tots program, an evidence-based curriculum designed to educate children, parents and preschool providers about shared family mealtime, the importance of food-neutral mealtime conversation, the way to accept and refuse foods, and the need to trust each person to manage his/her own eating. Interpreting services available, resources provided, at myaccess.rit.edu For questions, email Erica Hickey at elh4312@rit.edu For information on CREW, visit www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/crew 


Contact
Erica Hickey
5858153799
Event Snapshot
When and Where
November 09, 2016
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Room/Location: 1130
Who

Open to the Public