Japan heavily relies on imported food produced overseas including the USA. Its food self-sufficiency rate marked 38 percent (on a calorie basis) in 2016, one of the lowest countries for developed countries.
Past Events
For a schedule of all our events, seminars, and lectures visit our calendar.
ESPM Seminar Series - Joe McBride
ESPM Professor Emeritus Joe McBride shares his talk, "Here today and gone tomorrow: California street trees and climate change"
Coffee will be served at 11:30 in 139 Mulford Hall
This event is open to the public.
Plant and Microbial Biology Plant Seminar: "Harnessing plant immune receptors for resistance to wheat stem rust"
Dr Dodds' focus is on fungal rust diseases, which constitute one of the most significant threats to cereal crops worldwide.
MVZ LUNCH SEMINAR - Kevin Rowe
MVZ Lunch is a graduate level seminar series (IB264) based on current and recent vertebrate research. Professors, graduate students, staff, and visiting researchers present on current and past research projects.
Human- Nature Interactions
Tune in for another exciting episode of The Graduates as we speak with Kaitlyn Gaynor about her work observing large mammals in Mendocino County, Kenya, and Mozambique.
Spatial Data Science: Mapping for Impact
Spatial data collection, analysis and visualization has changed dramatically in the last decade.
PMB Special Seminar: "Gating Plant Immunity and Death at the Nuclear Boundary"
The Gu lab uses a combined molecular, cellular, genetic, biochemical, biostatistical and bioinformatic approach to study the intriguing mechanism behind host-pathogen interactions.
The Natural History Museum and the Future of Nature
Professor Dan Kammen will discuss The Natural History Museum, a mobile and pop-up museum, with founder Beka Economopoulos.
2018 ESPM Seminar Series - David Lewis
David Lewis, Department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University - "The intersection . between climate adaptation, mitigation and natural resources: An empirical analysis of forest management"