UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol L. Folt, an internationally recognized environmental scientist whose research has focused on the effects of mercury and arsenic on human and ecosystem health, salmonid fisheries management and restoration, and global climate change, will deliver the lecture “Water … Read more
Join us in the FedEx Global Education Center for a film screening and conversation with former Mississippi Governor William Winter and former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. This Southern Documentary Project film received the 2015 Emmy for Best Historical Documentary … Read more
Sterling Evans Professor, Department of History, University of Oklahoma This presentation seeks to explore the water history of Sonora, Mexico (just south of Arizona). Every river in the state has been dammed, some more than once. The result is that … Read more
The Public Administration Leadership Challenge is a case study competition that gives UNC undergraduate students an opportunity to propose solutions to real public service issues and compete for $1,000. This year’s case focuses on finding viable solutions to community food … Read more
Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Shenggen Fan (樊胜根) has been director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) since 2009. Dr Fan joined IFPRI in 1995 as a research fellow, conducting extensive research … Read more
The Carolina Global Food Program, an initiative within the Global Research Institute, is instituting a competitive scholarship program beginning in the summer of 2016. In the program two Carolina Global Food Program “Summer Scholars” will be awarded up to $5,000 … Read more
Call for Papers for GRI sponsored conference Environmental Change, Agricultural Sustainability, and Economic Development in the Lower Mekong Basin Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia March 16-18, 2017 Deadline Extended to Dec. 1 This conference will focus … Read more
Global Trade, Global Trade-offs Winners and Losers in International Commerce This conference convenes thought leaders from the business community, government and academia to explore the core questions of the impact of international trade on society, the changing nature of work … Read more
