Learning to Think Like Scientists: Does Our Future Depend on It? Suzanne Hendrich
Thursday, 08 Nov 2012 at 7:00 pm – South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Suzanne Hendrich, a University Professor and current president of the Faculty Senate, will engage the audience in a discussion about thinking like a scientist both in our daily lives and in solving some of our greatest global challenges, such as food security, poverty, and building community. She emphasizes the need to clearly define problems, seek evidence, make evidence-based decisions, consider the broad impacts of decisions, and seek multiple perspectives. Hendrich teaches in the areas of food-borne toxicants and nutrition and conducts research on the effects of dietary and botanical constituents on gut health and inflammation. She joined the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition in 1987 and is a Lura M. Lovell Fellow working on dietary supplement safety education. Part of the Sigma Xi Lecture Series and the Women in STEM Series.Cosponsored By:
- Sigma Xi
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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