Fulbright Global Food Security Seminar -- Part One
Old Main on a late February evening. Site of the Global Food Security Seminar, the Fulbright Enrichment Seminar hosted by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).
On the evening of February 29, 2012, Fulbright students from across the country in the fields of agricultural and environmental sciences, biology and biomedical sciences, economics, engineering, and public health gathered in the rotunda of Old Main to begin four days of discussions and problem solving exercises related to food security challenges.
Edwin Rajotte, professor of entomology, arrived early to the reception. Rajotte is the Seminar Program Chair and Judge for presentations made by students later in the week.
This four-day event, held at University Park, introduced participants to technological innovators, scientists, and experts in academia, public-private consortia, private sector companies, policy groups, and research and development laboratories.
The Seminar focuses on the important topic of Global Food Security and showcased individuals and organizations who are working towards advancing sustainable, agriculture-led growth to increase availability of food for growing populations, to make food affordable, and to increase incomes of the poor.
Fulbright students in the rotunda of Old Main.
Visitors arrive greeted by Janet Haner (right) of the University Office of Global Programs at Penn State.
Ascending the stairs to the belltower of Old Main.
Evening view from the roof of Old Main looking south across State College, PA towards Tussey Ridge.
LR: Jerrson Placido Escobar and Peter Mugisha
Participants in the 2012 Fulbright Global Food Security Symposium.
