Fellowships
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 1:15pm  President Kaler joined Land O'Lakes leaders Lydia Botham and Nick Koewler to welcome students Elizabeth Alonzi, Rachel Anderson, Katie Enzenauer, Audrey Sebastian, and Blake Schweiner to the TCF Bank Stadium field at the September 30 Golden Gopher football game. The students are past and current participants of the Global Food Challenge Emerging Leaders for Food Security fellowship. They... Read more |
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 1:30pm  Elizabeth Alonzi was a Global Food Challenge Emerging Leader in 2015-16. How are her internship and studies in bioproducts and biosystems engineering preparing her to be part of a new “Green Revolution” needed to feed a planet with 9 billion people by 2050? Find out more about Alonzi and watch her video here: ... Read more |
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 11:00am  U of M food science major Katie Enzenauer was featured in The Emerging Leader, a short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stusUpeay6g produced by Land O’Lakes. Enzenauer participated in the yearlong 2015-16 Land O’Lakes Global Food Challenge Emerging Leaders for Food Security Fellowship. Listen to what... Read more |
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 9:00am  CFANS Dean Brian Buhr and CSOM Dean Sri Zaheer joined deans from the agriculture and business schools at Iowa State and Purdue University as special guests at a Land O’Lakes Global Food Challenge panel in late August. The Ag Deans panel addressed how the food and agriculture industry is adapting to meet the demands of global markets, ag-technology, and consumers. The deans explained... Read more |
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Friday, October 7, 2016 - 12:00pm  In September 2014, Land O’Lakes announced a landmark $25 million investment in the University of Minnesota through the year 2024. How is this investment making a difference? Find out by watching this short video highlighting some of the “greatest hits” of our partnership during the last two years. |
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Monday, March 7, 2016 - 10:15am  One way Land O’Lakes is addressing the challenge of feeding the world’s growing population is through the Global Food Challenge – Emerging Leaders for Food Security fellowship, which was created in 2014. Three exceptional and passionate University of Minnesota students are among the current group of emerging leaders who, thanks to Land O’Lakes, are working with agricultural experts and... Read more |
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Monday, March 7, 2016 - 9:30am  U of M junior Mandi Egeland spent 2014-15 as a Global Food Challenge Emerging Leader for Food Security Fellow. She explored food security issues from many angles, visiting the African nations of Malawi and Zambia as well as Washington D.C. In addition, Mandi helped to recruit and mentor the program’s 2015-16 University of Minnesota cohort. What was Mandi’s experience like? We caught up... Read more |
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 11:00am  U of M Global Food Challenge Emerging Leaders encouraged their fellow students to join the global hunger conversation at an awareness-building event on February 22. Set up on a busy East Bank campus sidewalk, their information table featured an engaging set of maps and materials. Questions such as “how will we feed another 2 billion people in 30 years?” and “what percent of food is thrown away... Read more |