Research talks and fruitful discussion are on the menu at an upcoming virtual symposium about food.<\/p>\n
Food: production, distribution, access and consumption<\/a> takes place online on Tuesday, April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and features presentations on a variety of subjects, from historical analyses of the impacts of government food policies and affordability to dietary habits such as sustainable eating and scrolling smartphones at the table. Registration is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n Speakers will approach the topic of food from an array of different lenses, offering insights from history, geography, communication studies, health sciences, psychology, recreation and leisure studies, biological sciences, environmental sustainability, political science and Brock\u2019s Niagara Community Observatory.<\/p>\n According to Dawn Zinga, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences, this variety of perspectives is one of the primary goals of the\u00a0ongoing\u202fSocial Sciences Symposium Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the Social Sciences, we appreciate the richness that cross-disciplinary conversations can bring to research into our world\u2019s most pressing issues,\u201d she says. \u201cA topic as broad and\u00a0essential\u00a0as food, which has relevance across so many fields of study, is exactly the sort of subject this series is intended to explore and illuminate by bringing together researchers from different areas\u00a0and\u00a0at different stages of their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n The final session of the day will examine future-based questions related to Indigenous Peoples\u2019 food systems and climate change, Ontario greenhouse policy and food deserts in St. Catharines, and whether increasing hunger in Niagara<\/a> might be a catalyst for Universal Basic Income.<\/p>\n A complete symposium program is available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n