Canceled—Thursday, March 30 | Dessert with Discussion

Due to a family emergency, Dr. Jason Rowntree will be unable to present at the spring Dessert with Discussion talk on Thursday, March 30.

This event has been canceled.
 
We thank you for your interest in Dessert with Discussion. We know that the planned topic was an engaging one that many of you were looking forward to learning more about. We will do our best to reschedule the event for a future date. 

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Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, for the spring Dessert with Discussion talk.

 The title of the next Dessert with Discussion event is ” Good Food That is Better for the Environment” and the presenter is Dr. Jason Rowntree, professor of animal science in Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The basics

• Time and date: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30 (doors open at 6:30 for in-person attendees)
• Fee: Free
• Registration: bit.ly/DwD-spring2023

The talk will be held in person in the KBS Academic Building’s auditorium, located at 3700 East Gull Lake Drive. It also will be streamed via Zoom, and attendees will be able to ask questions both in person and virtually by using the Zoom Q&A function. Dessert with Discussion is free and open to the public, and registration is required.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. In-person participants will have the opportunity to visit informational booths, including:

• Kalamazoo Nature Center
• Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
• KBS-affiliated Long-term Ecological Research, Long-term Agroecosystem Research, and MiSTRIPS programs
• Sunlight Gardens
• Sprout BC
• Tillers International

About the talk

Beef production is often cited as a driver of climate change but, as Dr. Rowntree will discuss, it can operate in tandem with nature.

Dessert with Discussion is a free lecture series that connects the KBS and MSU research community with our local community. This series is made possible through generous donations to the Dessert with Discussion Fund. Send questions about the event to communityrelations@kbs.msu.edu.