U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack speaks as part of Presidential Lecture Series
November 18, 2014
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President Mitch Daniels and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Purdue University photo/Tom Campbell) |
President Mitch Daniels and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talk during the fourth lecture of the Fall 2014 Presidential Lecture Series. The lecture was held Monday (Nov. 17) in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse.
Vilsack's appearance in the Presidential Lecture Series is part a two-day visit to Purdue. The visit, which continues today, includes a tour of Purdue's Research Park and briefings on Purdue Extension's economic development programming and the University's research on health and nutrition and plant sciences. Plant sciences are a component of Purdue Moves, a series of University initiatives to broaden Purdue's global impact and enhance educational opportunities for its students.
Vilsack also will meet with 2009 World Food Prize laureate Gebisa Ejeta, distinguished professor of plant breeding and genetics, and other researchers and will participate in a roundtable discussion with students from several Purdue colleges.
