Science Café presents Dr. David Rosenthal on “Global Change & Agricultural Activity” on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. in the Baker Center Front Room.
David Rosenthal is Assistant Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, where he studies the response of photosynthesis to environmental change. How will this response affect agricultural productivity? These are questions that Rosenthal will address at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 in the Baker University Center Front Room.
The event will be live-streamed on Wednesday and archived, and the online audience is invited to submit questions.
“One underlying aspect of global climate change is increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide. It affects some plants significantly more than others. This is why the pollution from your car can potentially increase agriculture productivity,” Rosenthal said.
Two specific plants Rosenthal will discuss are corn and soybeans and how they are affected by carbon dioxide and climate change. Globally, these are two of the most important fundamental crops in terms of caloric intake.
Café events are free and open to students, faculty and staff. Café Conversations and Science Cafés are both venues for students to share their interests informally during a conversation exchange in a friendly setting. The Science Cafe is hosted by Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Vice President of the Ohio University Chapter of Sigma Xi. The two series are sponsored by the Ohio University chapter of Sigma Xi and the Office of the Vice President for Research. Find the Science Café on Facebook and Twitter.
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