"Poisons on Our Plates: The Real Food and Safety Problem in the United States" featuring Michele Morrone
An excerpt from the April 15, 2009 Pell Center lecture by Michele Morrone, associate professor of environmental health science and the director of environmental studies at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Pell Center for International Relations & Public Policy
The Pell Center was established at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, by an Act of the United States Congress on September 28, 1996, to honor Senator Claiborne Pell.
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- Applying multilateral solutions to international problems
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- Responding to the changed nature of security and conflict resolution
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