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SUMMARY:The Role of Science in Meeting  the Grand Challenges of the 21st Century 
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 Presented by Roger Beachy, Director of USDA NIFA.\n
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 Dr. 
 Roger Beachy was appointed to be the 
 first director of the National Institutes 
 of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in October, 2009, 
 and named Chief Scientist at USDA in January 
 2010.  As Director of NIFA, he oversees awarding 
 extramural funds for Research, Extension 
 and Education for the U.S. Department of 
 Agriculture; as Chief Scientist, he is responsible 
 for coordinating science activities across 
 the department.  Dr. Roger N. Beachy, a member 
 of the National Academy of Sciences, is 
 internationally known for his groundbreaking 
 research on developing virus-resistant plants 
 through biotechnology. \n
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 Dr. Beachy has 
 received a number of honors for his research. 
  He is a member of the U.S. National Academy 
 of Sciences and in 2001 received the Wolf Prize 
 in Agriculture.  He is a fellow in the American 
 Association for the Advancement of Science, 
 the American Academy of Microbiology, 
 the National Academy of Science, India, and the 
 Academy of Science of St. Louis.  In 2003, 
 he was elected Councilor for the National Academy 
 of Sciences, and currently serves as a 
 member of the editorial board of the Proceedings 
 of the National Academy of Sciences.  Dr 
 Beachy was awarded the Dennis Robert Hoagland 
 Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists, 
 an honorary Doctor of Science degree 
 from Michigan State University, and the William 
 D. Phillips Technology Advancement Award 
 from the St. Louis County Economic Council.  
 Dr. Beachy was named R&D Magazine's Scientist 
 of the Year for 1999.   He was the 1991 recipient 
 of the Bank of Delaware's Commonwealth 
 Award for Science and Industry and the 1990 recipient 
 of the American Phytopathological Society's 
 Ruth Allen Award. \n
 Dr. Beachy holds 
 a Ph.D. in plant pathology from Michigan State 
 University and earned a B.A. in biology from 
 Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana. \n
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 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: CNS & CANR\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://naturalscience.msu.edu/\n
LOCATION:101 Biochemistry Bldg
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