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Dr. Avanelle Kirksey, a valued faculty member of the Department of Foods and Nutrition from 1961 to 1994, left a legacy at Purdue University. Dr. Kirksey's dynamic, productive and imaginative research program bridged the gap from basic mechanistic science to a better understanding of the relation of diet to human behavior and cognition. In addition to her demanding research program, she is a inspiring role model for students. In 1985, Dr. Kirksey became the second female distinguished professor on the Purdue University campus. In 1997 she received an honorary doctorate from Purdue. Her groundbreaking research, valued teaching, and community outreach efforts are honored with this lecture series that is held each spring.
The date for the next Avanelle Kirksey Lecture is
April 10, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.
It will be held in
BEERING HALL, Room 2280 . The topic and guest speaker will be:
" The World Is Fat--The Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race "
Barry M. Popkin, Ph.D., Professor, Nutrition, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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