{"id":150,"date":"2018-03-13T17:51:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/?p=150"},"modified":"2021-03-08T01:09:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T01:09:26","slug":"faculty-accomplishment-dr-lenore-newman-canada-research-chair-geography-and-the-environment-research-graduate-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/2018\/03\/13\/faculty-accomplishment-dr-lenore-newman-canada-research-chair-geography-and-the-environment-research-graduate-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Accomplishment: Dr. Lenore Newman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/files\/2018\/03\/Australia-talk-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/files\/2018\/03\/Australia-talk-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/files\/2018\/03\/Australia-talk-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/files\/2018\/03\/Australia-talk-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/arts\/files\/2018\/03\/Australia-talk-1-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>Dr. Lenore Newman gives a keynote speech to 240 attendees at The 2018 Urban Agriculture Forum in Melbourne, Australia on February 23 and 24, 2018.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>What Did She Do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The College of Arts&#8217; Dr. Lenore Newman, a Canada Research Chair in Food Security and the Environment and faculty member in the Department of Geography and the Environment, embarked on a speaking tour of Australia (February 2018) to discuss the subject of farmland&#8217;s role in food security.<\/p>\n<p>While in Australia, Dr. Newman spoke at a variety of events and toured several innovative farms and not-for-profit organizations, which included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A keynote speech at the <em>Blueprint for future food systems in regional Victoria <\/em>in Bendigo, Australia on February 20, 2018<em>\u00a0<\/em>(organized by the City of Greater Bendigo).<\/li>\n<li>A keynote speech at the <em>Grampians<\/em> <em>Food Forum: strengthening food security in the Grampians Pyrenees region<\/em> in Ararat, Australia on February 21, 2018 (organized by Sustain and the Grampians Food Alliance).<\/li>\n<li>A keynote speech and panel discussion at <em>The 2018 Urban Agriculture Forum<\/em> in Melbourne, Austrailia on February 23 and 24, 2018 (organized by Sustain).<\/li>\n<li>A presentation at the <em>Urban Farming: Feeding the Future<\/em> in Sydney, Australia on February 26, 2018 (organized by the Sydney Environmental Institute at the University of Sydney).<\/li>\n<li>A half-day workshop presentation for graduate students and policy members at the <em>Urban Agriculture Workshop<\/em> in Sydney, Australia on February 27, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>A panel presentation at the <em>Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities: Pathways for regeneration from farm to fork<\/em> in Perth, Australia on March 1, 2018 (organized by Edith Cowan University and the Heart Foundation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She also made guest appearances on several radio and podcast interviews:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An <em>Interview with Steven Martin<\/em> from ABC Radio Ballarat on February 21, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Conversation Hour with John Faine<\/em> from ABC Radio Melbourne on February 22, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><em>Greening the Apocalypse<\/em> (podcast recording) with Adam Grubb on February 23, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><em>Late Night Live with Phillip Adams<\/em> from ABC Radio Sydney on February 27, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>A radio interview with Tara De Landgrafft from ABC Radio Perth on March 1, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s Next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Newman made a number of connections on the Australian tour, which could result in the following future collaborations: sharing data, co-writing a paper, developing a case study in Melbourne with a role for students, and working with the City of Greater Bendigo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Lenore Newman gives a keynote speech to 240 attendees at The 2018 Urban Agriculture Forum in Melbourne, Australia on February 23 and 24, 2018. 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