Rudd Center Announces Fall 2011 Seminar Series
Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has announced its
fall 2011 Seminar Series featuring the interdisciplinary work of public policy
and health advocates, as well as legal and industry insights.
Speakers in the series will include (i) Legacy President and CEO Cheryl Healton (Lessons Learned from the Tobacco Wars for Products Which Adversely Impact Health); (ii) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Assistant Professor Lainie Rutkow (Can the Food Industry Legally Choose to Do No Harm?); (iii) Columbia Mailman School of Public Health Assistant Professor Y. Claire Wang (Excess Intake and Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Potential Implications on Healthcare Costs); (iv) Center for Science in the Public Interest Director Michael Jacobson (Nutrition and the Politics of Food); and (v) American University School of Communication Professor Kathryn Montgomery (Emerging Issues in Digital Food Marketing). Hosted at the Rudd Center in New Haven, Connecticut, the seminars are open to the public and run from September 7 through December 7.
