MURFREESBORO — A
new MTSU course that takes a wide-ranging look at the production and processing
of food will be the topic of the next edition of the “MTSU On the Record” radio
program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Tony Johnston will air
from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 24,
on WMOT-FM (89.5 and http://www.wmot.org).
Johnston, a professor of food science and agribusiness in
MTSU’s School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, will explain “World Food and
Society,” a new University Honors College course he created and will begin
teaching this fall.
Students will explore economic, political, social and
cultural issues related to food and hunger in the world, including
malnutrition, food production, biotechnology, ecological destruction and food
aid.
“We, as a society, really don’t have any idea of where our
food comes from, how much it really costs to produce it, how much area it takes
to produce food to make it so inexpensive in the United States versus the cost
of production in any other country,” Johnston said.
To listen to previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to http://www.mtsunews.com/ontherecord/.
For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or
WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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