Inside the 7th McDonnell Academy International Symposium
Addressing global challenges in a spirit of cooperation and collaboration was the prevailing theme of the 7th McDonnell Academy International Symposium, co-hosted by Washington University in St. Louis and Tsinghua University, and held in Beijing Oct. 11-14.
World faces looming food and water challenges, say academic researchers
Climate change, water shortages and the loss of
farmland to pollution and urban sprawl are making it increasingly
difficult for farmers to feed the world’s growing population,
agricultural scholars from four continents said this week at an
international symposium held at Washington University in St. Louis.