Modeling for Climate Change with 2022 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig

<p>The World Food Prize was established by Dr. Norman Borlaug and is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in agriculture. This year’s winner is Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, whose extensive work in crop modeling, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and activism is helping to prepare the world to combat the effects of climate change. In this episode, Cynthia discusses her work as a crop modeler, her work with farmers, politicians, and other stakeholders, and how we can all work together for lasting change.</p> <p>Tune in to learn:</p> <ul> <li>Why NASA is interested in crop modeling on Earth</li> <li>How a foray into Italy got Cynthia hooked on agriculture</li> <li>How Ag MIP is creating a crop modeling symphony</li> <li>How a stakeholder-first approach helps farmers and researchers advance together</li> </ul> <p>If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20789">https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20789</a></p> <p>It will be freely available from 14 October to 31 October, 2022.</p> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: <a href= "https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a>.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Cynthia, you can find her here:<br /> <a href="mailto:crr2@columbia.edu">crr2@columbia.edu</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Ritika Lamichhane from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here:<br /> <a href= "mailto:lami4314@vandals.uidaho.edu">lami4314@vandals.uidaho.edu</a><br /> Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/ritikal101">https://twitter.com/ritikal101</a><br /> LinkedIn: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritika-lamichhane-a20a65a9">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritika-lamichhane-a20