IUPUC and Mill Race Center will present “Great Decisions: Global Famine” on April 13, 2023, 6:30-8 p.m., at Mill Race Center.

Dieudonné Baributsa, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Entomology at Purdue University, will join via Zoom to discuss fears of global food shortages following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has disrupted grain shipments from the major grain producer.

Baributsa’s presentation will address: What about countries and regions that were suffering before this impending shortage? How is famine defined, and how is it different from simple food shortages? What, if any, remedies are there?

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. Every year, communities around the country convene to discuss eight international topics chosen by a panel of experts. Locally, IUPUC and Mill Race Center will present a forum every Thursday, 6:30 to 8 p.m., through May 11.

This program is sponsored nationally by the Foreign Policy Association and presented locally by IUPUC’s Division of Liberal Arts and Mill Race Center. Great Decisions is supported with a grant from Indiana University’s Innovate Indiana initiative.

To register, contact Mill Race Center at (812) 376-9241. Registration is $35 for Mill Race members and $45 for non-members, and includes a briefing book with articles related to each topic.

Great Decisions events

• April 13: Global Famine
• April 20: War Crimes
• April 27: Politics in Latin America
• May 4: China and the U.S.
• May 11: Iran at a Crossroads