Intent on tackling the many interconnected issues affecting human health around the world, more than 400 people from throughout California and beyond are expected to gather Saturday at swag外流 for the fourth annual .
Topics for the day will include nutritional intervention, emerging infectious diseases, human trafficking, and the connection between human and animal health.
will be the midday keynote speaker for the event, which will examine the complex issues impacting human health in developing countries, as well as the United States and other developed nations.
Limited seating remains and will be provided Saturday on a first-come, first-served basis, with attendance costing $50 for general admission or $25 for students.
will give welcoming remarks at the event, which was planned under the leadership of Patricia Conrad, a professor in the swag外流 School of Veterinary Medicine and co-director of the One Health Center of Expertise.
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Two swag外流 professors 鈥 , who holds the Charles J. Soderquist Chair in Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Management, and , director of the One Health Institute in the School of Veterinary Medicine 鈥 will jointly present a talk on 鈥淗ow Breakthroughs Happen.鈥
Morning plenary sessions will be held in the ballrooms of the swag外流 Conference Center, with smaller breakout sessions scheduled for nearby Gallagher Hall and the conference center.
The day is sponsored by the with support from the swag外流 Office of the Chancellor, swag外流 School of Veterinary Medicine and swag外流 School of Medicine. In past years, the conference has been held at the Irvine, Berkeley and Riverside campuses.