Risk, Values and Decision Making
Environmental and Resource Economics
http://grad.msu.edu/ere/home.htm
The Economics Department at Michigan State University has an excellent reputation and a long tradition as a training ground for professional economists. The faculty, with more than 40 full-time members, includes numerous nationally and internationally known scholars covering a broad range of interests. The graduate program is relatively small, with usually no more than 20 new Ph.D. students entering each year. You will find information on our programs and on living and studying at MSU here.Food Safety Policy Center
http://www.fspc.msu.edu/
The mission of the FSPC is to promote the development and implementation of food and water safety policies that will ultimately improve human health by more effectively and efficiently reducing food- and water-borne illnesses. The FSPC seeks to accomplish this mission at the global, national, state and local levels, through attention to public and private food and water safety policies concerning regulation, surveillance, research and education.Pileus Project
http://www.pileus.msu.edu/
The overarching purpose of the Pileus Project is to provide useful climate information to assist decision-makers. The current focus is on two leading industries in the Great Lakes Region: Agriculture and Tourism.Food Safety Policy Center
http://www.fspc.msu.edu/
The mission of the FSPC is to promote the development and implementation of food and water safety policies that will ultimately improve human health by more effectively and efficiently reducing food- and water-borne illnesses. The FSPC seeks to accomplish this mission at the global, national, state and local levels, through attention to public and private food and water safety policies concerning regulation, surveillance, research and education.Public Participation Faculty Group
View MembersInstitute for Food and Agricultural Standards Projects on Agrifood Nanotechnology and Third Party Certification
http://www.msu.edu/~ifas/index.htm
IFAS is an interdisciplinary teaching, research and policy analysis institute. It focuses on the social, economic, political and ethical aspects of grades and standards creation, enforcement and review. It is part of a small but growing international network of scholars and practitioners concerned with these issues.Sociology Program Area: Environment, Science and Technology
http://www.msu.edu/~rudya/ESTSpecializationPage.htm
The Specialization in Environment, Science and Technology focuses on the following kinds of relationships between society and nature. Environmental attitudes and cognition. Natural resource and risk management, policy and assessment. Ideas, constructions and histories of nature. Spatial and temporal dynamics of biophysical and sociocultural coevolution. Environmental social movements. Scientific, technological and risk.
