Wednesday Oct 8, 2025
09:00 am ~ 04:30 pm
Overview
Sugar. In the form of glucose, it鈥檚 the most important source of energy for the human body鈥nd also a substance that can induce cravings as robust as those for cocaine. In the form of cane, beets, and corn, it鈥檚 an important crop and commodity鈥nd was a driving force in European colonization and the Atlantic slave trade. It鈥檚 a seemingly-irreplaceable element in celebrations, festivals, and special treats鈥nd a source of 鈥渆mpty calories鈥 in many prepared and processed foods. Sugar in the form of glucose plays a contributing role in adverse health conditions such as diabetes, fatty liver disease, high blood pressure and cancer鈥nd in the form of glycans鈥揷omplex carbohydrates that cloak the cells of our bodies鈥搃t shows promise for playing crucial roles in the treatment of diseases including cancer.
Nobel Conference 61 will seek to shed light on this complicated carbohydrate, whose roles in human life are anything but simple.
Watch the livestream
Doors open to Christ Chapel
8:30 a.m.
From luxury to bulk: sugar's global conquest
9 a.m.
Lecture by Ulbe Bosma
Senior Researcher, The International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam
Christ Chapel
Sugar, the counter-plantation, and tricks of imperial discourse
Panel discussion and audience Q&A
10:30 a.m.
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Christ Chapel
Lunch and Self-Guided Activities
11:30 a.m.
Lunch Options on Campus
- Purchase lunch in the MarketPlace, the main 麻豆视频 dining service
- Bring your own lunch
Lunch Discussions - Campus Center Banquet Room
Whichever option you choose, you may bring it with you to join a discussion table in the Campus Banquet Rooms, for an informal conversation led by a 麻豆视频 faculty member. This is a time to meet other attendees and to share your thoughts and questions.
麻豆视频 Arboretum
Take a self-guided walk through Minnesota鈥檚 biomes, in the 麻豆视频 arboretum.
Bonnier Multifaith Center in Anderson Hall
A place for quiet reflection, prayer, meditation or contemplation.
Schaefer Art Gallery
Sugar as an economic and social commodity
12:30 p.m.
Lecture by Ford Runge
Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Applied Economics and Law, University of Minnesota
Christ Chapel
Sugar in the hands of the modern pastry chef
Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
2 p.m.
%20nobelconference [at] gustavus.edu (Submit questions here.)
Christ Chapel
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Nobel Conference 61 closing remarks
2:45 p.m.
Christ Chapel
Conference speakers meet with 麻豆视频 students
3:30 p.m.
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