The Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Conference & Lecture Series aims to provide science-based education about the global food system. Programming allows university students, faculty, staff, and Kansas citizens to interact with U.S. and international food industry leaders. Kansas State University and Gardiner Angus Ranch initiated the lecture in 2015. This year, Dr. Megin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, will speak on "Where Animals, Data and Decisions Meet: A One Health Journey." The lecture will explore the often-invisible thread that connects human health, animal populations and the environment. Admission is free and will be streamed live online.