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Navigating unhealthy food culture on college campuses
April 27, 2025 | The Seattle Times
Michelle Averill is interviewed by a first year UW student and offers advice for healthy eating choices as a busy college student. She offers advice to think ahead and identify which food feel the most nourishing to you. This article appears in a series contribution by Washington youth through The Seattle Times Student Voices project.
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MPH-Nutrition student work highlighted at practicum symposium
April 8, 2025
Six Master of Public Health Nutrition (MPH-Nutrition) students will participate with over 100 other MPH students from the University of Washington School of Public Health in the 2025 MPH Practicum Symposium on April 9, 2025. The event showcases student work and the significant contributions students, faculty mentors, and community partners have made in many real-world...
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The power of in-person dietetics mentoring
February 26, 2025
For registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) in training, one of the most valuable connections to form is with a mentor. While virtual resources and online networking have their place, face-to-face mentorship provides unique benefits that can shape a dietetic student’s path to becoming a successful dietitian.
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Grocery prices are a top financial worry, WA residents say
February 19, 2025 | The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times looks at the growing high cost of food for Washington households, citing a state-wide survey conducted by UW Food Systems researchers called WAFOOD. FSNH faculty member Marie Spiker is quoted, “Of all the indicators that we have of how are households doing financially, food insecurity is a really important one, because it has these close ties to human health.”
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Inspiring food curiosity with preschoolers for health equity
February 19, 2025
MPH student Karen Krol created recipes to introduce young children to healthy local Washington foods.
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UW, WSU study shows WA residents struggling to pay for one particular monthly expense
February 17, 2025 | The Bellingham Herald
This article by the Bellingham Herald highlights findings from the fifth edition of the Washington State Food Security Survey released on Feb. 13, revealing a potential rise in food insecurity in Washington.
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Gobsmacked by groceries, Inflation inching higher for Washington consumers weary at the market
February 16, 2025 | The Spokesman Review
The Spokesman Review highlights both the national trends of food costs, as well as Washington state trends, pointing to a report released in February from the Washington State Food Security Surveys, showing that state residents continue to worry about food prices.
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The growing struggle to afford groceries in Washington State
February 13, 2025
Groceries were the most common expense reported as hard to afford in the past month, followed by housing, according to the latest WAFOOD survey. Rising food prices and the expiration of pandemic-era assistance programs have intensified economic pressures on households statewide.
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Photovoice study to capture UW students’ experiences with food security
January 6, 2025
University of Washington researchers in the School of Public Health are now recruiting participants for a unique Photovoice study about food security on the UW campus. Photovoice is a powerful qualitative research method that gathers photos and narratives from community members to amplify their voices and ultimately take actionable steps. The goal of the study is...
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Autumn 2024 marks highest demand in UW Food Pantry history
January 6, 2025 | UW Daily
UW Food Pantry donations for fall quarter of 2024 included 12% of donations from food drives, 11% from individual donations, and 15 to 20% came from on-campus dining facilities. Through work conducted by student capstone teams in winter 2024, the Pantry gleans unused food from UW in order to increase sustainability in providing resources to its patrons.
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