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New website highlights food systems experts and educational opportunities across UW
October 28, 2021
A new Food Systems at UW website has been launched to provide a central resource hub of people, organizations, and educational opportunities related to food systems at UW. The website was initiated by the UW Food Systems Education and Research Network, and this network aims to: Bring together UW experts from multiple disciplines to address...
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UW Food Systems Walking Tour Highlights
October 7, 2021
Many thanks to all the UW Huskies who joined us October 1, 2021 for our UW Food Systems Walking Tour! The tour, organized by the Nutritional Sciences Program’s Student and Academic Services team, explored the University of Washington’s food system and was a featured activity as part of the 2021 Autumn Dawg Daze events. Tour...
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Join the UW Food Systems Walking Tour October 1
September 27, 2021
Join representatives from the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Major for a guided tour of campus to explore the University of Washington’s food system, an activity sponsored by UW Nutritional Sciences Program as part of the 2021 Autumn Dawg Daze events. The tour will make stops at the Medicinal Herb Garden, outside the UW Food...
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Jessica Jones-Smith to present at Fred Hutch on children’s diet quality research
September 21, 2021
Jessica Jones-Smith, an associate professor of epidemiology and a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program will present at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Seminar on September 22, 2021. Jones-Smith will be discussing some of her recent research investigating the association between the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and Children’s Diet Quality....
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Dr. Alissa Bilfield joins Nutritional Sciences core faculty
September 8, 2021
The University of Washington Nutritional Sciences Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Alissa Bilfield as a new member of our core faculty and growing team of food systems faculty. Bilfield began her appointment as an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the UW School of Public Health September...
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Congratulations to 2021 master’s and GCPD graduates
August 20, 2021
Friday, August 20, we recognized the accomplishments of our students who will complete their graduate degrees and Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) training in 2021. The small gathering consisting of students, staff, and faculty took place in the UW Quad. Anne Lund, the program director said, “Graduation looked a little different this year as...
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Autumn seminar ‘Future of Food Systems’ announced
August 19, 2021
There is growing urgency for our food systems to be more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. But how? The UW Nutritional Sciences Program will welcome experts and practitioners currently working at the forefront of these challenges to advance this conversation during our autumn 2021 Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Seminar. Guest speakers will include Michael Fakhri,...
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WAFOOD food security survey now open to WA residents
July 15, 2021
Revised 10/9/24: This post was revised to remove links to an earlier survey that is no longer active. Please visit the WAFOOD project page to find the latest links to current surveys and information. A third wave of the WAFOOD Survey is now active, and asks all Washington State residents over the age of 18...
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For many King County families, food aid ‘not nearly enough’ as need spikes in pandemic
June 27, 2021 | The Seattle Times
Food bank staff and public health officials predict it will take households several years to recover from food insecurity made worse by the economic instability of the pandemic. Ongoing research led by the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition in partnership with Washington State University and Tacoma Community College is highlighted.
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UW Food Systems students tackle food security, food justice, and food sovereignty
June 14, 2021
University of Washington Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health majors once again collaborated with over a dozen regional partners in Seattle-King County during spring quarter 2021 to complete capstone projects that helped advance initiatives focused on increasing sustainability, resilience, and equity across the food system. This year’s projects, which centered on common themes of food security,...
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