News & Events
News & Events
Undergraduate student scholarships for 2021-22
April 7, 2022
Congratulations to the 2021-22 undergraduate scholarship recipients supported by the Food Systems, Nutrition and Health Major Fund, established by dedicated alumni and friends to ensure the Food Systems major thrives in its early years. This year’s outstanding scholarship recipients were selected for their excellent academic achievement, dedication to community service and extracurricular activities, professional promise,...
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UW food seminar explores bread in spring 2022 course
March 3, 2022
Registration is now open for NUTR 390, a 1-credit food seminar course which will focus on the topic of bread for spring quarter 2022. Bread has long been a staple source of nutrients throughout history, and this spring quarter in NUTR 390, we’ll examine bread from scientific, nutritional, historical, culinary, and cultural perspectives. There are...
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UW course explores sustainable food systems for population health
February 22, 2022
A course offered by the Nutritional Sciences Program in the School of Public Health will use food systems as a lens for viewing and understanding public health principles in spring quarter 2022. The course, NUTR 514 Sustainable Food Systems for Population Health which is a 3-credit elective course, is now open for registration to all...
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Pandemic disrupts food access for tribal communities
January 24, 2022 | DEOHS Blog
DEOHS Blog highlights how tribal communities in Washington state experienced food insecurity during the pandemic, according to according to a new report by researchers at the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (NWTEC), a division of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, the University of Washington and Tacoma Community College.
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Survey shows disproportionate food insecurities in Washington tribal communities
January 20, 2022 | UW Population Health
Highlights findings from a recent study, WATRIBAL, which shows the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food disparities and food sovereignty among American Indian/Alaska Native communities in Washington State.
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New Evidence Suggests That Seattle’s Soda Tax Is Working — and It’s Working Well
January 11, 2022 | The Patch
A study in Baltimore which uses grocery store sales data bolsters early evidence published by UW Center for Public Health Nutrition, supporting the that the Seattle soda tax is working. Jessica Jones-Smith, lead researcher involved in the UW research is quoted.
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Resiliency of food systems during COVID-19
January 10, 2022 | KOMO Radio
A UW study focuses on the adaptations made to keep food systems going during the pandemic. It found a third of farmers formed new working relationships while coping with supply chain failures, worker shortages and more.
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Studies show how the pandemic pushed the food system to the brink
January 9, 2022 | GoSkagit.com
UW researchers published a study commissioned by the state Department of Agriculture that focused on the resiliency of the state’s food system during the pandemic, and the adaptations made by the system.
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Winter food systems seminar to highlight food rescue innovation
December 16, 2021
It is estimated that one third of all food produced for human consumption in the world each year is lost or wasted. By 2030, the United Nations has set a goal to cut this number in half, but how can we achieve this aggressive goal? For winter quarter 2022, the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health...
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Studies show extent of strain to Washington’s food access and food production systems due to COVID-19
December 14, 2021 | Washington State Department of Agriculture
A UW study commissioned by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) by researchers in the Center for Public Health Nutrition in the UW School of Public Health demonstrates how the COVID-19 pandemic affected access to food in Washington, in the areas of both food production and food assistance, and how the state can learn from the pandemic and take advantage of new opportunities.
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