Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
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March 3, 2021
Learn about bread in our spring food seminar
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. More About the Course Bread has long been a staple source of nutrients throughout history. There are thousands of varieties of flour mixtures. Some are as…
February 22, 2021
New graduate course uses food systems as a lens for public health
A new graduate-level course offered by Nutritional Sciences in spring 2021, will use food systems as a lens for viewing and understanding public health principles. The course, NUTR 514 Sustainable Food Systems for Population Health which is a 3-credit course, is now open for registration to all graduate and professional students at the UW. This…
New course on food system sustainability for undergraduates
What are the current and future challenges with our food system? NUTR/ENVIR 312 Food Systems Sustainability and Resilience is a new undergraduate course being offered in spring 2021 which explores the concepts of sustainability and resilience as they are used today in the study and management of agricultural and food systems. The course takes a…
February 17, 2021
How the UW food pantry has adapted to rising food insecurity in the state
The Daily highlights how the UW Food Pantry is adapting to address food insecurity, and what UW Nutritional Sciences Program researchers involved in the WAFOOD survey have assessed thus far about state-wide food insecurity trends during the pandemic.
February 11, 2021
Dietetic interns at UW begin on-site clinical rotations
Graduate students in the University of Washington Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics began on-site clinical rotations in January, after receiving eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccination in December from UW Medicine, along with other UW students, postdocs, staff, and faculty members who work in a clinical setting. Anne Lund, director of the GCPD, says that this…
February 10, 2021
Michelle Obama is continuing her mission with a Netflix children’s show, ‘Waffles + Mochi’
Former first lady Michelle Obama to expand the work she started with her “Let’s Move” campaign which helps kids eat better and live healthy lives. A UW study published this year in JAMA by Nutritional Sciences Program researchers is noted. The study authors include senior study author Jessica Jones-Smith, Kelsey Kinderknecht, and Cristen Harris. The…
February 1, 2021
New teaching position available in Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
The Nutritional Sciences Program within the School of Public Health at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for one full-time (100% FTE) non-tenured faculty position at the rank of assistant teaching professor with an anticipated start date of July 2021. This new faculty position will provide teaching expertise in the areas of food systems,…
January 26, 2021
WAFOOD survey receives support from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Among the several non-profit organizations and programs receiving recent emergency funding from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the University of Washington Foundation has received a gift in support of the WAFOOD food insecurity survey. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has to date provided $12 million in emergency funding to provide relief to the…
January 25, 2021
Allen Family Foundation boosts COVID-19-related funding for hard-hit areas in Washington State
UW Center for Public Health Nutrition research receives gift from Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, supporting the Washington State Food Security (WAFOOD) Survey, a project studying impacts of COVID-19 on food access and nutrition in Washington State.
New COVID-19 Grants to Boost Efforts Toward Economic and Social Relief
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announces $1.4 million in emergency funding focused on getting the state’s underserved populations the food, child care, and stability they need most during this time. The gift includes direct support to the collaborative research by UW, WSU, and Tacoma Community College on food access in Washington State due to COVID-19.
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