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ASN 2021 - Nutrition Online
June 9, 2021
This year's ASN meeting is all-virtual, but there are plenty of opportunities to participate in live events throughout the week. The Friedman School and the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (JMHNRCA) are representing Tufts University with panels, posters, and plenty of awards for their outstanding work.
We've pulled out some highlights for the week, but remember to check out the full schedule for all sessions and events. 
Congrats to Our 2021 Faculty Award Winners
May 11, 2021
We are delighted to announce the new winners of the Friedman School’s two annual faculty awards. We wish to thank the students, faculty and staff who provided thoughtful nominations, and to also thank the committees who reviewed nominations and made the difficult choice of selecting only one winner for each of our two faculty awards. 
"One Planet. One Health." Amplifies Local Food Systems Solutions
May 11, 2021
During an event co-hosted by Food Tank and the Danone Institute North America, panelists discuss ways to nourish people and the planet, while also dismantling systemic racism and inequity. 
Congrats To Our 2021 Honos Civicus Honorees
April 27, 2021
Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2021 Honos Civicus Society Honorees from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy!
Call for Congratulations Videos
April 23, 2021
We'd like to encourage everyone in our community to send their best wishes to the Friedman School’s Class of 2021!
Record a 10-20 second congratulations message on your phone, your laptop, or in Zoom—horizontal/landscape format will display best on our website. Then submit your video online as soon as you can, preferably no later than Tuesday, April 27. 
Study Finds Americans Eat Food of Mostly Poor Nutritional Quality – Except at School
April 13, 2021
Results over 16 years also show persistent disparities by race and ethnicity
20 Years of the American Diet: Dark Clouds, Silver Linings
April 13, 2021
"We found that foods eaten from fast-food or fast-casual restaurants offered the worst nutrition – 85% of foods eaten by children at these establishments, and 70% by adults, were of poor quality. At full-service restaurants and work-site cafeterias, about half the foods eaten were of poor quality. At grocery stores, we found some improvement from 2003 to 2018. The percentage of poor-quality foods eaten from grocery stores dropped from 40% to 33% for adults, and 53% to 45% for children." 
The Struggle to Create Just and Sustainable Cities
April 9, 2021
As the world becomes increasingly urban, Tufts faculty examine inequities that drive chronic poverty, poor health, and discrimination
Time to Shift from Food Security to Nutrition Security to Increase Health & Well-Being
April 2, 2021
Tufts and Georgetown scientists, and humanitarian José Andrés, call for a new approach to address food and nutrition inequities
Supporting Beginning Farmers and the Agri-preneurial Ecosystem
March 25, 2021
With support from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), New Entry is conducting three training projects in collaboration with partners across the Northeast to support their farmers’ needs.