News
What Will It Take to Nourish Everyone on the Planet?
November 30, 2021
Friedman School Professor Patrick Webb explains the challenges and potential solutions to achieving global food and nutrition security
New Global Nutrition and Health Atlas Provides Access to Diet-Related Health Data
November 23, 2021
New open platform provides access to diet-related health data for more than 190 countries
Four Tufts Faculty Are Among Top Researchers in the World
November 16, 2021
Work by the scientists is among top cited globally, according to a new ranking
Behind the Scenes at the Global Climate Summit
November 16, 2021
Tufts delegates describe what frustrated and inspired them at the U.N. conference in Glasgow
The LASTING Project
November 16, 2021
A new interdisciplinary project based at the Friedman School aims to shine a light on environmental, health, economic, and social dimensions of diet sustainability in order to address existing gaps in diet sustainability research and policy translation. 
Dean to U.S. Senators: It’s Time to Reinvent the Nation’s Food System
November 30, 2021
A second White House conference will be a major step toward conquering nutrition insecurity and diet-related disease, said Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian
Dean Mozaffarian Testifies on State of Nutrition in America
November 1, 2021
On Tuesday, November 2nd, at 10am EST, Friedman School Dean Dariush Mozaffarian will testify before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research on the state of nutrition in America. The bipartisan bill in question would convene a White House conference on food, nutrition, hunger and health—the first such conference in over 50 years. 
Coffee and the Effects of Climate Change
October 26, 2021
A collaborative study looks at how changing climate conditions might be affecting the taste, aroma, and overall quality of coffee
New Entry Receives USDA Grant to Support Underserved Farmers
October 20, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a trio of awards totaling nearly $25 million in grants and cooperative agreements intended to ensure broader access and participation in USDA programs and services for historically underserved farmers and ranchers. 
Tufts Receives $10 Million Grant to Help Develop Cultivated Meat
October 18, 2021
Led by David Kaplan, the multi-disciplinary effort will drive efforts to produce an alternative source of sustainable protein