As the COVID-19 crisis progresses, our faculty, students, alumni, and researchers are working hard to help people view the global pandemic through the lens of food and nutrition. The intersection of science and policy has never been more important than now.
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EurekAlert Press Release- 6/2/2020
"Leaders call for 'Moonshot' on nutrition research"
Featured:
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
USA Today- 5/29/2020
"Rebuilding America: Will grocery shopping ever be the same after the pandemic?"
Featured:
- Will Masters, Professor, Friedman School; Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program
Boston Globe- 5/26/2020
"Boston Area Gleaners getting fruits and vegetables to people in need"
Featured:
- Jennifer Hashley, Director, The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
The New Humanitarian- 5/22/2020
"COVID-19 in Yemen and Latin America, and a ‘new normal’ in disaster response: The Cheat Sheet"
Featured:
- Daniel Maxwell, Program Director, Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance (MAHA) at The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
National Geographic- 5/19/2020
"These 5 foods show how coronavirus has disrupted supply chains"
Featured:
- Will Masters, Professor, Friedman School; Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program
Food Tank- 5/19/2020
"New on the Podcast: Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian On Creating Healthier American Diets and Nutrition Programs"
Featured:
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
The Christian Science Monitor- 5/19/2020
"Where’s the beef? Pandemic exposes cracks in US food system"
Featured:
- Jennifer Hashley, Director, The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Webinar- 5/13/2020
"Can Diet and Nutrition Help Bend the COVID-19 Curve?"
Featured:
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Cheddar TV- 5/11/2020
"Coronavirus Shines Light On Inadequacies of United States Food Supply System"
Featured:
- Will Masters, Professor, Friedman School; Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program
WGBH News- 5/7/2020
"As Coronavirus Impacts Meat Supply, Can Local Producers Fill The Void?"
Featured:
- Jennifer Hashley, Director, The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
The Boston Globe - 5/7/2020
"The link between coronavirus deaths and those french fries"
Featured:
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Tufts Now - 5/5/2020
"COVID-19: The Tufts Community Responds"
Featured:
- Will Masters, Professor, Friedman School; Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program
The Conversation- 4/30/2020
"Refugees tell stories of problems – and unity – in facing the coronavirus"
Authors:
- Karen Jacobsen, Associate Professor, Friedman School
- Charles Simpson, Program Administrator, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
Tufts Now - 4/30/2020
"Food Insecurity in the Age of COVID-19"
Featured:
- Parke Wilde, Professor, Friedman School
TIME - 4/28/2020
"Our Diets Are Changing Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Is It for the Better?"
Featured:
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Tufts Now - 4/27/2020
"How COVID-19 Affects Farmers and the Food Supply Chain"
Featured:
- Timothy Griffin, Associate Professor, Friedman School
- Jennifer Hashley, Director, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
- Will Masters, Professor, Friedman School; Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program
CNBC - 4/27/2020
"Just How Safe is the Food Supply?"
Featured:
- Jerold Mande, Professor of the Practice, Friedman School
Politico - 4/22/2020
"USDA leaves meat inspectors hunting for safety gear"
Featured:
- Jerold Mande, Professor of the Practice, Friedman School
New York Times - 4/20/2020
"How Poor Diet Contributes to Coronavirus Risk"
Featured:
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Econofact - 4/20/2020
"COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition"
Author:
- Will Masters, Professor, Friedman School; Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program
New York Times - 4/16/2020
"An Army of Virus Tracers Takes Shape in Massachusetts"
Featured:
- Alumna Alexandra Cross, N19, MS, MPH
Professor Will Masters' Blog - 4/4/2020
"Four slides on COVID-19 in the food system (+jobs links)"
Author:
- Will Masters, Professor, Friedman School; Director, IMMANA Fellowships Program
Nutrition Connect - 4/1/2020
"Social bridging matters as much as social distancing during these challenging times"
Author:
- Patrick Webb, Alexander McFarlane Professor of Nutrition
The Hill - 3/30/2020
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
- James Stavridis
The Conversation - 3/29/2020
- Jeeyon Kim, Senior Researcher for Resilience at Mercy Corps and a Visiting Fellow, Tufts University
- Daniel Maxwell, Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
- Sabina Robillard, Doctoral student at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
CNN Op-ed - 3/27/2020
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
- Dan Glickman
- Simin Nikbin Meydani, Professor, Friedman School
The Atlantic - 3/26/2020
- Corby Kummer, Senior Lecturer, Friedman School
The New York Times - 3/22/2020
- José Andrés (Former commencemencement speaker, and friend of the school)
Smithsonian Magazine - 3/20/2020
- Elena Naumova, Chair of the Division of Nutrition Data Sciences, Professor, Friedman School
Tufts Now - 3/18/2020
"Higher Education’s Role in Fighting the Coronavirus"
Author:
- Anthony P. Monaco, President, Tufts University