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Former FDA Commissioner Kessler Headlines 2017 Commencement
Dr. David A. Kessler, who served as the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from 1990 to 1997, has an insider’s perspective on how health regulations are decided.
Simón Barquera Receives Award for Obesity Research
Simón Barquera, MD, PhD, a Friedman School alumnus (N96, NG05) was honored at the 11th annual Michael and Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health on April 6. Hosted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, the lectureship recognizes distinguished researchers who have made outstanding contributions to child health.
Welcoming a Food Policy Champion
Even though his appointment at the Friedman School begins today, new faculty member Jerold Mande has been tackling the important issues in food policy for many years. He brings a real-world perspective of policy in action to our already stellar body of food policy knowledge at the school.
10th Year Showcasing Graduate Student Research
The 10th Annual Future of Food and Nutrition Graduate Student Research Conference was held on April 8, 2017. Historically, more than 200 attendees from over 30 different institutions have attended the conference each year to hear students present research from fields as diverse as nutritional epidemiology and anthropology. Year after year, this conference has provided a unique venue for graduate students to learn from each other and to network with future colleagues.
Gershoff-Simonian Prize 2017 Awarded to Stephanie Harshman
Stephanie Harshman is the 2017 recipient of the Stanley N. Gershoff, Simon J. Simonian and Arpi A. Simonian Prize for Research Excellence in Nutrition Science and Policy at the Friedman School.
Support Our Team
Caitlin Matthews, N17, is only a few days away from the culminating moment in her graduate career: After three years of study in the Friedman School’s Agriculture, Food and Environment Program, and the Urban and Environmental Planning program at Tufts, she will be presenting her thesis on Friday, April 14th. Only three days later, she will be running in the Boston Marathon.
Changing the Food System
Danielle Nierenberg, N01, founder of Food Tank, forges unlikely alliances in an effort to feed the world. She brings her cause to Tufts on April 1.
Dietary Factors and Deaths From Disease
Dietary factors associated with substantial proportion of deaths from heart disease, stroke, and disease.
Remembering A Visionary
Stanley Gershoff, Founding Dean of Nutrition School, at 92: He was an early adopter of the idea that research could drive policy to help people.