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Congrats to Our 2021 Faculty Award Winners

Congrats to Our 2021 Faculty Award Winners

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

"One Planet. One Health." Amplifies Local Food Systems Solutions

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

Congrats To Our 2021 Honos Civicus Honorees

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

Call for Congratulations Videos

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

Study Finds Americans Eat Food of Mostly Poor Nutritional Quality – Except at School

Results over 16 years also show persistent disparities by race and ethnicity
20 Years of the American Diet: Dark Clouds, Silver Linings

20 Years of the American Diet: Dark Clouds, Silver Linings

"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

The Struggle to Create Just and Sustainable Cities

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

Time to Shift from Food Security to Nutrition Security to Increase Health & Well-Being

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

Supporting Beginning Farmers and the Agri-preneurial Ecosystem

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.
Local Plates, Global Minds

Local Plates, Global Minds

Can local food procurement in schools change the nutritional quality and environmental impacts of lunch menus?