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Meet Senior Fellow Ferd Hoefner

September 8, 2021

In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center senior fellows to catch up on food systems, innovation, and what makes a good meal. 

Read on for an interview with Ferd Hoefner, Former National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Policy Director, lead Washington representative, and Senior Strategic Advisor.

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Meet Senior Fellow Catherine Greene

September 3, 2021

In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center senior fellows to catch up on food systems, innovation, and what makes a good meal. 

Read on for an interview with Catherine Greene, Former Senior Agricultural Economist in USDA’s Economic Research Service.

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Meet Senior Fellow Malik Yakini

August 30, 2021

In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center senior fellows to catch up on food systems, innovation, and what makes a good meal. 

Read on for an interview with Malik Yakini, Co-founder and the Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network

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Meet Senior Fellow Pam Marrone

August 27, 2021

In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center senior fellows to catch up on food systems, innovation, and what makes a good meal. 

Read on for an interview with Pam Marrone, Executive Chairperson and Partner of Primary BioAg Innovations and Global BioAg Linkages.

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Meet Senior Fellow Bob Nash

August 25, 2021

In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center senior fellows to catch up on food systems, innovation, and what makes a good meal. 

Read on for an interview with Bob Nash, Former Under Secretary of Rural & Community Development at USDA.

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Meet affiliated faculty Mick Dalrymple

March 9, 2021

The Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation, and what makes a good meal.

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Meet affiliated faculty Mark Manfredo

September 13, 2019

Mark ManfredoThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Mark Manfredo, director and professor at the Morrison School of Agribusiness  in the W. P. Carey School of Business.

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Meet affiliated faculty Punam Ohri-Vachaspati

September 6, 2019

Punam Ohri-VachaspatiThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, professor professor of Nutrition at the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion.

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Meet affiliated faculty Ashok Mishra

August 23, 2019

Ashok MishraThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Ashok Mishra, Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair in Food Management at the Morrison School of Agribusiness in the W. P. Carey School of Business.

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Meet affiliated faculty Bruce Rittmann

August 16, 2019

Bruce RittmannThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Bruce Rittman, director of Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology.

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Meet affiliated faculty Roseanne Schuster

August 9, 2019

Roseanne SchusterThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Roseanne Schuster, assistant research scientist at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Meet affiliated faculty Rimjhim Aggarwal

July 26, 2019

Rimjhim Aggarwal talking with peopleThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Rimjhim Aggarwal, associate professor in the School of Sustainability.

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Meet affiliated faculty Stavros Kavouras

July 12, 2019

Stavros Kavouras giving a talk while standing next to a podiumThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Stavros Kavouras, professor of nutrition in the College of Health Solutions and director of the Hydration Science Lab.

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Meet affiliated faculty Carola Grebitus

June 14, 2019

Carola GrebitusThe Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center affiliated faculty to catch up on food systems, innovation and what makes a good meal. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.

Read on for an interview with Carola Grebitus associate professor of food industry management at the Morrison School of Agribusiness  in the W. P. Carey School of Business.

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