Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership 2019-2020 Inaugural Cohort
November 8, 2019
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Food Systems News
Swette Center Selected for Whole Foods Market 5% Day
November 8, 2019
By Kathleen Merrigan, executive director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University
We’re thrilled to share that on Wednesday, Dec, 4, the brand-new Whole Foods Market Tempe store’s 5% Community Giving Day will benefit the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems. The funds will support our inaugural food policy and sustainability leadership class tour across Arizona.
Meet affiliated faculty Mark Manfredo
September 13, 2019
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. 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.
Meet affiliated faculty Punam Ohri-Vachaspati
September 6, 2019
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. 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.
Meet affiliated faculty Ashok Mishra
August 23, 2019
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. 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.
Meet affiliated faculty Bruce Rittmann
August 16, 2019
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. 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.
Meet affiliated faculty Roseanne Schuster
August 9, 2019
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. 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.
Meet affiliated faculty Rimjhim Aggarwal
July 26, 2019
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. 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.
Game on
July 25, 2019
Applications are being accepted for the new Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Certificate graduate program, highlighted by Civil Eats in this article on food related fellowships. The deadline for applications is August 1. Because the program was only recently announced, it is possible to get an application extension to August 15 by contacting Kathleen.Merrigan@asu.edu.
Meet affiliated faculty Stavros Kavouras
July 12, 2019
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. 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.
Meet affiliated faculty Carola Grebitus
June 14, 2019
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. 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.
Meet affiliated faculty Lauren Chenarides
June 7, 2019
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. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.
Read on for an interview with Lauren Chenarides, assistant professor at the Morrison School of Agribusiness in the W. P. Carey School of Business.
Meet affiliated faculty Joan McGregor
May 17, 2019
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. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.
Read on for an interview with Joan McGregor professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Meet affiliated faculty Jeff Englin
May 14, 2019
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. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.
Read on for an interview with Jeff Englin, professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
Meet affiliated faculty Dave White
May 10, 2019
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. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.
Read on for an interview with Dave White, professor in the School of Community Resources and Development, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.
Scientists map food supply chains for every US city
View Source | May 3, 2019
Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University scientists have teamed up to map the food, energy and water supply chains for every community in America in a new project called FEWSION.
This kind of data collection is critical to understanding the complex interactions and real-world dynamics of food systems that we here at the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems strive to unpack for policymakers.
Read the full article on ASU Now to learn about the potential far-reaching impacts of this project.
Meet affiliated faculty Peter Byck
May 3, 2019
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. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.
Read on for an interview with Peter Byck, professor of practice in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Meet affiliated faculty Joshua Abbott
May 1, 2019
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. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.
Read on for an interview with Joshua Abbott, associate professor in the School of Sustainability.
Meet affiliated faculty Hallie Eakin
April 25, 2019
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. See the rest of the series on our Food Systems Profiles page.
Read on for an interview with Hallie Eakin, professor in the School of Sustainability.
New sustainable food systems courses to be offered
April 17, 2019
By Kathleen Merrigan, executive director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University, and professor with appointments in the School of Sustainability, College of Health Solutions, and School of Public Affairs
Good news! I’ve just received word that we have the go-ahead to offer two new ASU Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) courses that will be listed under the School of Sustainability and co-listed with the ASU Morrison School of Agribusiness.