Tag: Hunger
Nobel Peace Prize spotlights the links between hunger and conflict
Jessica Eise, Purdue University
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Program for its efforts to combat hunger,...
To reduce world hunger, governments need to think beyond making food...
Michael Fakhri, University of Oregon and Ntina Tzouvala, Australian National University
According to a new United Nations report, global rates of hunger and malnutrition are...
The Life and Mission of Atul Tandon, Recipient of Life &...
Ending Extreme Poverty
Atul Tandon is fighting for one big goal: to end extreme poverty in his lifetime.
An Indian-born banker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is...
Fast food is comforting, but in low-income areas it crowds out...
Catherine Keske, University of California, Merced
Many Americans take comfort in the routine of jumping into the car and grabbing a burger. They choose restaurants...
The Philippines has rated ‘Golden Rice’ safe, but farmers might not...
Glenn Davis Stone, Washington University in St Louis and Dominic Glover, Institute of Development Studies
“Golden Rice” is probably the world’s most hotly debated genetically...
Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies
Deepak Ray, University of Minnesota
Farmers are used to dealing with weather, but climate change is making it harder by altering temperature and rainfall patterns,...
Memories of eating influence your next meal – new research pinpoints...
Marise Parent, Georgia State University
Of course you know that eating is vital to your survival, but have you ever thought about how your brain...
More solutions needed for campus hunger
Suzanna Martinez, University of California, San Francisco
A new federal report does a good job of explaining what many researchers have been saying for a...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
