Tag: SNAP
Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes – and reductions...
Hilary Seligman, University of California, San Francisco
Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known...
These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and...
Kathleen Merrigan, Arizona State University
For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that...
Farmers markets are growing their role as essential sources of healthy...
Edna Ledesma, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Alfonso Morales, University of Wisconsin-Madison
For many Americans, buying fresh local food at...
Child poverty in the U.S. could be slashed by monthly payments...
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Which former president pitched a Family Assistance Plan to the American people that...
What is food insecurity?
Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut
Among the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up...
Being convicted of a crime has thousands of consequences besides incarceration...
Cynthia A. Golembeski, Rutgers University Newark
At least 77 million U.S. adults have criminal records, including nearly 7 million currently in prison or jail...
Restricting SNAP benefits could hurt millions of Americans – and local...
Cindy Leung, University of Michigan and Julia A. Wolfson, University of Michigan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to restrict access to Supplemental Nutrition...
Selecting groceries ahead of time helps some shoppers make healthier choices
Anya Samek, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
I often toss items into my grocery cart that I have...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
