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Fast Food for Thought 2025

2025 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 April 15, 2025 On April 15, 300 students and community members attended virtually and in person for the 10th annual Fast Food for Thought, an event with ten 5-minute flash talks on food and agriculture! This […]

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Fast Food for Thought 2024 Videos

2024 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 April 16th, 2024 10th annual Fast Food for Thought. Speakers include: Speaker Affiliation Talk Title Resources Benjamin Goldstein SEAS, Sustainable Urban-Rural Futures (SURF) lab “Comparing thecarbon footprints ofurban andconventionalagriculture” Comparing the carbon footprints of urban

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Kendrin Sonneville | “The new AAP Childhood “Obesity” Guidelines: What are they Recommending and at What Cost?”

March 14th, 2023 Fast Food for Thought is an annual event where a group of interdisciplinary UM SFSI faculty and staff affiliates give a series of 5 minute talks related to food and/or agriculture. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ

Kendrin Sonneville | “The new AAP Childhood “Obesity” Guidelines: What are they Recommending and at What Cost?” Read More »

Sabina Tomkins | “What can we tell about sustainability in food product descriptions and reviews?”

March 14th, 2023 Fast Food for Thought is an annual event where a group of interdisciplinary UM SFSI faculty and staff affiliates give a series of 5 minute talks related to food and/or agriculture. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ

Sabina Tomkins | “What can we tell about sustainability in food product descriptions and reviews?” Read More »

shakara tyler | “The Story of the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund: Decolonization and Abolition in Practice”

March 14th, 2023 Fast Food for Thought is an annual event where a group of interdisciplinary UM SFSI faculty and staff affiliates give a series of 5 minute talks related to food and/or agriculture. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ

shakara tyler | “The Story of the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund: Decolonization and Abolition in Practice” Read More »

Liz DeBetta | “If You Don’t Eat You Can’t Think: Addressing Food Insecurity through Care”

March 14th, 2023 Fast Food for Thought is an annual event where a group of interdisciplinary UM SFSI faculty and staff affiliates give a series of 5 minute talks related to food and/or agriculture. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ

Liz DeBetta | “If You Don’t Eat You Can’t Think: Addressing Food Insecurity through Care” Read More »

Joseph Stanhope Cialdella | “Deep Roots: Potatoes and the History of Growing Food in Detroit”

March 14th, 2023 Fast Food for Thought is an annual event where a group of interdisciplinary UM SFSI faculty and staff affiliates give a series of 5 minute talks related to food and/or agriculture. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ

Joseph Stanhope Cialdella | “Deep Roots: Potatoes and the History of Growing Food in Detroit” Read More »

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