COVID-19 Research – Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

COVID-19 Research

U-M, Farm Bureau working together to reduce hunger in Michigan

This was originally published here by the UM School of Public Health. U-M, Farm Bureau working together to reduce hunger in Michigan New project from Kate Bauer, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences July 20, 2022 New project seeks to improve food assistance programs by empowering parents and elevating families’ expertise For long-time Ishpeming resident Lizzy Nevala, her …

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SFSI Affiliates Co-author Report on COVID-19 Effects on Michigan Local Food Councils and Their Communities

The Effects of COVID-19 on Michigan Local Food Councils and Their Communities Download and read the full report published here. Authors: Lesli Hoey, Alex Judelsohn, Keerthana Vidyasagar, Lilly Fink Shapiro, and Liz Gensler. February 2021 Around the world, food insecurity has increased rapidly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while food systems workers, businesses, …

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Dr. Perfecto Co-authors ‘Whose Agriculture Drives Disease?’

St Paul, October 5—A recent high-profile paper published in the journal Nature links zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola, HIV, and the SARS virus that causes COVID-19, with the fragmentation and destruction of forests. The authors show that with declining biodiversity, the remaining animals are more prolific disease hosts. Published: OCTOBER 5, 2020 Authors: Alex Liebman, Ivette …

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Food Insecurity Studies Reveal Increased Risks for Low-Income and Older Adults

In the wake of the pandemic, SFSI affiliates and faculty in the School of Public Health, Julia Wolfson and Cindy Leung, quickly implemented studies to understand how the pandemic was (and still is) impacting certain segments of the population in real time. Back in May Kara Gavin (kegavin@umich.edu) wrote a piece originally published here on a …

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U-M ecologists call for protection of scientific diversity during and after pandemic

Author: Jim Erickson Date: June 16, 2020 A team of researchers including two University of Michigan ecologists has called on the international scientific community—and especially those in leadership positions—to support the retention and diversity of early career scientists during and after the COVID-19 crisis. In a letter to the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution published …

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