COVID-19 Food Support Programs Are Ending. Now What? Research May Hold Answers

Researchers Ashley McCarthy and Farryl Bertmann discuss their research on COVID and food security as another researcher looks on

As the world begins to emerge from the initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, many emergency food support programs are ending. Yet, researchers say the conditions that led to the creation of the programs haven't gone away.

"There's a lag effect in how long it takes for society to recover…just because the worst of the pandemic seems to have passed, we can't expect that people are...

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UVM Food Systems Research Center Announces Five Winners of Sustainability Metrics Competition

The University of Vermont (UVM) Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Sustainability Metrics Competition, a three-year project totaling $3 million to assess how to measure sustainable food systems in the Northeast—our largest research investment to date.

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Announcing Food SURF class of 2023

The Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) is very excited to announce the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program awardees, supported by UVM’s Fellowships, Opportunities, & Undergraduate Research (FOUR) office and funded by the FSRC.

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