Last week marked the end of the Global Food Research Program’s fourth year hosting the Fellowship for Exploring Research in Nutrition (FERN), a 9-week internship for undergraduate students interested in food policy research. Over the course of the summer, this year’s fellows built foundational research skills, attended professional development workshops, assisted on research projects, and learned about […]
The first evaluation of a pilot community-based food subsidy app published recently in Current Developments in Nutrition found promising results for increasing fruit and vegetable purchases among low-income families shopping at Feria Libres (open markets) in Santiago Chile. Participation in the program, which was piloted among 30 households and 6 vendors, helped families afford fruits […]
A new study has found promising evidence that Mexico’s front-of-package labeling policy is changing diets. Following implementation in 2020 of a mandatory policy requiring warning labels on the front of food and beverage packages if they are high in energy density, sugar, saturated fat, trans fat, or sodium (or contain any amount of added caffeine […]
The end of summer marks the end of GFRP’s fourth year of the Fellowship for Exploring Research in Nutrition (FERN), a 9-week internship for undergraduate students interested in food policy research. Over the course of their summer, the fellows built foundational research skills, attended professional development workshops, assisted on research projects and learned about current topics and […]
Carlos Roberto Soto Díaz wants to improve food environments and health equity through effective public policy, particularly in his home country of Puerto Rico, but also in other Latin American countries. He is one of three new doctoral students who joined the Global Food Research Program (GFRP) this fall, where he will be researching under […]
Laina Ewoldt is looking for new solutions to combat climate change and nutritional access. Laina is one of three new doctoral students who joined the Global Food Research Program (GFRP) this fall under the advisership of GFRP faculty Lindsey Smith Taillie. Originally from the Dallas, Texas area, Laina moved to North Carolina this summer and […]
Curiosity, passion, and a desire to make equitable change drives Jonathan Lara-Arévalo, a first-year PhD student in the Department of Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill. Jonathan is one of three new doctoral students who joined the Global Food Research Program (GFRP) this fall, where he will be researching under the advisership of GFRP faculty Lindsey Smith […]