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  • Bringing nutritional labels to the forefront (of the package)

    Bringing nutritional labels to the forefront (of the package)

    By Erika Luna Pérez and Laura Castrejón Violante
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    Erika Luna
    Mar 1, 2021
    How to run your R script with Compute Canada

    How to run your R script with Compute Canada

    You may be like me: a researcher who has little formal training in computer science, but who still does a fair amount of programming in…
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    Julie Fortin
    Oct 16, 2020
    5 lessons for food systems thinking from COVID-19

    5 lessons for food systems thinking from COVID-19

    Around the world, people are trying to make sense of what the COVID-19 pandemic means for them. For some, this means figuring out how to…
    Go to the profile of Susanna Klassen
    Susanna Klassen
    Apr 1, 2020
    The devil’s avocate

    The devil’s avocate

    by Diana Ramírez Mejía, Laura Castrejon Violante and Erika Luna Perez
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    Diana Ramírez Mejía
    Dec 5, 2019
    Participatory Guarantee Systems: A Primer on Grassroots Organizing for Agroecological Certification

    Participatory Guarantee Systems: A Primer on Grassroots Organizing for Agroecological Certification

    We all have to eat. But what should we eat?
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    Dana James
    Nov 18, 2019
    (Yet another) case for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental research

    (Yet another) case for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental research

    I was recently at a conference, the theme of which pertained to pathways towards a sustainable water future. There were lots of exciting…
    Go to the profile of Balsher Sidhu
    Balsher Sidhu
    Nov 4, 2019
    Two reasons why confusion reigns about diets and human health

    Two reasons why confusion reigns about diets and human health

    European sailors dying of scurvy in the ocean during long overseas voyages was very common up until the mid 1800's. Despite a long history…
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    Juan Diego Martinez
    Oct 22, 2019
    Worried about how climate change may affect our foods? Think outside the border

    Worried about how climate change may affect our foods? Think outside the border

    Canada’s new food guide was released on Jan 22 of this year. It recommends that half of our plate should consist of fruits and vegetables…
    Go to the profile of Navin Ramankutty
    Navin Ramankutty
    Sep 30, 2019
    Academics should ditch Elsevier and Mendeley — here’s how

    Academics should ditch Elsevier and Mendeley — here’s how

    UBC has an opportunity to lead Canada in breaking ties with Elsevier.
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    Steve Chignell
    May 13, 2019
    Publicly funded research should be publicly available — but at what cost to Canadian researchers?

    Publicly funded research should be publicly available — but at what cost to Canadian researchers?

    Here is how much it costs to comply with the Tri-Agency open access policy, by journal
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    Julie Fortin
    Apr 4, 2019
    Money matters most?

    Money matters most?

    (This article was written by Dr. Mollie Chapman and was originally posted on the Puget Sound Institute)
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    Julie Fortin
    Mar 26, 2019
    Canada’s Food Guide: Cultivating change

    Canada’s Food Guide: Cultivating change

    Rachel Mazac
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    Rachel Mazac
    Mar 18, 2019
    The ‘irony’ of gendered meat consumption

    The ‘irony’ of gendered meat consumption

    Written by Susanna Klassen and Sean Patrick Kearney
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    Susanna Klassen
    Mar 7, 2019
    Where is my right to food? Understanding, questioning and demanding our right to eat in dignity

    Where is my right to food? Understanding, questioning and demanding our right to eat in dignity

    I will come clean: I am a lawyer and I will try to convince you. On this occasion, I will not persuade you to blindly trust the law, but…
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    Laura Castrejon Violante
    Feb 19, 2019
    The EAT-Lancet Diet: Is it all Nuts?

    The EAT-Lancet Diet: Is it all Nuts?

    by Ginni Braich and Juan Diego Martinez
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    Ginni Braich
    Feb 11, 2019
    Policy advice from global simulation studies: The issue of contextualization

    Policy advice from global simulation studies: The issue of contextualization

    [This blog summarizes discussion outcomes from the LUGE lab centering on the recent paper by Springmann and colleagues.]
    Go to the profile of Christian Levers
    Christian Levers
    Jan 28, 2019
    Eat Your Food! Kids and Food Waste

    Eat Your Food! Kids and Food Waste

    By Matthew Mitchell and Navin Ramankutty
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    Matthew Mitchell
    Dec 3, 2018
    Does organic food taste better?

    Does organic food taste better?

    Organic food has become a lightning rod for controversy, which is unsurprising given the cloud of uncertainty that hangs over it…
    Go to the profile of Seth Wynes
    Seth Wynes
    Nov 26, 2018
    Small farms grow a large portion of the world’s food

    Small farms grow a large portion of the world’s food

    It’s quite amazing. Small farms are still growing a large portion of the world’s food. In our recent study, we collected data from 55…
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    vinnyricciardi
    Nov 16, 2018
    Women in Agriculture

    Women in Agriculture

    Facts and Fiction
    Go to the profile of Ginni Braich
    Ginni Braich
    Oct 29, 2018
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