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NMU Launches Indoor Agriculture Program

March 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Cannabis, Construction, Food Insecurity, Hydroponics, Medicinal Plants, Plant Biology, Urban Farming

Northern Michigan University will begin offering an indoor agriculture associate degree program this fall. Through a hands-on, multidisciplinary approach, graduates learn equally about plant biology and the construction/maintenance of indoor growing systems, preparing them for a variety of career opportunities.

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COVID-19: Disaster researchers can comment on infants, at-risk populations, chronically ill and animals

March 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crisis Communication, disaster research, Food Insecurity, Infant Feeding, pets

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Younger Cancer Survivors Far More Likely to Experience Food and Financial Insecurity than their Cancer-Free Peers, According to Researchers from American Cancer Society

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas American Cancer Society, Cancer Research, Cancer Survival, Food Insecurity, jnccn, JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCCN, Survivorship

New research from the American Cancer Society in the March 2020 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that younger cancer survivors are more likely to experience significant financial strain for food, housing, and monthly bills after diagnosis.

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Lack of Information Impedes Access to Food Pantries and Programs in Utah

March 9, 2020 sarah Jonas food banks, Food Insecurity, Hunger, Soup Kitchens

Utah residents who have difficulty keeping their families fed could be missing a key ingredient: information. A University of Utah Health study finds that poor communications in at least 22 Utah communities could be hampering efforts to connect those in need with food stamps, food banks, soup kitchens, and other food resources. Researchers say the finding could help refine future community food distribution efforts.

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Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Climate Change Impacts on Land, Wildfires and Solutions

January 15, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Australia, Brazil, California, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Climate, climate adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Change and Land, climate mitigation, CO2, Desertification, Drought, Economy, Emissions, Environment, Food, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Forests, fossil fuel emissions, Fossil Fuels, Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change, IPCC, LAND, New Jersey, NJ, plants, Rainforests, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Soils, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Trees, UN, United Nations, Wildfires

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From lack of food to chronic illness, 2018 Health of Houston Survey sheds light on residents

September 23, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Food Insecurity, Mental Health, Public Health, Texas

A snapshot of health conditions revealing the disparities across 38 neighborhood areas in Harris County has been published in the 2018 Health of Houston Survey by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.