Food Security

  • Dartmouth College Student Introduces Campus Green2Go Food Takeout Program to Help Sustainability

    Dartmouth College Student Introduces Campus Green2Go Food Takeout Program to Help Sustainability

    Takeout meals are becoming increasingly popular and more common in college campuses where students rush from one class to the next with just minutes to eat in between. Even when their long days are over, many students find themselves eating in their dorms or on their campus quads. At Dartmouth College, Madison Sabol, a rising… Read More

  • TechAccel Partners with Research Universities to Meet Increasing Global Demand for Food

    TechAccel Partners with Research Universities to Meet Increasing Global Demand for Food

    The global demand for food is rapidly rising and becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. By 2050, the world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion and food demand is supposed to increase anywhere between 58% and 98%. There is substantial confusion and uncertainty surrounding the world’s ability to meet these growing demands. A number of… Read More

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison Student Starts Campus Food Shed

    University of Wisconsin–Madison Student Starts Campus Food Shed

    University of Wisconsin–Madison has a new Campus Food Shed thanks to student Hannah DePorter, who was a junior when she first conceived of the project last year. Now, UW-Madison students and staff will have access to fresh produce for free over 7 months of the year. The Food Shed has four large refrigerators, which are… Read More

  • University Of Kentucky Campus Kitchen’s Fight Against Hunger Beefed Up by Student’s Research

    University Of Kentucky Campus Kitchen’s Fight Against Hunger Beefed Up by Student’s Research

    Hunger is a continuing problem in the U.S. that remains largely hidden, even though over 42 million Americans suffer from it. While 1 in 8 Americans go hungry, 60 million tons of produce worth $160 billion pounds are discarded annually in the U.S. What a waste! The reason for such waste sounds ludicrous, but it… Read More

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