Food Systems Research Center News FSRC News 09/26/2024 The Answer Exists Between Us: The Food Systems Research Summit 2024 Our food systems are under pressure to deliver healthy, affordable, and ethical options that also protect the environment. To meet these challenges, especially in the face of climate change and other disruptions, experts from many fields—from soil science to nutrition—are coming together to find... 09/09/2024 Coffee, Conservation, and Collaboration: FSRC PhD Fellow Natalia Aristizábal Uribe Natalia Aristizábal Uribe is a Food Systems Research Center PhD Fellow and a Gund Institute Graduate Fellow. She earned her PhD from the... 07/17/2024 FSRC PhD Fellow studies the connection between human health and dairy fat Victoria Taormina is a Food Systems Research Center PhD Fellow and a PhD student in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department. Victoria graduated from ¶¶Òõ̽̽ in 2019 with a bachelor's in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Food Science and now works with Dr. Jana Kraft conducting research focused on... 06/28/2024 A "Fitbit" For Cows: ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Researcher Studies How Data Can Improve Efficiency on Dairy Farms Dr. Joao Costa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and a Food Systems Research Center Faculty Fellow. In this video, he discusses his research into how data can improve efficiency on dairy farms. Traditionally, farms have used simple data for decision-... 06/26/2024 Meet Chris Donovan, Data Scientist The Food Systems Research Center is pleased to announce that Chris Donovan has joined the team as its new Data Scientist. His background is in conservation biology, and he has conducted botanical fieldwork and research throughout the West. Before coming to Vermont, he was working with The Nature... 06/24/2024 FSRC Announces Postdoctoral Fellow Positions to Support Critical Food Systems Research Topics The Food Systems Research Center is excited to announce that it has awarded funding to four ¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty members to hire postdoctoral fellows to study critical issues in food systems research. The faculty recipients of these awards are... 06/06/2024 Meet Susie Walsh Daloz, Programs and Operations Manager Susie Walsh Daloz is excited to join the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) as the new Programs and Operations Manager, where she will... 05/30/2024 FSRC Graduate Fellow: Bailey Kretzler Bailey Kretzler is a PhD student in the department of Plant and Soil Science and Food Systems Research Center... 05/13/2024 ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Announces New Soil Health Research and Extension Center ¶¶Òõ̽̽ is proud to announce the new Soil Health Research and Extension Center (SHREC), a cross-disciplinary research hub focused on advancing integrative soil... 04/29/2024 Meet Tessa Lawler, Research Project Coordinator The Food Systems Research Center is pleased to announce that Tessa Lawler has joined the team as the Project Coordinator for the Sustainability Metrics projects. Prior to joining ¶¶Òõ̽̽, Tessa studied psychology and classics at Northwestern University, where she was also the... 04/29/2024 Mapping the Sweet Spot: Understanding Bottling's Impact on Maple Syrup Safety Maple syrup is a much-loved product here in Vermont. The glass leaf-shaped bottles and plastic jugs can be found at every gas station, grocery store, and sugar shack. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Extension Maple Specialist and researcher ... 03/28/2024 Cheese, Cream, and Community: Sustainable Dairy Lightning Talks On a snowy Wednesday afternoon in March, the lecture room of the newly renovated Patrick Leahy Building buzzed with activity as students, faculty, and staff gathered to learn about sustainable dairy practices – and to eat delicious cheese. Three post-doctoral fellows – Bryony Sands,... 03/21/2024 Food Systems Research Summit Returns to ¶¶Òõ̽̽ This Fall The ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Food Systems Research Center is excited to announce that the Food Systems Research Summit will return to Burlington, Vermont on September 16th and 17th, 2024. In 2023, the... 02/12/2024 Study: For Rural States, Gardening Helped Prevent Hunger During COVID New research on rural New Englanders shows that gardening, hunting, fishing and other HWFP activities are important tools for maintaining food security through extreme events, such as pandemics or climate change events. University of Vermont and University of Maine researchers... 01/29/2024 From Soil to Syrup: Meet the Postdocs Joining the Sustainability Metrics Team The Food Systems Research Center is excited to welcome five post-doctoral research associates for the one-of-a-kind research project “Measuring Sustainability of Food... 01/04/2024 Restoring Northern Flint Corn for Indigenous Communities Northern flint corn is a species of corn grown by indigenous communities and tribes across the northern part of the U.S. Unfortunately, this unique and culturally significant crop has been diminished due to factors such as colonization and the resulting decline in indigenous populations and... 12/14/2023 Measuring the Sustainability of Maple Syrup Maple syrup conveys an image of healthy forests and a sustainable product made by farmers stewarding the land. Yet, there is little data available about how sustainable the industry is.  The Maple Sustainability Indicators project, funded through the... 12/12/2023 Vermont Farmers Share Struggles and Resilience in Face of Climate Change The Food & Ideas Gathering (FIG) seminar series wrapped up its first semester of programming last week with a panel of Vermont farmers on the topic of how climate change has and continues to affect... 11/29/2023 Food Systems Summit Asks Big Questions This month, the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Food Systems Research Center hosted the Food Systems Summit, convening over eighty researchers dedicated to advancing the field. This event was inspired by the ... 11/17/2023 ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Alumnae Present at Climate Change and Food Systems Series On Thursday, November 9th, the Food Systems Research Center and the Food Systems Graduate Program hosted the second installment of...