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Food Systems Mentorships

1-on-1 learning and original research projects customized around students' interests

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Students passionate about solving issues like food insecurity, hunger and waste can use their mentorships to explore impactful solutions in a food systems mentorship. As a complex, interdisciplinary field, the study of food systems encompasses everything from agriculture to economics to environmental science. 


Whether studying food deserts in urban environments, analyzing the ecological and economic benefits of a vegan diet or proposing an innovative solution to supply chain issues, students studying food systems will grow their critical thinking and problem-solving skills while growing their awareness of the complex, interrelated network that feeds the world. 


Food Systems

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Creative Pieces/Portfolios
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Photographic series that sheds light on food waste in the U.S.
Policy and Advocacy Reports
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Report on food justice analyzing corporate causes and solutions to inequity
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Creation of a slidedeck for public presentation educating young audiences on individual and public responses to food waste
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Memo that clarifies the impacts and values at stake in deciding between local and imported foods
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Research and cross-cultural analysis of global women chefs and an article on a female chef in Yemen submitted to Whetstone magazine
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Original advocacy proposal that reimagines campus food banks to address rising food insecurity in university settings
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Policy memo for a US Congressperson based on cutting-edge environmental science research that addresses key environmental needs of their district, including natural disasters, transportation and food supply

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