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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...

FSRC Director Polly Ericksen at a podium

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...

Natalia Aristizabal Uribe smiling from within a coffee plant

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 UVM 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: UVM 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-...

Joao Costa with a cow

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...

Chris Donovon headshot

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 UVM faculty members to hire postdoctoral fellows to study critical issues in food systems research. The faculty recipients of these awards are...

Colin Anderson, Meredith Niles, Lizzy Pope,and Gillian Galford

06/06/2024

Meet Susie Walsh Daloz, Programs and Operations Manager

Susie Walsh Daloz is excited to join the UVM Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) as the new Programs and Operations Manager, where she will...

Susie Walsh Daloz headshot

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

UVM Announces New Soil Health Research and Extension Center

The University of Vermont is proud to announce the new Soil Health Research and Extension Center (SHREC), a cross-disciplinary research hub focused on advancing integrative soil...

Shovel filled with 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 UVM, 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. UVM 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 UVM This Fall

The UVM 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...

A person plants corn seedlings

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...

Mark Cannella and Mark Isselhardt outside the Proctor Maple Research Center Building

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...

Hilary Martin smiles and extends hand. Ransom Conant smiles at her. They sit at a panel.

11/29/2023

Food Systems Summit Asks Big Questions

This month, the UVM 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

UVM 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...

Schattman and Hammond-Wanger present in room with stained glass windows