Rethinking Food Waste - a Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium
On January 22, 2026, nearly 170 people gathered in Durham, North Carolina for the Rethinking Food Waste – Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium. Harvard Law professor and food policy researcher Emily Broad Leib’s keynote address kicked off the two-day symposium sponsored by the Duke Climate Commitment and organized by the Duke World Food Policy Center.
Day two of the event featured a research workshop of panels and breakout ideation sessions that drew 80 faculty and students from diverse academic backgrounds, community food organizations, foundations, and businesses.
What do we lose as USDA US household food security reporting ends?
On November, 20, 2025, Duke's World Food Policy Center hosted an in-depth webinar on a major policy shift by the US Department of Agriculture: the discontinuation of the US Household Food Security report. For nearly 30 years, this report has been crucial in measuring food insecurity among US households. This session features industry experts Emily Englehard from Feeding America, Lauren Fiechtner from Mass General Brigham for Children, and Parke Wilde from Tufts University. They discuss the implications of this change, alternative data sources, and the future of food security measurement in America. Learn how this shift impacts data-driven decision-making in policy, research, and community practices, and what steps can be taken to ensure continuity in understanding food insecurity.
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Trends, challenges, and opportunities for the United States alternative meat and seafood sector: stakeholder-informed perspectives
Abstract Growing global protein demand has fueled innovation and investment in alternative protein (AP) products, including plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cell-cultivated products. Through interviews with AP…
Understandings of ultra-processed foods among adults with responsibility for household food activities in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study
Essman, M., Parnham, J.C., Chang, K. et al. Understandings of ultra-processed foods among adults with responsibility for household food activities in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study. BMC Glob. Public Health 4, 35 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-026-00263-0
Consumption of Sugary Beverages by Adults Prior to Sugary Drink Tax in Colombia: An Analysis of the National Nutrition Survey 2015
Michael Essman, Carlos R. Soto Diaz, Luis Carlos Forero Ballesteros, Mercedes Mora-Plazas, Luis Fernando Gomez, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Consumption of Sugary Beverages by Adults Prior to Sugary Drink Tax in Columbia: An Analysis of the National Nutrition Survey 2015, Nutrients 2026, 18(5), 716; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18050716
Exploring the U.S. Regulatory and Legislative Landscapes for Cell-Cultivated Meat and Seafood
Katherine Consavage Stanley, Katariina Koivusaari, Khara Grieger, Amanda Wood, Gregory Jaffe, William R. Aimutis, Norbert L.W. Wilson, Rohan A. Shirwaiker. Exploring the U.S. Regulatory and Legislative Landscapes for Cell-Cultivated Meat and Seafood. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2025, 105527, ISSN 0924-2244, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105527.
Cultivating an ethos of “everyday convergence”: insights from the Multiscale RECIPES Network for food waste reduction
Amanda Wood, Jack Daly, Jourdan Foulger, Rujia Xie, Norbert L.W. Wilson. Cultivating an ethos of “everyday convergence”: insights from Multiscale RECIPES Network for food waste reduction. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (2025) 12:1658. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05905-6
Food System Researchers Across Duke
Food systems research is deeply intersectional, and faculty across Duke's schools and departments are tackling critical issues through their work. We highlight some of that work here.
