Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University – Norbert L. W. Wilson, professor of food, economics and community in the Duke Divinity School, will become the new director of the World Food Policy Center (WFPC) and also professor of public policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University as of July 1, Dean Judith Kelley announced today.

Duke’s WFPC is partnering with American University on a $15 million, five-year project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation that will engage communities in California, and the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions.

Dr. Norbert Wilson, our Director of Food and Agriculture Policy, was selected as President Elect of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA). He begins his leadership term in August 2021. AAEA is the leading professional association for agricultural and applied economists, with members in more than 60 countries.

Nordic Food Policy Lab – Where are the bold policies to follow, support or even lead the transition to a healthier and more sustainable food system? Duke’s World Food Policy Center is among 11 organizations featured in the Nordic Food Policy Lab’s Setting the Table 2021 publication in recognition of innovative approaches to food policy. 

An online survey examining the impacts of COVID-19 on hunger relief organizations, WhyHunger and the Duke Sanford World Food Policy Center found that more than half of the respondents said they adjusted programming to address racial inequities.