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A Tale of Tenets and Tensions: Our journey to create a common language and collective understanding of “convergence” across the RECIPES Network.
Illustration by Steffanie Espat Long, long ago (back in 2021), in a land not so far away, the NSF SRS RN grant was bestowed upon the RECIPES network. Although our […]
Climate Leadership in Chicago’s Food Retail Sector
Students in the Spring 2024 “Design for Climate Leadership: Food+Waste” workshop at Illinois Institute of Technology volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Over the past 12 months, Illinois Institute […]
Beyond Collaboration: RIT Visits UC Davis Campus
By Diana Rodriguez Alberto Earlier this year when planning for our trip to Sacramento for the 2024 North American Biochar conference, Tom and I saw the perfect opportunity to visit […]
AU Award Winners for Wasted Food Education
Hannah Jardine (fifth from the left) is presented the Staff & Faculty Collaboration Award by AU executive cabinet members. RECIPES Fellow & AU professorial lecturer Kristine Beran and the AU Center for […]
Fresh Rescue Champions Project Final Report
The U.S. retail sector generated approximately 4.99 million tons of surplus food in 2022, sending 34.5% to the landfill or incineration, and donating only 19.5% (ReFED, 2023). Retailers recognize that […]
Bite Sized Nutrition Banter
Amelia Rowniewski, a first-year public health major at American University (AU), delivered a presentation titled ‘Bite Sized Nutrition Banter’ at the Mathias Student Research Conference on April 6th. The research […]
What is Your Food Waste Pattern – Conscientious Conserver or Harried Profligate?
U.S. consumers waste a lot of food – about 30% of what they buy! However, not all households are alike when it comes to waste amounts and patterns, and understanding these differences can guide food waste reduction campaigns and interventions.
Two Facts and a Fiction: Waste Not
RECIPES fellow Kristine Beran weighs in on wasted food, which reaches a peak during the holiday season. By Jack Frederick The holidays mark the most wasteful time of the year in […]
Multiscale RECIPES Year 2 Report
Key outcomes of Year 2 were the continued growth of connections among researchers within our network and with external partners, expansion of convergent research projects, and the creation of new research collaborations across disciplines, institutions, and faculty with no prior experience working together.
RIT National Technical Institute for the Deaf Launches RECIPES D/HH Student Research Immersions
Photos: (L-R) RIT students Hannah DeFelice, Gibran Perez, and Emerson Bartsch (pictured with advisor Diana Rodriguez Alberto) presented results of their projects at the RIT National Technical Institute of the […]