Policy Position Papers
Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, and Health
Larry W. Harrington, Ph.D.
In developing countries, productivity growth alone is not enough to ensure food security. Equally important are equity, sustainability, and resilience...
Aligning Food Security Interventions with Better Nutrition in North America
Katherine Gray-Donald, Ph.D.
Food security is closely linked to poverty, but in North America the link between nutritional indicators and food security is not strong. Programs t...
Microbial Food Fermentation: Enhancing Nutritional Fitness
Linda Duffy, Ph.D., MPH
Functional probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains may play a promising role in biofortification strategies and offer the potential for addressin...
Effects of Modernization, Global Pollution, Climate Change on Food Security among Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic
Laurie Hing Man Chan, Ph.D, FCAHS
The importance of traditional/country food as a critical resource for the health and wellbeing of Indigenous populations in the Arctic is well documen...
Diversified Adaptable Food: Toward Personalized Nutrition
Cecilia Bartolucci, Ph.D
In the future, the application of converging technologies such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science will ac...
Asian Diabetes: Cause, Challenges, and Health Care Reform
Devanjan Sikder, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D
Asian Indians are twice as likely to develop Type 2 diabetes compared with the general population in the United States. Asian diabetes epitomizes our ...
Communicating Science for Policy - Three Papers
William Hallman, Arthur Lupia, Elizabeth Neeley,
Droughts Challenge Water Resource Management and Policy
Elaine Wheaton, M.Sc.
Droughts are among the world’s worst hazards and pose serious threats and immense challenges to many people, the economy, and the environment. Major...
From Global Climate Projections to Regional Planning: Matching What Science Can Supply With Decision Maker Demands
Keith W. Dixon, M.S.
Access to high-quality and comprehensible climate information is key if policy makers are to make well-informed decisions on a range of topics. When c...
Water Resource Management Challenges in a Time of Changing Climate
Sharon B. Megdal, Ph.D.
Water is scarce relative to demand in Arizona and the Colorado River Basin. Despite 14 years of drought, the likes of which have not been seen for ove...