Center for Food Studies: News

MA Food Studies student presents at 'Schools Beyond Regions and Borders'

Professor Mefleh and graduate student Mimi Veness will participate in the May 2024 seminar 'Our Food, Our Health, Our Planet' in Padova for the project 'Schools Beyond Regions and Borders.' Professor Mefleh will talk about novel foods, and Mimi Veness will discuss her MA thesis

AUR's MA in Food Studies announces experiential learning partnership with Cooperativa Agricola Co.r.ag.gio

Cooperativa Agricola Co.r.ag.gio is an agroecological youth farming project in Borghetto San Carlo, at the heart of the Veio Natural Park.

How to eat to support sports performance. A lecture by Dr. Kimia Moiniafshari

Kimia Moiniafshari received her Degree in Nutrition from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science and is an MSc student in Sports Nutrition. Her research interests focus on nutrition, neuroscience, nutrition and autism (prevention and management), and nutrition and sport.

When we say the Mediterranean diet, this is what we mean... on foraging in Lazio

Saturday, the 16th of September, saw The American University of Rome's graduate students embark on a sustainable food exploration along the ancient Appian Way leading to the picturesque landscapes near Giulianello in Lazio.

Six great reasons to start your AUR master’s degree in spring 2024

Many students choose to begin their MA studies at AUR in the spring rather than the fall, and there can be significant benefits to making that choice.

The art of cacao processing and the sensorial pleasure of chocolate tasting.

Professor Maria Grazia Quieti, Director of AUR's MA in Food Studies, was recently honored to be invited to the opening of a new state-of-the-art cacao R&D laboratory & training center at the Cacao of Excellence Program, led by an alliance between Bioversity International

Working together to End Global Hunger: the U.S. and the UN Agencies in Rome

How do the UN food agencies work together to end world hunger? What are the strengths and complementarities of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP)?