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Maria Grazia Quieti to speak on policy development in aquaculture in Ethiopia

Dr Maria Grazia Quieti, Director of the Master in Food Studies, has been invited to be the keynote speaker at the Consultative Meeting on Improving Policy Development in Aquaculture in Support of Food Security, Nutrition and Poverty Eradication, organized by the Fisheries and Aquaculture

AUR at Seeds&Chips: The Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan

On May 7 and 8, a delegation from the American University of Rome visited Seeds&Chips: The Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan. Seeds&Chips is dedicated to showcasing national and international talent and cutting-edge solutions from around the world to the problems of the Food System.

Dr. Harold Alderman on Food Assistance Programs

The Trump Administration’s latest budget proposals for 2019 call for $214 billion in cuts to federal food assistance programs over the next 10 years. While think tanks, citizens’ groups, academia, and the US Congress debate the issue, they may find some good advice in a new book: “The 1.5 Billion People Question: Food, Vouchers, or Cash Transfers?”

'Cash it out? Why food-based programs exist, and how to improve them' by Professor Harold Alderman

Dr. Harold Alderman, Visiting Professor of The American University of Rome, Senior Research Fellow of the Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will be giving a seminar in FAO on 18 January 2018 on the recent book he co-authored entitled “The 1.5 Billion People Question: Food, Vouchers, or Cash Transfers?”.

Nutrition Policies and Programs with Professor Harold Alderman. January 2018.

This course will lay out a framework for the interplay of food, health and sanitation, and child care as underlying determinant of nutrition. Using this framework the course will illustrate levers for change and the evidence on what works to improve nutrition, from both the standpoint of economic returns as well as human rights.

This course runs from January 8-19, 2018. Monday-Saturday 9:30am-12:30pm.
This course is part of the M.A. in Food Studies and is also open to anyone who would like to audit the class for a fee of 900 Euros.

Professor Valentina Peveri, M.A. Food Studies, wins fellowship from the Wenner Gren Foundation

The American University of Rome offers its congratulations to Professor Valentina Peveri, Adjunct Faculty in the Master of Food Studies, for winning, in a worldwide competition, one of the eight prestigious fellowships granted each year by the Wenner G

Elizabeth Goldstein - What does it mean to eat mindfully?

The Center for Food Studies is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Goldstein, certified dietician nutritionist with an MSc in Clinical Nutrition from New York University, author of numerous articles on Nutrition and Wellness and lecturer on current developments in nutrition and their applications in pra

James Beard Foundation Scholarships & Grants

The James Beard Foundation’s mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor America’s diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire.

Trends in Tech. A lecture by alumnus Luca Donvito (BS Business Administration, 2014).

Luca Donvito (BS Business Administration, 2014) has built a successful career in the tech sector, including stints at Microsoft Germany in Finance, and Google UK in Operations.

11 Feb 2025, 19:00

Via Pietro Roselli, 16

Symposium. Novel Foods: A technological pathway to food system transformation? 14 Feb. 2025

This event will be held in person in Rome and online via Zoom.

14 Feb 2025, 10:00

Via Pietro Roselli, 4

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