Tufts Events » Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy http://sites.tufts.edu/events Experiencing campus life at Tufts University Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:32:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Women’s Center Symposium: In the Kitchen http://sites.tufts.edu/events/2011/11/21/womens-center-symposium-in-the-kitchen/ http://sites.tufts.edu/events/2011/11/21/womens-center-symposium-in-the-kitchen/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:06:21 +0000 Georgy Cohen http://sites.tufts.edu/events/?p=618 On Nov. 18, the Women’s Center held its second annual Women’s Center Symposium on Gender and Culture, “In The Kitchen,” addressing the question of “What is the significance of what happens in the kitchen?” Professor Christina Economos from the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the School of Medicine delivered the keynote address, “Socio-demographic Determinants of Food Access and Obesity.”
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]]> http://sites.tufts.edu/events/2010/11/29/2010-friedman-symposium/feed/ 0 Carlo Petrini, Founder of Slow Food http://sites.tufts.edu/events/2010/10/07/carlo-petrini-founder-of-slow-food/ http://sites.tufts.edu/events/2010/10/07/carlo-petrini-founder-of-slow-food/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:42:39 +0000 Georgy Cohen http://sites.tufts.edu/events/?p=30 On October 6, Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food, visited the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy on the first day of his U.S. university tour. Read this blog recap by Lesley Sykes (N’11) of Slow Food Tufts.

EDIT: Watch video of the talk.



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