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Nutrition & Wellness

Achieving sustainable diets with nutrition equity

Lora Iannotti
One of the planet’s greatest challenges is nourishing all of humanity while protecting the health of the planet itself. In a commentary published in the journal One Earth, Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School, discusses how nutrition equity for vulnerable groups is vital in this effort.
Advancement

Lelia and David Farr receive Harris Award

David and Lelia Farr have received the 2023 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award, which honors those who contribute to the betterment of the greater St. Louis community.
Awards & Notables

Rank’s book garners national awards

Mark R. Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the Brown School, received prestigious awards over the past six months for his book exploring the myths of poverty in the U.S. and why those myths continue to exist.
Awards & Notables

Curiel, Diamond receive innovation award

David T. Curiel, MD, PhD, and Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, both of the School of Medicine, have received the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for their development of a nasal vaccine against the virus that causes COVID-19.
Climate & Environment

How birds adapt to extreme temperatures

Most bird families have adapted to changes in ambient temperature by changing both their bodies and their bills simultaneously, according to biologist Justin Baldwin in Arts & Sciences, first author of a new study in Nature Communications.