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Alumni Spotlight: Recent Grads Jessica McGovern, MS, RD, LDN and Larkin...

I had the chance to sit down (virtually) with two recent Friedman alumnae — Jessica McGovern and Larkin Kimmerer. They both landed great jobs right out of school and I wanted to know more about their...

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Interview with Jody Biergiel, N06 AFE, Director of Handler Certification,...

What does CCOF Certification Services do and what is your role at the organization? CCOF certifies farms and food processors to the USDA National Organic Standard. CCOF was founded in 1973 by farmers,...

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Alumni Spotlight with Dr. Diane McKay, NutCom, PhD Human Nutrition, Assistant...

Diane McKay is an Assistant Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.  She graduated from Arts & Sciences with an MS in Biological Sciences, and from the School of Nutrition with...

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Alumni Spotlight with Asta Garmon By Amy Elvidge

Asta Garmon is a nutrition analyst who is coordinating a district wide Farm-to-School program in Weston, Massachusetts. She is a 2010 graduate of the Friedman School’s AFE program and kept very busy...

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Alumni Spotlight: Bon’App your way to healthy eating with Taylor Salinardi,...

What is Bon’App and what does the app do? How long has it been around?  Launched about 6 months ago, Bon’App is a digital platform (on Android, iPhone, and a website) that provides simple nutrition...

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Alumni Spotlight: Meet Hilde Steffey

By Kari Kempf A 2005 graduate of the AFE program at Friedman, Hilde has been working for nearly five years as program director at Farm Aid, a national nonprofit based in Cambridge, MA, that works to...

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Alumni Spotlight: Meet Chris Hillbruner from FEWS NET

By Kate Hebel, RD, LDN Alumni Spotlight Chris Hillbruner graduated in 2007 from the Friedman School with a master’s degree in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition (FPAN) with a concentration in food...

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Alumni Spotlight: Meet Maura Beaufait

By Natalie Obermeyer Alumni Spotlight Maura Beaufait graduated from Tufts in 2009 with a MPH and MS from the Agriculture, Food, and Environment Program. She is now the community health specialist for...

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Alumna Spotlight: Lara Park

By Adrienne Roberts After growing up in sunny Southern California, moving to Boston for my Master’s degree seemed a daunting task, due both to the rigorous coursework I would no doubt encounter and the...

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Alumna Spotlight: Sarah Borron, Researcher at Food & Water Watch

by Janeen Madan Alumna Sarah Borron graduated from Friedman in 2007 with a degree in Agriculture, Food and Environment. She is now a researcher on the food team at the DC-based Food & Water Watch....

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A Second Life for Fitness Trackers

by Marissa Donovan, RD Lately it seems everyone is getting into wearable activity trackers, and though I thought being a Friedman student made my sample biased, the fact is 1 in 10 Americans owns a...

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Alumna Interview: Elizabeth Whelan

by Sarah McClung Sarah McClung interviews Elizabeth Whelan, a Friedman alumna, about her work with Save the Children in Myanmar and how her degree has helped her in the field. I wish I could write that...

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