Mapping the Potential Effects of Climate Change
A new study by BFI affiliated faculty Solomon Hsiang predicts US economic damage and exacerbated inequality due to climate change.
BFI in the Media
22 Inspirational Women in Food and Agriculture
BFI affiliated faculty Saru Jayaraman is recognized in this list for her ongoing work in food labor research to advance fair wages and better working conditions for tipped restaurant workers in the US.
Saru Jayaraman: The ‘Alt-Labor’ Leader Fighting for Fair Pay for Restaurant Workers
BFI affiliated faculty Saru Jayaraman is featured for the work of her organization, Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), in advocating for low-wage workers in the absence of a traditional union.
Feeding Young Minds: The Importance of School Lunches
With supporting evidence from a study conducted by BFI affiliated faculty Michael Anderson and his team, Anderson highlights the critical impact of adequate food and good nutrition on the academic success of students in an article for The New York Times.
Energy Drinks are Killing Young People. It’s Time to Stop That.
BFI affiliated faculty Patricia Crawford and Wendi Gosliner write on the dangers of energy drinks on young people.
This Drought May be Over, but it is Bound to Happen Again
Though California’s “drought emergency” has ended temporarily, BFI affiliated faculty Dennis Baldocchi points to historical data to demonstrate the regularity with which droughts have occurred and warns that future droughts will have increasingly severe impacts due to climate change.