Lauri Andress, a professor in the School of Public Health, has been evaluating food access across the Mountain State since she arrived at WVU in 2013. In a new collaborative project with Paul Kinder of the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, and using funding from the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Andress is diving deeper to identify the issues creating the “upstream” barriers to food access in the first place.
Events
The David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas, along with co-sponsor the Nath Lecture Series, will feature faculty member Frankie Tack as she addresses the difficult subject of Tobacco and Vaping: A West Virginia Challenge Tuesday (March 5). This free event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballroom.
The Faculty Senate will meet today (March 4) at 3:15 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center’s Ruby Grand Hall. Contact your faculty representative if you have questions.
Faculty and staff are asked to encourage their students to apply for WVU LaunchLab Network’s March Idea Challenge. Applications will be accepted from March 1-17. To enter the challenge, interested participants will need to submit a 90-second video before midnight on March 17.
Join the Women's Resource Center for a feminist mixer today (March 4) at 4:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballroom for some free food, and the opportunity to network with campus, local off-campus, and statewide organizations who focus on equity.
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