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UMN faculty use social capital to measure food insecurity among Somali Americans

November 3, 2023

Harshada Karnik, researcher at the Center for Public Health Systems, is working to understand factors impacting food insecurity among Somali American communities. Hikaru Peterson, Karnik’s mentor, said she hopes this research process will help identify new efforts in the community. 


Beijing wants to measure the values of ecosystems

October 24, 2023

Stephen Polasky, a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US who attended the symposium, presented the latest developments in the sector and praised Beijing's efforts in GEP accounting and management.


Congratulations, Bob Craven! 2023 Blanchfield Award Recipient

September 26, 2023

Bob Craven, former director and now Associate Director of CFFM, is the recipient of the ABA Blanchfield Award.


Solving Child Care Needs, Especially in Greater Minnesota

August 30, 2023

Q&A With Elizabeth Davis, University of Minnesota applied economics professor, on child care needs and solutions.


Why Vietnamese children outperform the British at school

August 29, 2023

Vietnam’s education system is remarkably effective – what lessons can other developing countries learn? “In other developing countries, there’s lots of evidence that… one in five teachers don’t show up on any given day,” says Prof Paul Glewwe, an economics professor at the University of Minnesota who has long studied education in lower income settings.


Professor Hikaru Peterson New Grant

August 18, 2023

Congratulations to Professor Hikaru Peterson for her lead on a new USDA-NIFA grant award to work with Central Minnesota's Somali-American community to study immigrant access to healthy food.