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In the News | Being Courageous with Your Job

Gosh I’m not even sure I should recommend this article because it quickly articulates ALL the pitfalls of work. How difficult it can be to get the right fit with a job and employer that leads to satisfaction not anxiety and frustration. Then Roxane Gay sticks in the sentence “This is not to say that …

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In the News | Food History, From the Hip

Leni Sorensen

Food Historian: A career that combines a love of food, cooking, growing, and preserving with the Oldways. Food has a fascinating history very rarely discussed in history books and classrooms even though so much time and effort is spent feeding people. Through food history…

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Nutrition Researcher Dr. Alex Johnstone

Check out the interview of Dr Alex Johnston by Emma Mordaunt, The Nutrition Press. Great information about what it is like to be a researcher, how she decided to pursue nutrition research and some of the challenges.

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Clinical Dietitian Passes on Knowledge as Internship Director

Imagine the amount of food needed to feed a family of 5 children! Good thing that Judy Dowd’s mother was a fun and fabulous cook, and while it was an obligation to help, Ms. Dowd loved cooking with her mother. “I knew I belonged in a field that involved cooking, food and healthcare, and I have always wanted to help people,” Ms. Dowd said in a recent conversation about her life and career.

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What Career Type Are You? Who are the best employers for your type?

Graphic of Kaiser Permanente

Want some scoop on best employers and whether they are a good match for the kind of career profile you have? Check out “top 100” employer rankings and a 7 category career profile description by Universum, a global leader in employer branding strategy and communication.

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In the News | Farm Tech, Food Recovery

Nicks Farm

Technology Growing on Farms –Moisture, acidity and nitrogen sensors in soil, farm management software, 3-D modeling, robots applying chemicals are some of the technologies that are enabling farmers to micro-manage crops in order to cut labor costs and inputs, increase yields, and increase profits.

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In the News | Sustainable Food, Weight Watchers, Food Waste

Eco Friendly

Eco-friendly Sustainable Food – David Gelles reports in the Sunday Business section of The New York Times that Unilever’s chief executive officer has made sustainable production a priority; less water used, more efficient packaging, soybean production eco-friendly.

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From the Lab to the Classroom

Dr. Sarah Ash

Professor Sarah Ash grew up in Connecticut, the child of two academics in psychology who filled their house with interesting people and ideas. Though she didn’t start out intending to be a professor herself, the lifestyle and intellectual rigor has made for a fulfilling career. She pursued a major in biology, but

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Landscaper to Restaurant General Manager

William Watts

From landscape designer to restaurant manager, William Watts wove an interlocking journey in a career that he loved for 37 years. Growing up in New Jersey, William spent a lot of time with his grandmother cooking and gardening. “I loved cooking and gardening with her,” he said in a recent interview.

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From the News | Careers of Ginsburg and Steinem, Negotiating Salary

Gloria Steinem and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Spurred to Action and Career – Meeting at the Supreme Court, old friends Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Gloria Steinem, both in their early 80s, discuss expectations and choices for women in the 50’s, what led them to become leaders of the women’ rights movement and their careers.

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