Biological effects of malnutrition in Gaza
The World Health Organization reported 63 malnutrition-related deaths in the Gaza Strip in July, including 24 children under age five. In a WIRED article, Feinstein Research Assistant Professor Merry Fitzpatrick shares insights on the biological effects of starvation...Food security information systems face disruption from politics, funding
Food security information systems (FSIS) are networks of technology-assisted sensing and data analysis platforms that provide information used to guide humanitarian actions. FSIS face disruption from abrupt shifts in political and funding priorities, misinformation,...Climate change projected to threaten food crop production
A new analysis forecasts that rising global temperatures will devastate food crop production in the United States. According to a new study published in Nature, global warming driven by burning fossil fuels could reduce yields by 40% to 50% for all staple crops except...
Preventing Child Wasting in the Mandera Triangle
This project investigates what drives child wasting in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia and identifies effective prevention strategies.