NPI News Blog

Offering no charge school meals to all students yields many benefits

Aug 30, 2023

Nutrition Policy Institute and University of California endorse the Food for Thought Act to help end food insecurity at community colleges

Aug 28, 2023

NPI is seeking a part-time student communications fellow

Aug 15, 2023

Nutrition Policy Institute releases short training videos on what and how to feed young children in family child care homes

Aug 15, 2023

Policy brief urges continuation of the WIC Cash Value Benefit increase

Aug 9, 2023

Increased Cash Value Benefit can increase the amount and diversity of fruits and vegetables redeemed by WIC participants

Aug 9, 2023

NPI awarded California Collaborative for Pandemic Recovery and Readiness Research Program grant

Aug 9, 2023

NPI shares preliminary results on a school meal reusable trays and cutlery pilot project at the 2023 California Resource and Recovery Association Conference

Aug 8, 2023

Lorrene Ritchie honored with Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior platinum author recognition award

Aug 7, 2023

Water First school drinking water intervention shows promise in preventing childhood overweight

Aug 7, 2023

Disadvantaged communities were disproportionately affected by reductions in health programming during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aug 4, 2023

Study suggests a school district audit, feedback and coaching program can be successfully implemented to support improved elementary school physical education

Aug 3, 2023

In Memoriam: Dianne S. Ward, leading early childhood nutrition and physical activity public health researcher at the University of North Carolina

Aug 1, 2023

NPI is seeking a part-time 2023-2024 University of California Global Food Initiative graduate student research fellow

Jul 27, 2023

New study shows low levels of pesticides and phthalates and no BPA in school meals but high levels of a chemical plasticizer in prepackaged meals

Jul 26, 2023

New study suggests working families with low income spend their tax credits on basic needs such as bills, debt, housing and transportation

Jul 25, 2023

NPI’s Wendi Gosliner appointed to National Institute of Health working group tasked to better understand the intersection of food systems, diet, nutrition, and health in a changing environment

Jul 24, 2023

Gail Woodward-Lopez retires after 23 years of leadership in advancing nutrition

Jul 20, 2023

Learn about sugary drink policies with new resources

Jul 19, 2023

NPI researchers present on new tool to measure infant diet quality and SNAP-Ed school interventions at Nutrition 2023

Jul 17, 2023