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Winter 2009 Issue
Friday, March 12, 2010
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Cover story: What's for dinner...is it safe?
Over the past year food-borne illnesses and diet-related health issues have received a lot of media attention. While the food processing industry has been under scrutiny, responsibility also lies with the average consumer--what we put in our mouths contributes to many public health issues.
By Kris Foster
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Upfront: Global food crisis
Millions of people around the world suffer from chronic hunger due to poverty. The number of starving people will only increase because of the demand from emerging economies, the diversion of food crops, population growth, climate change and a loss of arable land due to development.
By Jim Donnelly
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Alumni Profiles: A kid's meal
Our kids are living on a diet of fun food. Charlene Elliott, PhD/03, is concerned all this “fun” may be contributing to the obesity crisis. Now at the University of Calgary, Elliott embarked on a three-year study to examine the marketing of food to children and joined a task force that is focused on combating obesity.
By Bryan Mullan
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Alumni Profiles: Mixing it up
Today, chefs rule. Janet Podleski, BA/88, and her sister Greta—stars of the Food Network show Eat, Shrink & Be Merry and numerous spinoffs—have ridden the wave to success, but they’ve kept their sights trained on health as well as marketing.
By James Hale
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Faculty focus: Down the drain
The department of civil and environmental engineering is home to Banu Ormeci and Onita Basu, two innovative researchers at Carleton who are examining issues around wastewater treatment and public health.
By Elizabeth Howell
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Class acts
Keep up with Carleton events, alumni news on careers, accomplishments, marriages and babies.
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This issue, A - Z: Headline summary
View a comprehensive list of headlines from all departments in this issue of Carleton University Magazine
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