Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for Innovations at HBCUs: Transdisciplinary approach to address food and nutrition security

Can we achieve a Zero Hunger World, where every child has access to safe, nutritious food? In this workshop hosted by AAAS- HBCU’s Making & Innovation Showcase, audience was exposed to hidden hunger, affecting 2 billion people around the world.  The COVID pandemic has exposed the social disparities in the world, affecting the vulnerable groups with hunger, malnutrition, disproportionately affecting women and children. Dr. Kiruba Krishnaswamy shared her journey from India, Canada, Kenya, and the USA. Stories that inspired her to dedicate her career addressing food and nutrition security. She provided a brief overview about her FEAST program (www.feastlab.org) and how she integrates research, teaching and outreach activities supporting UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2- Zero Hunger). Dr. Krishnaswamy will discuss about a new transdisciplinary online course, ‘Zero Hunger Challenge’ to create multi-disciplinary student teams and help them compete at global challenge competitions. Overall, this workshop provided insights about the interconnected challenges of food and nutrition security, connecting two or more SDG’s (need for SDG-17: Partnerships for the Goals) to address grand challenges and to imagine a zero-hunger world!   

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This workshop was hosted by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – HBCU’s Making & Innovation Showcase funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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