School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs professor Christopher Bosso will serve as the link between Northeastern Dining and ongoing research at the university. He will oversee a research effort that will enable Northeastern Dining to expand its use of local and regional food sources.
Northeastern Dining takes a forward-thinking approach to food, from its emphasis on sustainability to offering informative cooking demonstrations and programs. In recognition of these efforts, Northeastern Dining was recently selected to join a new food systems collaborative that pairs theory with practice to offer impact on research opportunities and sustainable menu choices for students.
The Menus of Change University Research Collaborative, jointly led by The Culinary Institute of America and Stanford University, is comprised of 37 higher education institutions. It is a consortium born out of the Menus of Change initiative launched in 2012 by the CIA and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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