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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Anna Zeide talks about the history of food waste , articleZeide joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about the history of food waste in America and its impact on society and the environment. She shared insights related to several historical turning points and stressed that addressing food waste requires rethinking and integrating food security and waste management systems.
Date: Apr 01, 2024 - -
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Holiday story ideas: Smart toy safety, managing holiday stress, economics of Christmas music, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews on holiday related topics. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 - -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Anna Zeide talks about the history of winter holiday foods , article
Zeide is an associate professor of history at Virginia Tech. She is also the founding director of the Food Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 - -
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Your Thanksgiving menu doesn't look like Colonial America's first celebration , articleThe holiday’s modern spread is evolving to include global dishes that represent the diversity of today’s America, said Anna Zeide, associate professor and director of the Food Studies Program at Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 17, 2023 - -
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Cookie swaps, gingerbread, peppermint, and more: Holiday food history uncovered , articleNo matter the holiday, winter celebrations tend to have at least one common thread — food. Food Studies Program Director Anna Zeide, along with program affiliates Courtney Thomas and Kira Dietz, discuss their favorite holiday traditions and share history behind the season's most iconic foods.
Date: Dec 21, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech to cook up food studies minor with National Endowment for the Humanities support , article“Yes, you’ll learn about the global food system on which we all rely for sustenance,” says Anna Zeide, director of the Food Studies Program. “But you’ll also learn how to connect the dots across disciplines, seeing how the humanities, sciences, and social sciences interrelate and support one another. You’ll become a better writer, thinker, citizen, and advocate.”
Date: Jun 11, 2021 - -
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Introducing the flavor of community and the humanities to food studies , article“The Food Studies Program was created to forge community around food studies from a humanities and social science perspective in service to faculty, staff, students, and the public,” said Anna Zeide, director of Virginia Tech’s new Food Studies Program.
Date: Nov 24, 2020 -