More than 20 million face acute food insecurity.

What’s driving the farmer protests sweeping Europe? (CNN)

Senior research fellow Danielle Resnick was interviewed by CNN on the reasons behind farmers’ protests throughout Europe. Resnick says, “These protests reflect some complex political economy dynamics, especially as European governments are trying to navigate the fiscal and climate crisis. Farmers have a lot of grievances, but one that they noted was their own returns on investment has really shifted over […]

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Why a campaign has started to bring back some plants that have been forgotten (NPR) 

In a radio story, NPR explains that the world depends on just a few crops for most of its food.  Because that dependence could be risky, a new international effort supports research and development of overlooked plants as food sources.  NPR interviewed Purnima Menon, senior director of Food and Nutrition Policy at IFPRI, who discussed countries that had invested in […]

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The 2024 Global Food Policy Report Stresses Urgent Need for Transformative Action to Achieve Sustainable Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition

Washington DC, May 29, 2024: In the face of growing challenges posed by unhealthy diets, all forms of malnutrition, and environmental constraints, the 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) — released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) — underscores the importance of transforming complex global food systems to ensure sustainable healthy diets for all. Progress […]

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New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security

A new study published today in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world’s growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems.

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Swachh Bharat Mission averted 60,000-70,000 infant deaths between 2011 & 2020, shows Nature study (The Print)

IFPRI Researchers analyzed infant & under-5 mortality data from 35 states, 640 districts. Research praised by PM Modi on X.

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Work Truck Week includes the Green Truck Summit, extensive education and training, exhibits, ride and drive, and multiple networking opportunities. Clean Cities and Communities will once again be exhibiting in the expo hall, as well as hosting a tour of the show floor.

Use promo code CLEANCITIES25 for discounts on:

• Green Truck Summit (GTS) Conference Package at the NTEA member price ($489 through Feb. 7, 2025). New for 2025, the Opening Reception is included in the GTS Conference Package.
• Free admission pass and online promo code for access to all three days of WTW25 exhibits, ride and drive, and one WTW Breakout Session.

Use of Proteomics for Dietary Reconstruction: A Case Study Using Animal Teeth from Ancient Mesopotamia  ACS Publications

Environmental proteomics as a useful methodology for early-stage detection of stress in anammox engineered systems  ScienceDirect.com

Proteomics Analysis of Interactions between Drug-Resistant and Drug-Sensitive Cancer Cells: Comparative Studies of Monoculture and Coculture Cell Systems  ACS Publications

At ASHG, Illumina to Share Updates to Sequencing, Proteomics, and Single-Cell Technologies  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

scPROTEIN: a versatile deep graph contrastive learning framework for single-cell proteomics embedding  Nature.com

DIP-MS: ultra-deep interaction proteomics for the deconvolution of protein complexes  Nature.com

Plasma proteomic and polygenic profiling improve risk stratification and personalized screening for colorectal cancer  Nature.com

Plasma proteomics and lipidomics facilitate elucidation of the link between Alzheimer's disease development and vessel wall fragility  Nature.com

Imputation of label-free quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics data using self-supervised deep learning  Nature.com

EXCRETE workflow enables deep proteomics of the microbial extracellular environment | Communications Biology  Nature.com

Deep Plasma Proteomics with Data-Independent Acquisition: Clinical Study Protocol Optimization with a COVID-19 Cohort  ACS Publications

Seer Showcases Deep Proteomics Capabilities, Announces Co-Marketing Deal with Thermo Fisher Scientific  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Extended Parking Lane Closures & Traffic Shifts at W. Lawrence Avenue between N. Broadway and N. Winthrop Avenue for Street Reconstruction & Final Asphalt.

Extended Alley Closure for the alley west of 4900 thru 4954 N. Winthrop Avenue (W. Ainslie Street to W. Argyle Street) for alley reconstruction.

Extended Sidewalk Closures at W. Lawrence Avenue between the CTA Tracks and N. Winthrop Avenue for Station Excavation, Utility Adjustment, Sidewalk Reconstruction & Decorative Paver Installation.

Updated Dates & Impacts with Extended Parking Lane Closures & Traffic Shifts at W. Foster Avenue between N. Broadway and N. Winthrop Avenue for Street Reconstruction & Shoring Tower Construction & Staging.

W Argyle will have traffic lane shifts and a single-day closure to build new track strucutre over the street.

Overnight Work for CTA’s Red-Purple Lines: Between W. Montrose Avenue and Wilson Station for track work.

Single Day Street Closure - W. Winona Street at the CTA Tracks. Crews will construct and stage a shoring tower on the north side of W. Winona Street.

CTA is your best way to get to all the fun activities happening around town. Customers can save money by purchasing an unlimited rides pass, either the 1-Day ($5) – far more economical and convenient than the price of gas and parking - or the 3-Day ($15) pass – a real budget-saving move.

Extended Parking Lane Closure, W. Ainslie Street between N. Broadway and the CTA Tracks for Track Structure Segment Delivery.

Bears fans have the best End Zone dance in the National Football League when they take CTA to and from Soldier Field Sunday. FREE rides are provided after da Bears face the Titans —courtesy of our partners, Miller Lite. The free rides will be available on the following CTA routes for three hours on Sunday – beginning at approximately 3 p.m.:

Updated Dates, Extended Street Closures, W. Ardmore Avenue between N. Broadway and N. Winthrop Avenue for street, sidewalk restoration and screen wall installation.

Single Day Street Closure W. Winona Street at the CTA Tracks for concrete replacement.

Daily Sidewalk and Parking Lane Closures at N. Clark Street between W. Roscoe Street and approx. 250ft south for substation wall construction.

Daily Street Closures, W. Cornelia Avenue between N. Sheffield Avenue and N. Wilton Avenue for track work.

New Date - Single Day Street Closure at W. Winona Street at the CTA Tracks

Daily Street Closure at W. Ainslie Street at the CTA Tracks for track structure segment Installation.

Extended Street Closure at W. Balmoral Avenue between N. Broadway and N. Winthrop Avenue for street and sidewalk restoration.

Alley Entrance Relocation and Daily Short-Term Street Closures at he alley east of 5001 thru 5077 N. Broadway & 1135 W. Winona Street (W. Argyle Street to W. Winona Street) - W. Winona Street at the CTA Tracks.

New Dates, Daily Sidewalk and Parking Lane Closures at N. Clark Street between W. Roscoe Street and approx. 250ft south for Substation Wall Construction.

Extended West Bound Lane Closure and Water Shut Off at W. Bryn Mawr Avenue between N. Broadway and N. Winthrop Avenue for City of Chicago Department of Water Management – Water Main Relocation.

Following the success of the first Citywide Career Fair last Spring, where over 60 employers and more than 400 job seekers attended, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is joining local and state government agencies, nonprofits and private sector leaders to host a second joint hiring event next week.

Extended Street Closure at W. Berwyn Avenue at the CTA Tracks for Precast Station Platform Installation.

Weekend Street Closure at W. Newport Avenue between N. Clark Street and 932 W. Newport Avenue for street reconstruction.

New Dates Extended Street Closure at W. Berwyn Avenue at the CTA Tracks for Precast Station Platform Installation.

Parking Lane and Sidewalk Closure at W. Newport Avenue between N. Clark Street and 927 W. Newport Avenue - N. Clark Street between W. Roscoe Street and W. Newport Avenue for Street Reconstruction & Utility Connection.

Extended Partial Alley Closure for the the alley west of 5000 thru 5062 N. Winthrop Avenue (W. Argyle Street to W. Winona Street) for Station Wall Construction.

Intermittent Daily and Nightly Street Closures at W. Ardmore Avenue at the CTA Tracks for Material Delivery for Trackwork.

In alignment with its ongoing commitment to bringing equity and inclusion to all aspects of its decision-making, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced today it will be seeking new applicants to join the agency’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Advisory Committee.

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced today the kickoff of a search for artists and/or artist teams interested in creating new, one-of-a-kind artwork for four locations throughout the system, as part of its continued expansion of public art to all CTA locations.

New Dates, Parking Lane Closure and Traffic Shifts at W. Foster Avenue between N. Broadway and N. Winthrop Avenue for Asphalt Placement

Updated Dates and Extended Street Closure at W. Balmoral Avenue between N. Broadway and N. Winthrop Avenue for street and sidewalk restoration.