Yesterday's dinner, tomorrow's weather, today's news? US newspaper coverage of food system contributions to climate change
The present paper examines coverage of food system contributions to climate change in top US newspapers.

Poultry Workers at Increased Risk of Carrying Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli
Poultry workers in the United States are 32 times more likely to carry E. coli bacteria resistant to the commonly used antibiotic, gentamicin, than others outside the poultry industry.

CLF Fellows Announced
Health and economic vulnerabilities of zoonotic diseases from the porcine industry, human health impacts of poultry waste disposal methods and the source of pathogens found in Chesapeake Bay oysters are among the topics being researched by this year's CLF predoctoral fellows.

Oil Mist Reduces Airborne Hazards in Concentrated Swine Feeding Operation
Hopkins researchers, funded in part by CLF, found a spray formulation to be effective for one of a number of air pollution health risks to workers and communities.

Hopkins Researcher Receives $2.5 Million NIH Award - September 29, 2005
Professor Named to “Brilliant 10” List - September 19, 2005
Nathan Wolfe, DSc, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, received a $2.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Pioneer Award. Wolfe, who studies the emergence of infectious diseases, combines methods from molecular virology, ecology, evolutionary biology and anthropology to study the biology of viral emergence. Earlier in the month he was named to Popular Science's fourth annual “Brilliant 10” list. The list recognizes young scientific innovators who are gaining recognition in their fields, but are still largely unknown to the public. Dr. Wolfe was a recipient of a CLF Innovation Grants for Faculty and Students.

Researchers Discuss Health Implications of Meat Production and Consumption
A review article by CLF faculty and staff in the international journal, Public Health Nutrition  on the health, environmental and and societal ramifications of industrialized meat production and the health consequences of a high-meat diet. (web article - July 15, 2005)