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Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held on September 12-13, 2023, and will Include Oral Public Comments

July 18, 2023 HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s work continues! The committee will hold its third meeting September 12-13, 2023. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) invite the public to participate in this important event via live webcast. Registration is...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety Nutrition Security Research and Science

Microplastics May Sprout Antimicrobial Resistance

July 13, 2023 Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications

Treating and recycling used municipal water for irrigation is not a new concept, but there may be an unforeseen consequence with that practice: Microplastics.

Research and Science

Preparing the Next Generation of Agriculture and STEM Scientists

July 12, 2023 Mariela Castaneda, USDA Public Affairs Specialist, and Sandya Kesoju, director for Agriculture Education, Research and Development, Columbia Basin College

Meet 2022 E. Kika De La Garza Fellow Sandya Kesoju, Ph.D., from Columbia Basin College (CBC) in Pasco, Wash. As the director for Agriculture Education, Research and Development, she oversees the agriculture department’s administrative activities and operations. Among her many duties in this role...

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