Michael Pollan Records Podcast with Kelly Brownell

The Rudd Center is pleased to offer a brand new podcast with best-selling author, esteemed journalist and prominent food policy advocate Michael Pollan. In this meeting of the minds, Rudd Center Director Kelly Brownell talks to Michael Pollan about our current food landscape and what needs to be done to effect lasting, positive change.

Upcoming Rudd Center Seminar

Please join us for our next seminar, featuring Neil D. Hamilton, JD, on Wednesday, May 21, at 12:30pm. Dr. Hamilton serves as Director of the Agricultural Law Center and Opperman Chair of Law at Drake University Law School. An expert on environmental regulation of agriculture and the connections between food and the law, he will speaking to the Rudd Center about Food Democracy: The Role of Law in Shaping America's Diet.

Learn More about Evaluating School Wellness Policies

In 2006, all school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program were required to develop a written School Wellness Policy. The Rudd Center designed a new instrument to be a common and reliable method for abstracting and evaluating school wellness policies within and across states.