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Brian Roe

@roe-30.bsky.social

applied economist thinking a lot about food waste, sustainable food systems, 80's sit coms, the CBUS music scene and Brown Swiss cows

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Sep 15

Join us for our upcoming webinar—Share Tables & K-12 Cafeteria Waste: New Results & Recovery Toolkit. Researchers will share new insights from a multistate study for smarter school food recovery.

📅Monday, Sept. 29th
⏰3pm ET / 2pm CT
🔗Register here: american.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our team at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow. Apply today!

wastedfood.american.edu/jobs/posdoct...

Posdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health - Multiscale RECIPES

Postdoctoral Fellowship Department of Environmental Health & Engineering Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Post updated 09/02/2025 Description of position: Dr. Roni Neff at the Bloomberg...

wastedfood.american.edu

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Aug 13

The second issue of our food science undergrad journal is now out! 🔎Volume II includes manuscripts from high school and college students across the U.S. on different food waste topics 👇

Food-Fueled Undergraduate Food Systems Science Journal - Multiscale RECIPES

Food-Fueled Undergraduate Food Systems Science Journal Food-Fueled is a research journal centered around food-related topics as an extension of American University’s RECIPES project. We aim to publish...

wastedfood.american.edu

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Aug 1

What do "Use By" and "Best By" labels on our food mean? The difference could be making us throw out more food. New research digs in🍴 👇

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Brian Roe @roe-30.bsky.social · Jul 22

Don't miss the July 31 deadline to submit your best food waste reduction hacks to the Center for Food Conservation and Waste Reduction. Prizes for the best submitted tips conservefood.org/collaborate-...

Food Conservation Challenge 2025! - Center for Food Conservation and Waste Reduction

conservefood.org

Brian Roe @roe-30.bsky.social · Jul 10

Excited to share some recent research published with Sarah Ganbat and Mallika Malhotra in the journal Waste Management. news.osu.edu/us-vacation-...

US vacation renters waste $2 billion worth of food annually

If you find yourself routinely throwing away groceries and leftovers the night before you check out of an Airbnb, you’re not alone: A new study values the food wasted by U.S. vacation renters at about...

news.osu.edu

Brian Roe @roe-30.bsky.social · May 21

Looking forward to participating in ReFED's webinar tomorrow and sharing some new results on the interface of GLP-1's and Food Waste: refed.org/events/appet...

[REGISTER] Appetite for Change: What GLP-1s May Mean for Food Waste

A data-driven guide for businesses, government, funders, and nonprofits to collectively reduce food waste at scale. Together, we can reduce U.S. food waste by 50% by 2030.

refed.org

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · May 19

One-third of all food produced is never eaten. That's wasted labor, water and energy — and unnecessary emissions.

Reducing food loss and waste is essential for a sustainable future. Learn more from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/3SlNpI2

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Anne Fitzpatrick @annefitz13.bsky.social · May 1

We recorded a podcast for another angle on the USAID closure. Also on Spotify (water cooler economics). See the right column of the website (linked below)

Share widely and comments welcome. Happy to do follow-ups and/or answer completely different questions on policy changes.

u.osu.edu/aede/

Water Cooler Economics: Real Time with AEDE Economists

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Apr 14

📈 @aucollege.bsky.social students showcased food waste research at the Mathias Conference - analyzing Salmonella trends & modeling waste policy solutions. ♻️ Big ideas with real-world impact!

#Sustainability #FoodWaste #StudentResearch

Two people standing and smiling at the camera. Their research poster is between them titled "Tracking and Projecting the impact of Salmonella on Food Systems: A State-Level Analysis".

A person standing and smiling at the camera. Next to them is their research poster titles "Utilizing Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints to Optimize Wasted Food Waste Reduction Policies through Life Cycle Analysis".

Brian Roe @roe-30.bsky.social · Apr 8

If you know people who live in Ohio who might be interested in part time remote work supporting some of my research on food waste, please have them take a look at this posting: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

If there are questions about the position, please reach out.

Research Lead Technician

Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, pleas...

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · Mar 28

Some great news for our department - I am thrilled to report that Dr. Gabriel Lade will be joining us in AEDE at Ohio State as Associate Professor and the next person to hold the C. William Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy. We are excited to welcome him!

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Mar 21

🌟Do GLP-1 meds cut food waste? And what can food suppliers do about it? 📰

Research by @roe-30.bsky.social answers these questions in this @refed.bsky.social article 👉 refed.org/articles/rea...

#Sustainability #WastedFood

Reading the Tea Leaves: Four Potential Impacts of GLP-1s on Food Waste

A data-driven guide for businesses, government, funders, and nonprofits to collectively reduce food waste at scale. Together, we can reduce U.S. food waste by 50% by 2030.

refed.org

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Jan 30

🌟Exciting News from RECIPES!🌟

We are thrilled to announce our 2025 cohort of research fellows for the RECIPES Food Waste Research Network! These outstanding researchers will lead innovative projects to tackle food waste and be advised by current researchers in the network.

#Sustainability#Research

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RECIPES Wasted Food Research Network @wastedfoodntwk.bsky.social · Jan 27

Do you have food studies research you'd like to share? The Food-Fueled Journal is now accepting submissions!
Deadline: EXTENDED to January 31, 2025
Send your work to: submissions_ff@american.edu
Have questions? Reach out to: inquiries_ff@american.edu
Learn more: edspace.american.edu/foodfueled/s...

Submission Guidelines – Food-Fueled

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · Nov 20

The department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at Ohio State is hiring! We have a very well-resourced endowed chair available at either the Associate or Full Professor rank, 50/25/25% research/teaching/outreach, working on economics of "rural and urban interface”.

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