As the cost of living and the cost of education rise, students at colleges and universities may be encountering struggles with food insecurity. The goal of this project was to determine the magnitude of the issue at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), educate the WPI community on the issue, and propose sustainable solutions. The researchers developed a survey to uncover the extent of food insecurity at WPI, followed by interviews, and the project culminated with the presentation of sustainable solutions to be implemented in the WPI community.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gaffney, Maggie Emily
• Suitor, Daniel
• Renfro, Christopher

Subject

• Security
• Sustainability
• Food
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022819-133010

Keyword

• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Education, Higher
• Sustainability
• Food security

Advisor

• Snoddy, Gregory A.
• Boudreau, Kristin

Year

• 2019

Date created

• 2019-02-28

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-09-07