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UMKC, UMSL Community Development, Community Health, Continuing Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engagement Month, Extension & Engagement Week 2022

UniverCities Exchange: Combating Missouri’s Urban Food Deserts

UniverCities Exchange, an ongoing collaborative project between UMKC and UMSL, gathers community leadership alongside academic expertise to discuss problems and possible solutions to issues affecting the Kansas City and St. Louis Metro Areas.

ended (October 10, 2022)
Event
UniverCities Exchange: Combating Missouri’s Urban Food Deserts

UMKC and UMSL are excited to announce the fifth installment of UniverCities Exchange- Titled "Combating Missouri's Urban Food Deserts." In this session, we'll explore the current state of resource availability and historical events that led to our current issues. We’ll end our discussion with a call to action detailing how you can join the creative ways our communities are addressing the problem.

Panelists Include:

-Dina Newman, Director of UMKC's Center for Neighborhoods

-Aimee Dunlap, UMSL Associate Professor of Biology

-Erica Williams, Executive Director, A Red Circle

-Max Kaniger, CEO, Kanbe's Markets