JULY 20, 2020 — UTSA’s Food for Thought summer webinar series continues this week with a discussion on food insecurity in San Antonio—a problem that’s further compounded by the coronavirus pandemic.
Erika Borrego, the chief operating officer at the San Antonio Food Bank, will join the panel, along with faculty researchers Johnelle Sparks, of the College for Health, Community and Policy, and Liset Vasquez, of the College of Education and Human Development, as well as Nikki Lee, senior associate director of the Student Union and the Roadrunner Pantry, to discuss the challenges that the Alamo City faces in providing nutritious meals to area residents. Lynn Cossman, dean of the College for Health, Community and Policy, will moderate.
While food insecurity has long been an issue in San Antonio, the pandemic has amplified the challenge of providing nutritious meals to our city’s low-income populations, as evidenced by long lines at food distribution drive-through events earlier this year. At UTSA, there have been more than 1,600 visits to the Roadrunner Pantry since mid-March.
Join the panelists for a discussion of the current research and approaches taken to tackle food insecurity across our communities.
On the panel: Lynn Cossman, Erika Borrego, Nikki Lee, Johnelle Sparks and Liset Vasquez.
⇒ Learn more about the Food for Thought series and upcoming topics.
This webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, July 21 at noon, is free and open to alumni, friends, the UTSA community, and the public; however, registration is required.
Food for Thought is produced by UTSA’s offices of Development & Alumni Relations and University Relations. The series highlights the culinary community and the postpandemic recovery of the food industry. Each panel in the series delves into topics related to food—where it comes from, how it translates cultures and how it gets to our plates.
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