Spring 2027

Food Frontlines: Security, Sustainability, and Survival

Food Frontlines explores scientific, social, and systemic forces shaping food insecurity, analyzing drivers like climate change and policy while developing college success skills through evidence-based discussions.

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Summary

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Lectures are small, with a median of 19 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify resources and services available through CALS and UW-Madison.

  • Identify and analyze key drivers of food insecurity and their impact on individuals and communities.

  • Discuss scientific topics related to food (in)security.

  • Explain how food production intersects with social, economic, and environmental systems.

  • Describe foundational college success skills, including organization, critical thinking, and effective communication.

  • Reflect on academic, career, and personal goals in relation to course themes.

  • Discuss complex issues using evidence-based perspectives from research, current events, and college experiences.

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PLPATH 155

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Student experience

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What does it mean to be food secure - and who gets left out? Interactively explore the scientific, social, and systemic forces that shape food insecurity locally and globally. Build a foundational understanding and then take a deep dive into key drivers of food insecurity - such as climate change, conflict, policy, and inequality - and examine how food access and production affect individuals, communities, and entire nations. Develop college success skills, reflect on personal and academic goals, and engage in evidence-based discussions that connect research, current events, and campus life.

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Topics

  • Drivers of food insecurity including climate change, conflict, policy, and inequality
  • Impact of food access and production on individuals, communities, and nations
  • Intersection of food production with social, economic, and environmental systems
  • CALS and UW-Madison resources and services

Skills

  • College success skills including organization, critical thinking, and effective communication
  • Evidence-based discussion of complex issues connecting research, current events, and college experiences
  • Analysis of key drivers of food insecurity and their impact on individuals and communities

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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