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Christopher Bosso
Professor, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Nanotechnology and Society Research Group

Christopher Bosso in the Press

Christopher Bosso for Northeastern Global News

Amazon’s new grocery store is watching our every move. But we asked for this.

Amazon’s new grocery store is watching our every move. But we asked for this.

In Amazon Go Grocery, customers are surveilled: Their purchases are tracked digitally, no cashiers required. But to two Northeastern professors, it’s simply a sign of the times, in which people accept surveillance and expect convenience.
Once every five years, Congress passes a new farm bill. Here’s why you should care.

Once every five years, Congress passes a new farm bill. Here’s why you should care.

You’re probably not a farmer. So why should you care about the farm bill? Because this massive piece of legislation has policy implications for city dwellers too. “It shapes our food system in a way that we often don't appreciate,” said Christopher Bosso, a food policy expert and public policy professor at Northeastern.
Squash and sustainability: Open Classroom to explore our food system

Squash and sustainability: Open Classroom to explore our food system

Eating is something we do every day, but how often do we consider the social, economic, global, and environmental cogs behind our food system? This semester’s Myra Kraft Open Classroom series, which starts tonight, encourages the Boston community to do just that.
Open Classroom: Your guide to Election 2016

Open Classroom: Your guide to Election 2016

In Fall 2016, Northeastern’s Open Classroom series will examine the U.S. presidential race from many different angles. Here are five reasons to attend.
3Qs: New GMO labeling law brings controversy, confusion

3Qs: New GMO labeling law brings controversy, confusion

Northeastern professor and food policy expert Chris Bosso says there are honest arguments on each side of the debate over whether to label foods as having genetically modified ingredients. But he notes the new bill, signed into law last week, is “a poor solution to a complex problem.”
Northeastern gets ‘Real’ with commitment to serving sustainable food

Northeastern gets ‘Real’ with commitment to serving sustainable food

The university is the first in Boston to sign on to the “Real Food Challenge,” a commitment by higher education institutions to purchase at least 20 percent of its food from local, fair, and sustainable sources by 2020.
3Qs: Considering new data on genetically modified corn

3Qs: Considering new data on genetically modified corn

Chris Bosso, associate dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, explains the significance of a new journal article questioning the safety of herbicide-resistant corn.